Police administration is primarily concerned with - ANS 1. The performance of
management duties within police depts
2. The implementation of policies and programs related to crime, disorder, and
public safety.
big concerns for police administrators - ANS 1. Serious, violent crime
2. Terrorism/homeland security
3. Rapid changes in modern technology
4. Difficult economic times
1829 - ANS When was the origin of paid civilian policing as we know if?
Metropolitan police act of 1829 - ANS Authorized sir Robert peel to est a police
force for London with 1,000 men
Principles of Peelian Reform - ANS 1. The police should be organized along military
lines.
2. Securing and training proper persons is essential.
3. Police should be hired on a probationary basis.
4. The police should be under governmental control.
,5. Police strength should be deployed by time and area.
6. Police headquarters should be centrally located.
7. Police record keeping is essential.
Peel's approach to police administration - ANS 1. Centralized organization with
graded authority
2. Selective and stringent personnel standards
The reason for a decentralized approach? - ANS To protect local political influence
over the police.
Eras of policing - ANS 1. The political era
2. The professional era
3. The community era
Political era - ANS 1. Initially local politics served as a vehicle for ethnic groups to
help each other and police jobs was included in that
2. Reason for decentralized approach was to protect local political influence over
police
Professional era - ANS 1. August Volmer, Bruce Smith and O.W. Wilson were in
favor of higher standards
2. Important attributes- good judgement and even temperament
3. Emphasis on education, training, discipline and use of modern tech
,The community era - ANS 1. Advocates a more decentralized organizational
structure
2. Stronger emphasis on prevention
3. A problem-solving approach to police work
Contexts to consider in police administration - ANS 1. The social context of police
administration
2. The political context of police administration
3. The legal context of police administration
Social context of police administration - ANS 1. Disagreement over the
objectives/role of police
2. Tensions within ethnic group/ culture groups
3. Depts trying to have a more representative workforce to community
Political context of police administration - ANS 1. Police part of executive branch
2. Federalism dividing up power, police primarily local or regional
Legal context of police administration - ANS 1. Police have to adjust to new
legislation
2. Constitutional law is constantly in flux
3. Police often given new duties with laws
, 4. Police constrained and regulated by law
5. Recently police administrators concerned with civil liability
Democratic society and the challenge of PAs - ANS 1. Democracy based on
consensus of society but police job starts when consensus breaks down
2. Democracy est govt to serve people but police make people do/don't let them
do what they want sometimes
3. Basic tenet is freedom but again, police can take away freedom
major dimensions of community policing - ANS 1. The philosophical dimension
2. The strategic dimension
3. The tactical dimension
4. The organizational dimension
Philosophical dimension - ANS Includes the central ideas and belief underlying
COP; such as the necessity of citizen input, the broad nature of the police function
and the need for police to provide tailored and personal service to the public.
Strategic dimension - ANS Provides the link between the broad ideas and beliefs
that underlie COP and the specific programs and practices by which it is
implemented
strategic elements of community policing - ANS 1. Alternative police operational
strategies
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