CRJU 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Broken Windows Theory, Police Legitimacy, Exclusionary Rule

• School: USC, SC, Carolina, South Carolina
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJU 311
• Professor: Leslie Wiser

Document Summary

A police officers is a peace officer. Peace officers are defined by state statute. Police contribute through law enforcement and order maintenance responsibilities. Police are gate keepers of cj system. Appeared after the police legitimacy issues in the 1960s. Ensures public control and accountability of the police. 1 officer car is more efficient than 2 officer car. Supervision is responsible for a limited number of people. Method of determining conditions of employment through bilateral negotiations. Effort to correct the legacy of past discrimination. Most require only a high school degree. 95% of departments don"t hire people with adult felony convictions. There exists a police subculture emphasizing secrecy, solidarity, and violence. Officers develop a working personality shaped by aspects of job. Police develop a shorthand based on visual clues. Single beat is about 5 (4. 8) people. Speed of response does not increase probability of arrest. Low income, nonwhite females call police most.