Police Responsibilities
What are the 3 jobs of a Police officer
Maintain public order
Provide community service
Enforce criminal and traffic law
Who leads a police investigations?
The Detective
What are the first 4 steps of putting someone in Custody?
Arresting
Booking
Finger Printing, Mug shot
Intial Court Apperance
How do officers maintain public order
Police intervene when public order has been breached (e.g., crowd control, break-up fights, manage traffic after accident).
Peacekeeping function allows wide personal discretion in how actual or threatened breaches to public peace are managed.
Emphasis is on creating a sense of safety and security.
What are police investigations reactive rather than proactive?
The Crime had already happened
What are the 3 steps to Arresting
1) Hand cuff
2)Miranda Rights
3) Taken to the station
How do officers Provide Community Service
Police officers devote considerable time to such things as transporting the sick to hospitals, finding lost children, giving first aid, helping stranded motorists, giving road directions, etc.
When do investigations begin?
•Begins as soon as police are notified
•First officer on the scene
What information is being given at booking?
Personal Info
Personal Property taken
Charges
How do officers enforce criminal law
Police officers exercise their power to sanction the breach of criminal laws by giving warnings, making arrests, issuing traffic citations, or searching for and collecting evidence of crimes.
What are the jobs of the officers on the scene?
Secure the crime scene, interview victims and witnesses, gather evidence, follow-up investigation
Why are fingerprints and mugs shots taken during booking?
To identify the person and keep a record of the crimes
What is the second major function of Police?
Police investigations
What is deadly force?
: force that an officer realizes will place the subject in a direct threat of serious injury or death
discretion
What are the 3 types of Arrest?
Arrest with a warrant
with out a warrant
Citizens Arrest