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Criminal justice: A Brief Introduction

Frank J. Schmalleger

Chapter 4

Policing: Purpose and Organization - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

What are the basic purposes of policing in democratic societies? How are they consistent with one another? In what ways might they be inconsistent?

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Problem 2

What are the three major levels of public law enforcement described in this chapter? Why do we have so many different types of enforcement agencies in the United States? What problems, if any, do you think are created by such a diversity of agencles?

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Problem 3

What are the various features of police administration described in this chapter? What is a chain of command?

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Problem 4

What were the stages of historical development in American policing? How did policing styles differ by historical era?

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Problem 5

What is community policing? How does it differ from traditional policing? Does community policing offer a real opportunity to improve policing services in the United States? Why or why not?

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Problem 6

What is evidence-based policing? What potential does it hold for managing police organizathons in the future?

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Problem 7

What is police discretion? How does the practice of discretion by today's officers affect their departments and the policing profession as a whole?

Crystal Wang
Crystal Wang
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