The Police

Research Paper # 117653

Criminology > Criminal Justice and Corrections
Political Science > State and Local Politics

The Police

This is a research paper about the public's perception of the police.

1,024 words () | 3 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the role of the police in the national psyche. The paper examines the media coverage of police brutality, scandals, and corruption and how that affects the public opinion of the police force. The paper also makes suggestions on how the police can improve their relations with the public.

From the Paper:

"All these factors are in the public consciousness, and have to be borne in mind when an officer is dealing with suspects or members of the public. In addition, officers have to be aware of these stereotypes when dealing with other members of the police force. On many occasions when the police have been shown to have made mistakes in handling cases, or arresting the wrong people, the trouble is compounded by the bureaucracy which surrounds the service. In just one example, when it became necessary to change the police reporting districts of Buffalo Police Department in New York, this reconfiguration was severely hampered by red tape:"

Sample of Sources Used:

Cohen, Howard (ed)(1991) Power and Restraint, the Moral Dimension of Police Work Praeger, Westport CT
McNamara, Robert (1999) Twenty Years of Change in Policing from Police and Policing: Contemporary Issues Robert McNamara (ed). Praegar, Westport CT.
Sarac, Abdulkadir, Batta, Rajan, Bhadury, Joyendu, and Rump, Christopher. Reconfiguring Police Reporting Districts in the City of Buffalo from http://www.orsoc.org.uk/about/insight/article_orinsight_reconfiguring1.htm.