Styles of Policing

Paper Summary:

The paper explains how the different styles of policing have evolved corresponding to the law enforcement functions considered most appropriate and beneficial to the community. The paper explains the watchman style, the legalistic style and the service style. The paper discusses why the service style is the most common approach to policing in the US.

Outline:
Introduction
The Watchman Style
The Legalistic Style
The Service Style
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"New York City Police Department (NYPD) patrolmen walked the beat and monitored the streets within their sectors at night to deter and respond to hooliganism and serious criminal conduct, such as robberies of persons and commercial burglaries. Initially, American municipal policing in general lacked the manpower and other resources to deal with all of the potential law enforcement issues in-between the two ends of the spectrum and left many matters to be resolved by private citizens, including the collection of sufficient evidence to support arrest warrants for unsolved crimes (Conlon 2004). Policing evolved as an institution in the 20th century, and police agencies gradually began to take on a more comprehensive role in modern society, addressing the full spectrum of law enforcement issues in-between maintaining public order and serious crimes (Scmalleger 1997)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Black, D.J. (1971) The Social Organization of Arrest;. Stanford Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 6. (Jun., 1971), pp. 1087-1111.
• Conlon, E. (2004) Blue Blood. Riverhead, NY:
• Duff, H.W. Concerned Reliable Citizens' Program. Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Bulletin. Vol. 75 No. 8 (Aug/06).
• Ellison, J. Community Policing: Implementation Issues. Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Bulletin. Vol. 75 No. 4 (Apr/06).
• Klinger, D.A. (1997) Negotiating Order in Patrol Work: An Ecological Theory of Police Response to Deviance. Criminology, Vol. 35, No. 2. pp. 277-306

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