question archive The police are a general-purpose government agency that provides a wide variety of services to the community, including but not limited to law enforcement and crime control" Cordner, G
The police are a general-purpose government agency that provides a wide variety of services to the community, including but not limited to law enforcement and crime control" Cordner, G
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The police are a general-purpose government agency that provides a wide variety of services to the community, including but not limited to law enforcement and crime control" Cordner, G.W., Scarborough, K.E. (2007)
I believe training should be mandatory and continuous in law enforcement. Training will improve officer conduct, communication and promote better working relationships. Trainings should consist of the organizational structure of the department because there are rules and policies within law enforcement, these written procedures outline how jobs are to be performed and standards of conduct and because not one person is over a subordinate, a hierarchy known as chain of command is necessary so that there is a way to have formal communication.
Since no situation is alike in law enforcement, officers should be able to adapt, meaning change for the situation. For example, as a gang officer, I basically turned into a gang member when I am interviewing new intakes to find out their gang affiliation, this may include playing the music they listen too, using words they use, and I learn to do this through training.
Reference
Brandl, S.G. (2018). Police in America. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 3, " The Characteristics and Structure of police Organizations (pp. 38-67)
Cordner, G.W., Scarborough, K.E. (2007) Police Administration Matthew Bender and Company
STUDENT REPLIES
STUDENT REPLY #2 Renee Wilson
All new police officers must know where they fall in the line of rank structure. Always know where you stand that way you stay out of trouble and don’t go off on anyone higher than you. The police force rank structure is as follows: police technician, police officer/patrol officer/police detective, police corporal, police sergeant, police lieutenant, police captain, deputy police chief, and last but not least chief of police. By way of experience in the military aspect, I had to know where I stood when it came to being in the line, which we called our chain of command. Honestly, when it came to being in military service I enjoyed being in the lower rank because I learned so much more there than just sitting in a classroom trying to become a higher rank. When it comes to the authority aspect of the police force, there are times when major use of force is called for, but there are also times when the suspect has given up and there is not force necessary. There are always rules to follow and knowing that the law must be enforced, officers are exempt from traffic laws if they are chasing a suspect and they are allowed to act if they are dressed as civilians or not in uniform as long as they identify themselves. Showing authority does not have to be done using unnecessary force, show your badge to the suspect and take it from there. Sure, there is a possibility of the suspect trying to flee, but that doesn’t mean after catching them you beat them to a pulp or try to choke them. Treating suspects in a judgmental way is not showing authority, just looking at the George Floyd case, we see that racial profiling is way to common, looking at multiple cases, all punishments come down to what skin color(s) are involved and that is not how they should be determined. Being a new police officer, always know what you are up against. Don’t go into the job with anger or revenge in your mind because if can always backfire on you or your department. Also, don’t be a vigilante and taking care of business yourself just because you have authority, follow the rules that are in place.
