CJ 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Police Executive Research Forum, American Bar Association
26 Feb 2018
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General service law enforcement agencies: those that are regularly engaged in (1) preventing crime (2) investigating crimes and apprehending criminals (3) maintaining order (4) providing other miscellaneous services. Definition excludes many government regulatory agencies whose personnel often have law enforcement powers. Such as state bureaus of criminal investigation. Police officer is often used interchangeably with peace officer. But all peace officers are not police officers. Legal status of peace officers is defined by statute. Provides certain legal protections that ordinary citizens don"t have. Common-law: all citizens have the power to make a citizen"s arrest . Private citizens can shoot to kill under certain limited circumstances. Devote most of their efforts to enforcing the criminal law: Believe this is what the police should do. Crime-fighter image: the idea of the police as a thin, blue line, fighting a war on crime. ~ of a patrol officer"s activities are devoted to criminal law enforcement.
