CHAPTER 5

POLICE

INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE

HISTORY--ENGLAND

 

 Pledge System

 Shires (shire-reeve)

 One-hundreds

 Tithings

 

Hue and Cry=Warning of danger--criminal pursued by posse

 

 

 

 Watch System

 Statute of Winchester (1285)

 creation of a night watch and the ward in cities and towns

 

 Justice/Constable System

 Duties:

 

 Problems

 

 Thief catcher

 

 Jonathan Wild: Thief Taker General

 Bow Street District

 1730, Sir Thomas DeVeil

 Henry Fielding

 

 Sir Robert Peel (1829)

 Urban population growth

  London Bobbies

 He stressed preventive measures such as regular patrols who were to use non violent means and keep a low profile

 collection of intelligence on criminal activity only and the

 centralization of law enforcement within London. (however, no national force)

 

 

 Problems:

 Corrupt--bribery

 alcoholics

 inefficient

 

HISTORY--AMERICA

 

 Metropolitan Areas: Watchmen forces

 

 Rural Areas

 County Sheriff's

 Town Marshall:

 Federal Marshall

 Vigilantes and the Reward system

 Political Era, 1840-1920

First police agencies were reaction to urban mob violence of the early 19th century again brought on by the industrial revolution.

 

 Problems:

  corruption

  brutality

  untrained

  limited supervision

  unlimited discretion

  inefficient and incompetent

  susceptible to bribery

  political jobs

  Often inherited non police related jobs

 

 Early Police Work Purpose

 keeping order

 breaking up fights

 domestic disputes

 helping wayward youth

 Detectives

Badges: coppers

 Twentieth Century Reform:

Corruption was the most significant problem facing police in the 19th century.

 Emergence of Professionalism: 1920-1970

"Just the facts Ma'am " "Leave it to the poll

 International Association of Police Chiefs-1893

 

 Progressives (1920-30's) advocated:

Problem behaviors caused by social ills such as poverty and they advocated social change

 Keeping police out of politics

 Emphasis on training, discipline and order (military model)

 Law equally enforced

 Development and use of technology

 Promotions based on merit

 Emphasize crime fighting instead of keeping order and service

 UCR became a measure of their productivity

 August Vollmer: Police Chief of Berkeley Calf. from 1909-1932

 developed university training

 developed the School of Criminology at UC at Berkeley

 developed the science of handwriting analysis and fingerprinting.

  O.W. Wilson: Police chief of Wichita Kansas 1928-1939:

 

 advanced training

 wrote "Police Administration" a manual on managing and administrating police agencies

 used two way radio system

 motorized patrols

 fought corruption: did not allow patrols to stay in one area long to avoid chance of getting too close the people

 Professional Police subculture of "US v. THEM"

 Police distrust of the public

 Police are in the best position to fight crime

 Most people dislike police

 Ordinary citizens are potentially criminal

  Policing 1960's

 supreme court involvement

 civil unrest

 alienation of minorities

 police were isolated from the communities

 growing crime rate

 1970's: Beginnings of Community Policing

Keeping Order Again

 police became more sensitive to the community

 LEAA

 more minorities and women were added to the ranks

 

 1980's--present: Community Policing:

 

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENICES

 Federal law Enforcement

 Justice Department:

Attorney General

 Civil Rights Division

 Tax division

 Criminal division:

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Chief

Investigative agency where U.S. is a party

Duties:

 

Services:

 

Drug Enforcement Administration (1973)

 

U.S. Marshals:

 

Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit.

 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

 

 

 Treasury Department:

IRS: investigate those who don=t pay their taxes

 

 Homeland Security

Customs

INS Immigration and Naturalization Service

TSA Transportation Services Agency

Border Patrol

Secret Service

 

  State Police

 Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)

Duties:

 Oversees training for law enforcement in the State.

 Maintain criminal histories on offenders

 Provide laboratory analysis of crime scenes

 Patrol state highways

 Investigate crimes

 Administer Driver Licensing

 

Texas Rangers:

 County Law Enforcement

 Sheriff

 serve civil process

 County law enforcement

 court security

 county jail

 Constables

 

 Metropolitan Police:

 San Antonio Police Department

Chief

Standard Duties:

 traffic enforcement

 accident investigation

 patrol and peacekeeping

 property and violent crime investigation

 death investigation

 narcotics and vice control

 crime prevention

 

 

 

 

PRIMARY POLICE FUNCTIONS:

 Order Maintenance:

 Law Enforcement

 Service

 

POLICE ACTIONS

 Police Discretion

 Domestic Violence

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