CRM J 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Racial Hoax II Victimization III Race Ethnicity Social Structure and Crime IV Economy Outline of Current Lecture I Law Enforcement II Unequal Justice III Public Attitudes towards police Current Lecture I Law Enforcement a General Local State and Federal b Serve and protect c Community policing and implications d Hotspot policing and implications NYC e Typical law enforcement organization Patrol Traffic These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Criminal investigation o Patrol Most visible component of any municipal law enforcement agency provides protection to citizens 24 hours per day 365 days per year o Criminal investigation Investigates alleged criminal acts Collect evidence DNA fingerprints etc Often turn report over to the prosecutor f Law enforcement Race and Discrimination II Significant improvement in umber of race related police brutality incidents Unequal Justice a Rodney King b March 3 1991 c High Speed chase d After stopped he was beaten by members of the LAPD III Public Attitudes towards police a 88 of Americans express that they have confidence in the police b Surveys have found that attitudes in regard to public attitudes toward the police have been stable for the last 30 years
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