Police Policies

Term Paper # 101566

Criminology > Criminal Justice and Corrections
Public Administration

Police Policies

An overview of various issues concerning different police policies in question and answer form.

2,697 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper addresses a series of five questions proposed that range from police policies on domestic violence to police corruption. The first question concerns domestic violence and the police of mandatory arrest of the accused abuser. A weighing of the benefits and detriments of such a policy are explored. The second question concerns the role of law enforcement in the war on terror. The modern approaches of policing and how they conform to terror prevention are explored. The third question explores the theories of police corruption. Actions are proposed as to how to run a police department devoid of corruption. The forth question concerns the Miami-Dade Employee Identification System and its aim of preventing police abuse. The successes and failures of the system are discussed. The final question concerns the introduction of technology into the modern police department. The pros and cons of such technologies are also explored.

From the Paper:

"The policy of community based policing, where the police department reaches out to the local community through increased personal relationships with its members has been a gaining popularity over the past 20 years. (Henderson, Miller, Ortiz, Sugie p.1) Community policing has been proven effective to increase public safety through the strengthened ties between the community and the police department. It is intuitive that the more familiar an officer is with the community that they police, the more likely it is that the community will cooperate with the officer in police matters, and the less likely a misunderstanding will occur. "

Sample of Sources Used:

Fagan, Jeffrey A., Maxwell, Garner, Joel H., Christopher D. (2001) The Effects of Arrest on Intimate Partner Violence: New Evidence From the Spouse Assault Replication Program. National Criminal Justice Reference Service Website. retrieved January 29, 2007 from http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/nij/188199.txt
Henderson, Nicole J., Miller, Joel, Ortiz, Christopher W., Sugie, Naomi F (2006). Law Enforcement & Arab Community Relations After September 11, 2001: Engagement in a Time of Uncertainty. New York: Vera Institute of Justice. Available at http://vera.org/policerelations
Walker, Samuel. (2005) The New World of Police Accountability. London: Sage Publications, Inc.
Walker, Samuel and Katz, Charles M. (2004) The Police in America: An Introduction. New York: McGraw Hill, Inc.
Weisz, Arlene (2001) Spouse Assault Replication Program: Studies of Effects on Domestic Violence. National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women Website. retrieved January 29, 2007 from http://www.vawnet.org/DomesticViolence/Research/VAWnetDocs/AR_arrest.pdf