CJS 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Slippery Slope
6 Oct 2020
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Federal oversight of police department after investigating widespread. Must have sustained patterns and practices of misconduct to implement. When corruption is severe, independent investigations can be requested. Bringing in outside investigators can ensure integrity, but present challenges in getting officers to cooperate. Prosecutors must actively pursue prosecution of officers engaged in illegal misconduct. Failure to prosecute can result in a loss of trust in the police by the community and enable future criminal behavior. Police are generally distrustful of civilian oversight of police, but they can ensure within the police departments. Civilian oversight is consistent with the principles of democratic policing and policing by consent . Ensure that police operations are in-line with the desires of the. Kansas city preventive patrol experiment (deterrent effects) People involved in investigations: patrol officer, crime scene technician, forensics experts, detectives. Complicated role of communications relatedly, profiling by proxy. Aspects of police organizations: police and procedure, chain of command, formal communication.
