CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Broken Windows Theory, Neighborhood Watch, Community Policing
7 Feb 2017
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Focuses on the police department getting together with community to solve problems. Partnership and problem solving: watchman style, political campaign. Hands on policing strategy; concern to community proactive. Cri(cid:373)e is (cid:374)ot a cause of social ills it"s a(cid:374) effect. If community has a blind eye to untended property and deviant behavior invite and attract crime. Gotta take pride in neighborhood and community. All men and women held to one standard: different psychological attributes. Significant and positive: the policemans working personality. Staffing goal: departments reflect the population of community. Double marginality seen as an outsider by fellows officers or own race/culturefreakin sucks. Religious or cultural beliefs which prohibit otherwise lawful behavior. Must undergo responsibilities even though they object. Egon bittner: self defense, duly or specifically authorized personnel, police (cid:862)fo(cid:396)ce(cid:863) Police officers are authorized by color of authority. Hard empty-hand ( holding on) intermediate weapon deadly force.
