Criminology

William Muir named four styles of policing in your textbook. Name these four styles, and define them by their relation to passion and perspective. What operational style of policing do you consider the most effective in modern policing Why Use proper APA citations in your text to document your sources. The four styles that I found in the reading are as followsProfessional-officers have the necessary passion and perspective to be valuable police officers. Enforcers-officers have a passion for the...

In America people like to think their children are safe. They like to think they can send children to school, out with friends and expect them to come home without facing the terror that is common place for children in other parts of the world.  The reality is however that children in America are at great risk of getting involved in criminal behavior every time they go outside their homes.  Risks are higher in certain areas of the country, but all youth are at risk.  It is important...

Girls have tended to be overlooked in youth justice policies and practicesThe question of whether or not the crimes committed by or against girls have received equivalent treatment to those of boys is a matter that raises a lot of concern. Girls and women are known to commit fewer crimes than boys and men. Girls also carry out their crimes later in life, and desist from their crimes sooner than boys. Nonetheless, the point of concern is the treatment they get once they commit the offence in the...

Getting a restraining order is one of the most effective means to get away from intimate partner violence. Some of its advantages include the possibility of the victim to live away from the perpetrator and be protected from any kind of abuse. On the other hand, its disadvantages include the inability of the intimate partner to resolve the issues that challenged their relationship and to start anew. It is not difficult to get a restraining order as long as the evidences of abuses are strong, but...

Workplace violence is a major issue in the United States based on the number of workers it affects. In an attempt to solve the issue, this paper analyzes the extent of the problem especially in high risk occupations such as the service industry and retail trade. The paper also looks at the strategies that have been put in place by different organizations to prevent workplace violence. The paper ends with some recommendations which can be applied to prevent workplace violence.     Introduction   ...

The governor will be visiting town for a major upcoming sporting event. Under such a situation, one of the major responsibilities of the authorities will be the governors security. This security can potentially be aided by using software such as facial recognition technology within the local stadium.    In order to see how this would work, the objective of this paper will be to give a security vulnerability assessment in using this software. It will give an overview of the facial...

In accordance with the annual Narcotics Operation Budget, the seized amount of 150,000 will be allocated amongst the various departments in order to increase the overall efficiency of the narcotics force team. This brief report will primarily identify the specific departments which shall receive a certain portion of the interdiction funds corroborated with adequate rationale. In essence, almost every department needs to be revitalized by an injection of money. However, there are a few specific departments...

Throughout the history of time, the concept of criminology as a discipline has continued to generate mixed reactions as to whether it ought to be classified as such. To some, this concept is indeed a discipline in its own merit. Yet still, others are of the opinion that it is not a discipline but rather an aspect of a conglomeration of other related disciplines. However, from as early as the mid twentieth century, the concept of criminology has been receiving remarkable attention from a cross-section...

Police misconduct and use of force can be broken into three categories, unarmed, deadly force and nonlethal force. Each category has its own advantages, disadvantages and ideal situation for use. Nonlethal force technology is a still evolving technology promising enhanced control methods with minimal impact to recipients.The concept of the police force as an organization that is responsible for protecting people developed from the idea that the military is like a Praetorian Guard of ancient Rome....

It has come to the attention of the traffic department in this city that the number of driving under influence (DUI) incidences has peaked in the recent past. The police chief in this station has come up with a strategic plan to reduce this number. The chiefs strategic plan involves increasing the number of DUI arrests within the next sixty days by twenty percent. This is an outline operational plan detailing the steps that will be followed in effecting the chiefs plan. The first step will be to...

Organized crime has existed in the United States and other parts of the world for so many years. Organized crime has been a great bother to the security agencies for so many years due to the level of criminal activities these criminal gangs commit against the public. Organized crimes are criminal activities which are systematic and are carried out by experienced criminal gangs with the aim of making profit or gaining economically. Criminal gangs involved in such crimes may operate within a city,...

For a long time, criminologists, law enforcement officers and other stakeholders in the community have been preoccupied with the explanation of causes and sources of crime in society. This is especially organized crime. Many theories and explanations have been proposed to explain this phenomenon. One school of thought is of the view that organized crime and social disorganization are inextricably intertwined. According to Thabit, social disorganization can be conceptualized as the failure and...