SOC 170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Broken Windows Theory, Community Policing, Trace Evidence
10 Oct 2016
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Bureaucracy- a hierarchically structured administrative organization that carries out specific functions. Delegation of authority- the principles of command on which most police departments are based, in which personnel take orders from and are responsible to those in positions of power directly above them. Chain of command: chief of police, deputy chief, assistant chief, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, patrol officers and detectives. Pds organized according to the following: the size of its jurisdiction, the types of crimes it must deal with, and the demographics of the population it must police. In metropolitan areas police responsibilities are divided into beats or precincts. A precinct is also known as a beat or a station. Departments split 24 hour days into three 8-hour shifts called tours or platoons: 12am-8am, 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am. The main goal of any police department is the most efficient organization of its field services (a. k. a. line services or operations) which include things such as patrol activities, investigations, and special operations.
