2. History of Police
Sir Robert Peel
Early Police Agencies
Professionalism
Technology
Texas State Patrol
3. The History of Police
The London Metropolitan Police
Sir Robert Peel’s legislation established
the first organized police force in London
Still plagued by corruption
Unsuccessful at stopping crime
Influenced by the wealthy
4. The History of Police
Law Enforcement in Colonial America
paralleled the British model
Kept the peace and fought crime, also
collected taxes and supervised elections
In rural areas, “slave patrols”
were an early form of law
enforcement
5. The History of Police
Early Police Agencies
Boston, New York, Philadelphia
Political
Primitive
Little training
No education in the law
Minimum supervision
Unlimited discretion
6. The History of Police
Twentieth-Century Reform
Police administrative boards to reduce
corruption
State legislator takeover
7. The History of Police
The Emergence of Professionalism
The International Association of Chiefs of
Police (IACP)
Civil service police force
Centralized organizational structure
Specialized units
August Vollmer
Instituting university training for young
officers.
8. The History of Police
Technology
The first technological breakthrough in policing
came in the area of communication
9. The History of Police
Texas
formed the first statewide police agency in 1835
11. Modern Policing from the
1960s to the 1990s
Policing in the 1960s
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions designed to
control police operations and procedures
Growing tension between police and
public
Growing crime rate
12. Modern Policing from the
1960’s to the 1990’s
Policing in the 1970s
Law Enforcement Assistance
Administration (LEAA) devoted a
significant portion of its funds to police
agencies
Much of which was used for advanced
training of officers and research
Women and minority recruits
13. Modern Policing from the
1960s to the 1990s
Policing in the 1980s
The police role was changing
Police unions began to grow
End of LEAA
14. Modern Policing from the
1960s to the 1990s
Policing in the 1990s
Rodney King prompted an era of reform
Reforms
Community policing
Diversity in police departments
16. Video: Discussion
Questions
Does this video conform to what
you thought the duties of a police
officer involved?
Why or why not? How do you
think these duties will be
different in 10 years? 20 years?
18. Policing and Law
Enforcement Today
The U.S. Department of Justice is the
legal arm of the federal government
Headed by the U.S. Attorney General
Maintains several separate divisions that
are responsible for enforcing federal laws
and protecting U.S. citizens
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
U.S. Marshals
19. The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)
Preventing terrorist attacks within the
United States, reducing America’s
vulnerability to terrorism, and minimizing
the damage and aiding recovery from
attacks that do occur
Customs and Border Protection
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Secret Service
20. Policing and Law
Enforcement Today
State Law Enforcement Agencies
Legislatively created to deal with the growing
incidence of crime in nonurban areas
County Law Enforcement Agencies
Some sheriff’s departments are exclusively law
enforcement oriented; some carry out only court-related
duties; some are involved solely in
correctional and judicial matters, and not in law
enforcement
Local Law Enforcement Agencies
make up the majority of the nation’s authorized law
enforcement personnel.
23. Video: Discussion
Questions
How are private police
different from public police?
Do you suppor t the presence
of private police in today’s
criminal justice system? Why
or why not?
24. Private Policing
A multi-billion-dollar industry
Well in excess of 10,000 firms
More than 2 million employees
Some private security firms have
become billion-dollar companies
25. Private Policing
Reasons for Private Policing
Nongovernmental provision of important
services, particularly crime control
Growth of mass private property
Belief that government police are not
capable of providing the level of service
and presence that the public desires
26. Private Policing
Criticisms of Private Policing
Motive
Replace government
Applicability of Fourth Amendment
Private security guards are subject to
Fourth Amendment requirements if they are
performing services that are traditionally
reserved for the police.
27. Private and Public Policing
Compared
Focus on loss instead of crime
Preventive methods
Private justice
Private property
30. Technology and Law
Enforcement
Identifying Criminals
Linking computer software
Computerized imaging systems
Data mining
Locating Criminals
Gun detectors
CCTV
Enclosed Space Detection Systems
Thermal imagers
31. Technology and Law
Enforcement
Crime Scene Investigation
High-definition surveying (HDS)
Crime Mapping
Hot spots
Alternative mapping initiatives
GPS
34. Video: Discussion
Questions
Discuss what fingerprint
software does?
Why is fingerprint software
better than using paper
fingerprints?
35. Technology and Law
Enforcement
Biometrics
Fingerprint identification
Voice
Retina
Facial features
Handwriting
Automated Fingerprint Identification
Systems (AFIS)
A computerized fingerprint system
36. Technology and Law
Enforcement
DNA Testing
RFLP (restriction fragment length
polymorphism)
PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
FBI Forensic Science Research and
Training Center
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
37. Technology and Law
Enforcement
Social Media and Networking
Facebook
MySpace
Twitter
Lets Discuss Positives and Negatives
Departments Use
Officers Use
Notas do Editor
Learning Objective One
Learning Objective Two - Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) was home secretary from 1822 to 1830 and prime minister of Great Britain twice in the 1830s and 1840s. He was also responsible for forming the Metropolitan Police, the first organized police force in London.
Learning Objective Two
Learning Objective Three - Great precaution is taken to guard police headquarters in Pemberton Square during the Boston police strike of 1919. Here, the cavalrymen of the state guard ride horses previously used by the mounted policemen who went on strike.
Learning Objective Three
Learning Objective Three
Learning Objective Three
Learning Objective Four - The 1960s were a time of social ferment. Here, Chicago policemen with nightsticks in hand confront a demonstrator on the ground in Grant Park, Chicago, on August 26, 1968. The police force converged at Grant Park when protesters opposing the Vietnam war climbed on the statue of Civil war general John Logan. Conflicts such as this between police and the public inspired the creation of university-based criminal justice programs.
Learning Objective Four
Learning Objective Four
Learning Objective Four
Learning Objectives Five, Six & Seven - FBI agents photograph the bedroom in the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes, which displays a poster titled “Soldiers of Misfortune,” July 21, 2012, in Aurora, Colorado. Twelve people died and more than three dozen were shot during an assault at a movie theater midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises.
Learning Objectives Five, Six & Seven - Law enforcement officials have discovered a number of cross-border drug tunnels running to California from Mexico. This particular tunnel linked warehouses in an industrial park south of San Diego and the Mexican border city of Tijuana, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said in a news release. Much of the discussion over border security focuses on a fence or a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. what, if anything, could be done to prevent tunneling of this nature?
Learning Objectives Five, Six & Seven
Learning Objective Eight
Homeland insecurity. Firearms instructor Mark Herrin, top, helps private security officer Daril Rivera reload a machine gun during paramilitary training at a test site in Mercury, Nevada. Both are employed by a large security contractor to protect sensitive nuclear materials. Should private security officials be tasked with protecting America’s sensitive nuclear sites?
Learning Objective Eight
Learning Objective Eight
Learning Objective Nine
Learning Objective Nine
Figure 5.1 Violent Crime in Providence, Rhode Island