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MPOETC "study guide", Everything Exam Questions and Complete SolutionsAmerican law enforcement system follows ________ model. - Ans: English
Constable - Ans: early official, supervised weapons and community equipment
Sheriff - Ans: county's law enforcement officer (no power to arrest in PA)
Discretion - Ans: ability to choose between alternatives
The mere presence of a p/o is ________ power. - Ans: coercive
Social contract - Ans: An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed; certain rights are given up for state protection
Police power - Ans: derived from the constitutional authority of the government; do NOT confuse with power
watch system - Ans: night watchmen signaled each other for help
Alternatives to arrest - Ans: 1. youth aid panel
2. drug court
3. ARD
Trends in LE - Ans: 1. Computer Tech
2. Fingerprint Tech
3. Less lethal tech 4. Surveillance tech
5. Photographic tech
6. Modern forensics (DNA, biometrics, videotaping, databases)
Father of modern policing - Ans: Sir Robert Peel
Peel Principles 1 - Ans: Ability of police to perform their duties depends upon public approval
Peel Principle 2 - Ans: Police must secure willingness to cooperate
Peel Principle 3 - Ans: The degree of public cooperation diminishes proportionally to the necessity of use
of physical force
Peel Principle 4 - Ans: Police seeks/preserves public favor by NOT catering to public opinion, but by demonstrating constant and impartial service to the law
Peel Principal 5 - Ans: Use physical force to the extent necessary to observe the law only when persuasion/advice/warning are insufficient
Peel Principal 6 - Ans: Police are the public and public is the police
Peel Principal 7 - Ans: Direct actions toward their functions and never assume power of a judiciary
Peel principal 8 - Ans: Test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder, not visible police actions.
Peel Principal 9 - Ans: The ability of police to perform their duty depends on public approval of police actions
Natural law - Ans: morals and ethics are given Ethics - Ans: a code of values for our behavior based upon what morally good or bad behavior
Professionalism - Ans: the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person
Professional - Ans: specialized, specially trained, held to a higher standard and master of specialized knowledge
Trust and Legitimacy - Ans: hard to earn and easy to loose
Unethical behavior implies - Ans: los of trust, loss of cooperation and compliance
Police misconduct - Ans: inappropriate actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties
Use of discretion should be based on - Ans: sound reasoning (fair, equitable, impartial)
Ethical decision making tools - Ans: 1. statutes/laws/ordinances
2. the oath of honor/the oath of the office
3. code of conduct
Unethical vs. Illegal - Ans: what is unethical (usually falls short of criminality) is not necessarily illegal (law must be broken)
Community oriented policing - Ans: is a philosophy that relies on the officer's relationship w/ the community he/she serves to solve the ills of the community together in creative ways
Community - Ans: persons in social interaction within a geographical area Public trust - Ans: Power granted to the government
How can p/o improve community attitude towards them? - Ans: 1. attire
2. grooming
3. demeanor
Professional p/o - Ans: A p/o will readily offer friendship to everyone regardless of their wealth
Three eras of policing - Ans: 1. political era
2. reform era
3. community era
9 P's of community policing - Ans: Philosophy
personalized
policing
patrols
permanent
place
pro-active
partnership
problem solving
PCR police-community relations - Ans: in NOT a philosophy, but an approach or response
S.A.R. A. - Ans: Scanning=ID problem
Analysis=collect/analyze data
Response=customize solution
Assessment=how did we do?
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