CJS 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Dominate, Body Worn Video, Community Politics
6 Oct 2020
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Improved ability to act rationally in emotionally charged situations. Oddly positioned on the police hierarchy: communications/dispatch. Communications and dispatch communicate with officers to tell them where to go and how many to respond. Yet, they exist mostly outside the hierarchy of the departments. This is a largely understudied phenomenon as dispatch can shape who goes to a call and how the officer perceives the situation before they ever arrive. One of the best ways to emphasize a priority is through the organization of the. Problem-oriented policing crime analysts, flexible structure. Evidence-based policing research units, crime analysts, etc: Creating an organizational structure with specified roles for these approaches to policing ensures that the department will prioritize it. Typically, investigations and administrative roles are centralized while patrol is decentralized. The goal is to run efficiently and effectively. To achieve the goal, organizations have adopted the bureaucratic framework to impose limits on officer discretion and reduce controversial incidents.
