Policy Recommendations for the City of Chicago Police Department

“Community policing is, in essence, a collaboration between the police and the community that identifies and solves community problems” (U.S. Department of Justice, 1994, p. vii). Throughout the years, community policing has become a more popular strategy to help law enforcement officials control and deter crime; however, some areas across the United States has had problems in the past with communities and law enforcement working together to ensure a secure and safe environment. Although it is an officer’s duty to maintain order, keep the peace, and solve problems within the area he or she

In this paper I will discuss the history of the NYPD Corruption. I will address the founding of the department in 1845 and a few early scandals. The New York City Police Department officially is the largest municipal police force in the United States Established in 1845, the agency has primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City.The NYPD is one of the oldest police departments established in the U.S tracing its roots back to the seventeenth century. The NYPD has specialized services, including the Emergency Service Unit, K9, harbor patrol, air support, bomb disposal, counter-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-gang, anti-organized crime, narcotics, public transportation and public

There have been several studies and implemented policies within agencies all over the world directed to prevent and deter police misconduct / corruption. In the early 1990s, the Mollen Commission of Inquiry revealed a serious police corruption problem in the New York City Police Department (NYPD). One of the key recommendations of the commission was that their internal investigative structure the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) be reconstituted as it had failed to effectively tackle the problem. Almost a decade since the establishment of a new IAB, it is hailed as a noteworthy example of how such a structure should operate if police corruption is to be adequately dealt with. (Newham, 2003).

Leading up to the establishment of the Chicago Police Department, the first rank of “constable” was created in 1830. Authorization of Chicago’s very own police force occurred on January 31, 1835. On August 15, 1835, the Chicago Police Department was born. The department’s mission reads, “The Chicago Police Department, as part of, and empowered by, the community, is committed to protect the lives, property, and rights of all people, to maintain order, and to enforce the law impartially. We will provide quality police service in partnership with other members of the community. To fulfill our mission, we will strive to attain the highest degree of ethical behavior and professional conduct at all times.” Orsemus Morrison was elected Chicago’s first constable; he was assisted by Constables Luther Nichols and John Shrigley. The three men served and protected a population of about 3,200. In the year 1837, the Municipal Court of Chicago was created. It had co-jurisdiction with the Cook County Court within corporate limits of the city of Chicago. Between the years 1838 and 1854, the Chicago P.D consisted of very few collection of officers, constables, and part-time night watchers to maintain the quickly-expanding city.

New York Police Department and abbreviated NYPD, is a police state belonging to the city of New York. New York Police specialize in the most important issues in American history by searching for the killer and the dimensions of the drug phenomenon and the fight against terrorism and chase the criminals and invalidate booby-traps, New York Police Department was founded in 1845. It is the largest police force in the United States, which has key responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City, which is one of the oldest police departments established in the United States where they can retrace traces its roots until the year 1625 when it was claimed

In the early stages of the development of policing in the United States there were a lot of issues, concerns and problems with how police forces functioned through the entire country. All these Issues were noticed and changes within police departments began to take place. Before any changes were implemented American Police Departments fell directly under the influence of each state specific partisan government. Fortunately, America was able to stray away from the corruptions of how police officers were selected into their position because of their political preferences and also, how departments functioned, and other exploitations from law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

Corruption within the New York Police Department is a quickly growing phenomenon; to an extent, this is largely due to the cop culture that encourages silence and draws the line at honesty. The good, honest officers are afraid to speak up against co-workers and in the process become corrupt themselves. When police departments were first established in the mid-nineteenth century, corruption quickly followed suit. It began with minor acts of misconduct and today deals with serious criminal activities. Scholars have noted that there is a strong correlation between the officers taking part in corrupt acts and officers wanting to fit in with the culture. In this paper, I argue that the deeper an officer in the New York police department gets into the police culture, the more likely it is that they become involved in narcotic corruption

One thing I realized after learning about police reform efforts in Chicago was that this process may have started with revolutionary ideas and passion and determination, but truly changing the police infrastructure requires stamina and the willingness to endure countless mistakes and attempt to fix them along the way. The grand idea itself, i.e. justice for those who experienced discrimination and brutality as a result of unjust policing practices, is powerful. Reformers and activists should never forget that. However, as the countless court rulings against the efforts of reformers and the repeated acquittals of policemen have shown, relying on an idea alone is not pragmatic or practical, and it is up to the activists to garner continued interest

From the first police station built in Boston to what is today's modern police force there has always been corruption inside the criminal justice system, whether it be something as little as a small bribe to look the other way, or something more serious like getting away with a major offense. The department of justice has had trouble from top to bottom with corruption and it has proven to be a difficult problem to fix. When policing in the U. S. were just starting out corruption and law bending was more prevalent but harder to see which Police officers who were following the rules and who was bending the law in their own favor to gain an advantage for themselves rather than looking out for the community as a whole. This is because when policing first started out there were limited officers, which meant less word of mouth and less people to respond to and

Police corruption is one of the ethical issues affecting law enforcement officers. Corruption is defined as “impairment of integrity, virtue or moral principle; inducement to do wrong by improper or unlawful means” (Merriam Webster Online, 2009). While the most recognizable form of corruption involves officers taking money for favors (bribery), the actions that are considered corruption include filing false police reports, harassment of any person due to sex, race, creed, religion, national origin or sexual orientation, and failure to protect the rights of citizens. Corruption exists in all levels of law enforcement.

After the slave patrols were created the next form of organized policing in America was in the form of police departments; the first police department was in New York during 1845, after that Chicago created one in 1854, and Los Angeles in 1869. These stations were based on three characteristics taken from their British counterparts: limited police authority meaning all actions by officers must be specifically stated/defined by the law, local control meaning the local government would control and regulate and set up some of the laws that officers must abide by, and a fragmented law enforcement authority, meaning that not only one department or office will control one district but share it with other organizations so that it will regulate within itself and not abuse power or achieve a monopoly in that area; these characteristics are present in modern day policing across America (Archbold, 2013).

Law enforcement in its entirety has responsibilities to uphold. They have the legal, ethical, and moral obligation to conduct themselves accordingly every day, whether it be on or off duty. Understanding what contributes to law enforcement officers to commit unethical acts is quit difficult. It falls along the lines of understand why serial killer commit their heinous acts of murder. Using the case study of the Kansas City Police Department SCORE unit we will describe the unethical behaviors that took place, what contributed to the unethical behavior, and the leadership role throughout the Kansas City Police Department SCORE. The Department having lost all credibility of being well organized and ethical.

The staffing of the administrative structure of COP, as well as the COP unit, are important elements of the pilot program in development. The experimental area of the program will be tested in 5 Brooklyn precincts, preferably in the 67th precinct, 71sr precinct, 73rd precinct, 75th precinct, and 81st precinct.

Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people, even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse and corruption has become endemic in the U.S making many citizens seek help from other organization. An example of such a case was experienced in the police training program in Afghanistan were the civilians were brutally abused forcing

Police Reform should be one of the many issues handled in the first one-hundred days of our new President’s term. The unrest and corruption are actions that do not belong in our police force. The criminal justice system needs revised. Since 1791 Americans have lost 20,789 officers killed in the line of duty (Law Enforcement Facts 1). To modernize this statistic, from 2004-2013 an average of 151 officers have died in the line of duty (Deaths,