POLICE AND THE CONSTITUTION: THE RULES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, students should be able to: 1. Outline the four major sources that may provide probable cause. 2. Explain the exclusionary rule and the exceptions to it. 3. Explain when searches can be made without a warrant. 4. Describe the plain […]
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Ethics in Law Enforcement i. Ethical Dilemmas a. Majority of ethical dilemmas a police officer will face are not “clear-cut” b. Incidents of an ethical dilemma 1. When an officer does not know the right course of action 2. If an officer has difficulty in doing what he or she considers to be right 3.
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Types of Corruption a. Bribery takes place when a police officer accepts money or other payments in exchange for “favors” b. Shakedowns occur when an officer attempts to coerce money or other goods form a citizen or criminal c. Mooching takes place when a police officer accepts “gifts” such as cigarettes, liquor, or services in
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Police Misconduct and Ethics Learning Objective 7: Explain why police officers are allowed discretionary powers. Learning Objective 8: Explain what an ethical dilemma is, and name four categories of ethical dilemmas that a police officer typically may face. i. Police officers have freedom to decide “what law to enforce, how much to enforce it, against
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Police Subculture Values and perceptions shared by members of a police department, which are shaped by unique existence of the police officer and taught to new members i. Socialization of a rookie police officer begins on the first day of the job through learning of values and rules of police work a. Attending a police
Predictive Policing and Crime Mapping i. While the evidence for general patrol is inconclusive, the evidence for the effectiveness of directed patrol is quite strong ii. Finding “Hot Spots” a. The target areas of directed patrol are often called “hot spots” because of their high levels of criminal activity b. Focusing on hot spots can
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PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS IN MODERN POLICING Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, students should: 1. List the three primary purposes of police patrol. 2. Indicate some investigation strategies that are considered aggressive. 3. Describe how forensic experts use DNA fingerprinting to solve crimes. 4. Explain why differential response strategies enable police departments to respond more
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Which of the four basic responsibilities of the police do you think is most important? Assignments 1. Imagine you are a policy maker and you are thinking about the various responsibilities of police officers. Are there any responsibilities that should not be included? In recent years, the task of “providing services” has become rather controversial.
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The Department of the Treasury a. Formed in 1789 b. Mainly responsible for all financial matters of the federal government c. Pays all the government’s bills, borrows money, collects taxes, mints coins, prints paper currency d. Largest bureau is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – concerned with violations of tax law and regulations F. Private
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Identify the duties of the FBI. Learning Objective 8: Analyze the importance of private security today. A. Multi-layering of law enforcement consists of a wide network of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies B. Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies i. Have the broadest authority to apprehend criminal suspects, maintain order, and provide services to the
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