AJ 2 Lecture 22: AJ_2_-_Intro_to_Admin_of_Justice_-_22

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 2
• Professor: mauney

Document Summary

By 1840, the political era of policing had emerged (1840-1920) In 1845, new york city established the first full-time paid police force in the. Focused on attaining a more efficient government and a crime-fighting focus. The police have to get out of politics and politics has to get out of the police. Greater emphasis on keeping order and providing services to the community. Three sections were divided into reactive patrol (all preventative patrol withdrawn) proactive patrol (4x normal level) and a control group (normal levels of patrol) Research shows that crime is not spread evenly over all places and times like once thought. Studies have shown that response times have little impact on the ability of officers to intercept a crime in progress and arrest the criminal. In about of crime calls, the police are already in a reactive role (1/4 involvement crimes) Foot patrols do not have a great impact on reducing crime.