Discuss three of the events that occurred between 1960 and present day that continue to influence modern policing

What will be an ideal response?


Turmoil and crisis were the hallmarks of policing in the 1960s as the Supreme Court handed down a number of decisions designed to control police operations and procedures. Civil unrest produced growing tension between the police and the public, and there was a rapidly growing crime rate. The 1970s witnessed many structural changes in police agencies, including increased federal government support for criminal justice. During the 1980s, police unions continued to have a great impact on departmental administration, state and local budgets were cut, police–community relations continued to be major problem, and riots and urban conflict triggered concern about what the role of police should be. In the 1990s, the intellectual caliber of police rose dramatically, standards of police conduct climbed, police became more diverse in terms of race and gender, and civilian review of police gradually became accepted.

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