Summarize the impact of the Wickersham Commission on American policing
What will be an ideal response?
The law enforcement function became uppermost in the minds of the police and the public. The police were given sole responsibility for the reduction of crime. The police used unethical means to meet the public's expectations of crime reduction—the manipulation of crime statistics. The peacekeeping functions (community service, soup kitchens, providing lodging, referral agents, etc.) became looked upon as not "real police work.". The policeman, in effect, took on an adversarial relationship with the public. The number of arrests by a police officer became the criterion for promotion. The public looked upon the policeman as mainly involved in fighting crime and doing very little in the way of peacekeeping (order maintenance or community service).
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The dark figure of crime refers to those offenses that are committed, but are unknown to the police
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT an agency found under the Department of Homeland Security?
a. FEMA b. TSA c. NSA d. ICE
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Profiling in law enforcement is used by officers to look for characteristics that indicate the probability of criminal acts or factors that tend to correlate with dangerous or threatening behavior. 2. Some police officers and government administrators maintain that racial profiling is a myth or a misperception. 3. Profiling and profiles have long been used by law enforcement as tools to look for signs of potential criminal activity, but these practices are illegal. 4. The 2015 President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing report included a recommendation that law enforcement agencies adopt and enforce policies prohibiting profiling and discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, immigration status, disability, housing status, occupation, or language fluency. 5. In the Travis opinion, the majority concluded that race or ethnic background was not a legitimate consideration when investigators have information on the subject of a particular suspect.
Construct an essay that discusses the five types of police misconduct. Explicate how the typology differentiates between them. Then, discuss why it is that for all of the discussion about internal affairs systems and civilian review boards, the overwhelming majority of allegations of police misconduct are generated internally and handled internally and informally. (Hint: This is about focusing upon the general orders and ineptitude.)
What will be an ideal response?