CJ-101B

Police

The department of government concerned with the maintenance of public order, safety and health and the enforcement of laws.

Law Enforcement Functions

• Identifying criminal suspects

• Investigating crimes

• Apprehending offenders and testifying in

trials

• Deterring crime through patrol

• Enhancing public safety by maintaining a visible police presence in communities

Order Maintenance Functions

• Resolve conflict and keep the peace

• Maintain a sense of community security and public order

• Keeping pedestrian and vehicular

movement efficient

• Promote civil order

Service Functions

• Aid individuals in danger or in need of assistance

• Providing emergency medical services

• Providing public education and outreach

• Maintaining and administration police services

• Recruiting and training new police officers

Social Institution of the Police

The right to use physical force to coerce citizens into compliance with the rules that create public goods (public safety).

Authority

• The unquestionable entitlement to be obeyed.

• In government the legally sanctioned granting of authority.

Power

• Is held by the organization.

• Is drawn upon by the individual officer.

• Implies that if there is any resistance, it will be defeated.

• The officer represents the organization and the organizations full weight and resources will be brought to bear upon the individual that resists.

Coercive Force

Defining feature of police, their use of physical force, deny a person of

their liberty (Arrest) and use of deadly force within certain situations.

Persuasion

The use of symbols, words and arguments to convince the individual that they ought to comply with the rules.

Symbols, words and arguments

Rely on mental or psychological control, with the underlying threat of force.

Force

The use of physical control to deny an individual’s liberty or

life.

potential use of force

The _______ ___ __ ______ is always present when the police interact with the public

authority of the police

The _______ __ ___ _____ defines the relationship between the public and the police

authority to use force

The _______ __ ___ ____ is limited by the law

Mission of the Police

• Prevent crime

• Enforce the law

• Maintain order

conflict

Police are located at the point of ______ between government and citizens

Police power

_____ _____ maintains order and contributes to an orderly and civilized society.

freedom

Individual citizens give up a certain amount of _______ in order to reap the benefits of living in an orderly and safe society

government right

Police get the right to use force from citizens through a _________ ____ invested in governing bodies.