Unit 4: Police Remedies To Controversies

Question 1

Officer body worn cameras

Answer 1

-Illinois law does not require police departments to use body worn cameras, but Illinois law does contain several requirements if departments use them
-UIC researches:
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Question 2

Shifting landscape of policing in the 21 century

Answer 2

• fiscal austerity and need for smarter policing
• expanding public safety responsibilities
• pressure to innovate (stay up with others) despite little scientific evidence
• pressure to be racially unbiased, respectful, transparent, accountable, professional, and trustworthy

Question 3

Officer involved shooting remedy CIT

Answer 3

Crisis intervention team:

• goals are to safely and effectively address the needs of person with mental illness, link them to appropriate services and divert them from the criminal justice sys
• 40 hours of training called to mental disturbances
• studies have found CIT improve safety outcomes and decrease use of force

Question 4

Officer involved shooting remedy De-escalation

Answer 4

• result of a combo of communication, empathy, instinct, and sound officer safety
• help officer achieve a good outcome where neither the officer not subject is injured

Question 5

Officer learns to in deescalation:

Answer 5

• understand how they react under stress
• assess the subject before approaching
• talk to people who are in crisis
• understand the protocols in diff circumstances
• be cautious about chases
• learn to give themselves time and distance

Question 6

Officer training: implicit bias

Answer 6

Unconscious bias:

• categorizing indiv. And objects to make sense of the world
• attributing to those indiv. The stereotypes ass. With their group
• can produce discriminatory actions, like an officer being likely to perceive clear and present danger with an AA male
• can be reduced with + contact stereotyped groups
• trained in effect of unconscious bias = info and skill they need to reduce and manage their bias

Question 7

Remedies: increased focus on officer stress management and health

Answer 7

High profile fatal encounters between police and AA:

• 93% more concerned about their safety
• can affect physical Health and hinder relationships with public

Question 8

Lack of confidence remedies:

Answer 8

-from and maintained by the fair exercise of authority on part of police when they deal with public= procedural justice
-procedurally just: making decisions that are seen as fair and treating people well
Then public more likely to obey law and cooperate and less likely to resist

Question 9

Procedural justice training

Answer 9

1. Respectfulness: dignity. Not being embarrassed or humiliated by officer
2. neutrality: treated fairly. Not based on race, gender etc.
3. Voice: speak or tell ur side of story. Be heard before police take action.
4. Trustworthiness: people want to interact with officers who seem concerned about their needs and taken seriously

Question 10

Lack of confidence remedies:

Improve diversity of police officers

Answer 10

• among municipal and county departments
• 12% police officers are women (under)
• 23% racial ethnic minority (under)

Question 11

Police officer requirements (improve diversity of officers)

Answer 11

• not felon
• drivers license
• 21 +
• meet weight and eyesight

Question 12

Lack of confidence in officers: improve education of police officers

Answer 12

• 1920, few police had attended college
• 50% have bachelors or above
• Chicago, 60 hours of credit in uni or college or military
• becomes an advantage
• it is discriminatory