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CJA394 Policing Practices and Operations Paper

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    Running head: Policing Practices and Operations Paper 1 Policing Practices and Operations Paper CJA394 Discuss the evolution of policing practices and operations in the United States, focusing on key historical developments, modern challenges, and the role of government intervention. How have these changes shaped the relationship between the police and the community? (Word count: 750 - 1000 words)

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    Polic ing Practices and Operations Paper 2 The history of the traditional organizational structure of the police officer has evolved over time. The first police officer was simply hired and started patrolling the streets by foot the very next day. The officer had no training, no policies or procedures within his department, no college education, and no dispatch system. There were no deadly force policies or Supreme Court rulings for the officer to apply arrest and detention principles to. The officer neither had a weapon to defend himself nor issued uniform. The officer basically had no tools to complete the job effectively. With the changing of times the American police officer has evolved into an efficient public service figure. Criminals have also change and have developed and brought about new ways of committing crimes. As law enforcement adapts to the trends of criminals and their heinous actions , the criminals always tend to be one step ahead. One could raise the question of where and when policingbegan and how it modernized . The development and modernization of the American police officers was brought about by Robert Peel. Peel was a political leader from England and was said to be the creator of the modern police officer. Peel developed an approach of deterring and preventing crime rather than responding to past crimes. Peel felt that crime prevention was far superior than responding after the fact. “ The strategy for implementing the mission of crime prevention was preventive patrol” ( Walker, 2011 ). By this he developed “beats”. Beats are essentially assigned patrol areas where police officers rove during a given shift. By patrolling in a visible area officers are able to make a public presence and deter more crimes. Peel revolutionized the police departments by implementing core values. “ The three core elements involve the mission, strategy, and organizational structure of the police” ( Walker,

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