CCJS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: National Institute Of Justice, Police Legitimacy, Operation Ceasefire

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 100
• Professor: Justine Madoo

Document Summary

Discretion to make choices in ambiguous situations as to how and when to apply the law. The relationship between the alleged criminal and the victim. Use of force typically during arrest when suspects resisting. Terrill and reisig wanted to examine neighborhood context on level of force in police encounters. Mere presence in neighborhood may increase likelihood of police aggression. Dependent variables: police use of force (coercive force) Independent variables: characteristics of neighborhood, suspect, officer al. 90-plus arrests of dc cops in under 4 years. 3 common strategies the number of police officers affects crime a 1% increase in police corresponds with a . 4-. 7% decrease in crime routine preventative control does not deter crime rapid response time is not better police legitimacy. Also found that a lot of officer"s time was not spent doing police-oriented things. So if random patrol doesn"t work, what if we focus on areas that we know have higher rates of crime.