Policing in the U.S.
Ch. 1
Ch. 1
Police have three primary responsibilities
What is Maintain Law and Order, Law enforcement, & Crime prevention?
Process by which bystanders were summoned to assist law enforcers
What is Hue and cry?
oversees regional or precinct units
What is Captain?
Handling minor offenses before they escalate into serious crimes
What is Order maintenance?
Also known as rampage shootings
What is mass shootings?
The agreement between society and the government.
What is social contract?
Patrols charged with recapturing escaped enslaved people
What is Slave Patrols?
Also known as the Office of Professional Standards
What is Internal Affairs?
Creating a secure and stable neighborhood environment
What is peacekeeping?
This may play a role in prevention by decreasing notoriety and attention given to shooters.
What is the media?
Police decide who comes in contact with the criminal justice system.
What is Gatekeepers?
Private police people
What is Thief takers?
In 2020, 86% of police officers were (Gender)
What is Men?
The most visible role in the criminal justice system
What is Patrol?
ALICE stands for
Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate
Emphasizes the protection of citizens and the control of criminal behavior
What is crime control model?
Police may stop, detain, question, and search a person based on an officer’s reasonable suspicion (Court Case) Ex. Board v. Brown
What is Terry v. Ohio?
Only about 16% of LOCAL Departments have some type of _________ requirement
What is College?
Interval between commission of the crime and discovery.
What is discovery time?
an individual, a political party, or a faction that advocates very conservative policies and typically favors socially traditional ideas.
What is right-wing?
Emphasizes the protection of the rights of the accused person as they move through the criminal justice system
What is due process model?
Requires police to warn suspects of their right to remain silent and to have attorney present if questioned about the case.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
________ account for more than half of separations from sheriff’s offices and local police departments.
What is Resignation?
Any investigator who exhibits two or more of these styles!
What is Hybrid?
Resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths
What is 9/11?