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Intro CJ Test #2
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Undergraduate 3
10/13/2008

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Most local policing done by...
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~Sheriff (elected)
~Municipal/County PDs (chiefs appointed)
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States have either...
Definition
Centralized or decentralized departments
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Some GA state LE agencies
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~Department of Revenue
~GBI
~DNR
~GSP
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Some Fed Agencies
Definition
~FBI
~DEA
~Secret Service
~Dep Naturalization and Immigration
~Alc, Tobacco, and Firearms
~U.S. Marshals (oldest)
~U.S. Postal Inspectors
~Coast Guard (when not at war)
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LE Agencies either...
Definition
~Proactive
~Reactive
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three Policing styles
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~Watchman ("security guard", maintain order)
~Community
~Legalistic (strictly enforce law)
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Elements of community policing
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~community based crime-prevention
~reorientation of police activities
~increased police accountability to public
~decentralization of police, utilization of public/citizenry
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The opportunity that individ LE officers have for the exercise of choice in their daily activities.
Definition
Police discretion
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Police discretion can be influenced by...
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~Background
~Characteristics of suspect
~Department policy
~Community interest
~Pressures from victims
~Disagreements w/ the law
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Police are constrained by...
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Procedural law
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Police are constrained in...
Definition
~Search and seizure of evidence
~Arrest
~Interrogation
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"Rights violations have often become the basis of the dismissal or charges, the acquittal of defendants, or the release of convicted offenders after an appeal to a higher court"
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Individ Rights
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Due process is a requirement of...
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5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments
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~States that informal socialization occurs when young cops begin to work w/ seasoned vets.
~This process may be more important than the training that young cops receive @ Academy
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Skolnick's "Working Personality"
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Working Personality
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Rememb that cop's work persona often becomes home persona.
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2 sources of Police Personality
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1. Jaded by world around them
2. View themselves as the middle-class protectors
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Police personality traits
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~Authoritarian
~Suspicious
~Insecure
~Honorable
~Loyal
~Secret
~Conservative
~Hostile
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LE and Cultural awareness
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~Clarifying the relationship between cultural awareness and police professionalism
~Recognizing personal prejudices
~Acquiring sensitivity to police-community relations
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The abuse of cop authority for personal/organizational gain
Definition
Police corruption
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2 types of police corruption distinguished by Knapp commission
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1. Grass Eaters
2. Meat Eaters
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What are some reasons police are tempted by monetary gain?
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~Low wages
~"No one's looking"
~Criminal accessibility
~Position of power
~"It's owed to me"
~Familial security
~Fatalistic outlook
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causative effects of police stress
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~External
~Organizational
~Personal
~Operational studies
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PTSD characterics
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~Withdrawal
~On edge
~Paranoid
~Psychosomatic illness
~Panic attacks
~Depression
~Attempt suicide
~Unable to maintain relationships
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Common sources of lawsuits
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~Excessive force
~Abuse
~Failure to protect
~False arrest
~Harassment
~Carelessness
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Against anyone who denies others their constitutional rights to life, liberty, or property w/o due process of law.
Definition
Title 42 Section 1983
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Frank Serpico
Definition
first NYPD cop to report and testify against corruption openly
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