Law Enforcement Flashcards
operational unit
basic mission
maintaining order
enforcing law
responding to calls
administration unit
budget and finance
public information
legal assistance
training
auxiliary services unit
records
equipment
communication
alcohol testing
How are departments ran?
By having organization, Bureaucracy, and management
Leadership
Must have in police department
Motivate to see the value in the work
what makes police look like military?
uniforms
ranking system
carry weapons
allowed to use force
span of control
number of officers or subordinates that a superior can supervise effectively
What are the ranks?
chief of police captain lieutenant sergeant police officer
vision requirement?
20/20 vision
age requirement?
21 to 63
education requirement?
4 years of college
prior drug use?
clean for 3 years before test
not more then 15 times
Police academy
6 months long
cardio
self defense
firearms practice
Primary goals
fight crime
protect life and property
keep the peace
Secondary goals
help sick or hurt
parking regulations
recovering lost stolen property
case that ended the use of fleeing felon rule
cant shoot fleeing felon
Tennessee V Garner
When can you use deadly force?
whenever individuals use deadly force against an officer
Discretion
freedom to act or decide a matter on ones own
How is discretion exercised?
to arrest
to stop, question, and frisk
to use physical/deadly force
to investigate/report a crime
what factors influence discretion?
characteristics of crime
relationship between criminal and victim
relationship between police and criminal/victim
department policies
