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Legal Issues in Policing (From Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the Twenty-First Century, P 96-115, 1996, Roslyn Muraskin and Albert R. Roberts, eds. - see NCJ-158451)

NCJ Number
158459
Author(s)
R J Meadows
Date Published
1996
Length
20 pages
Annotation
The article discusses some of the trends in policing that will require officers in the 21st Century to be more sensitive to their crime prevention role and more responsive to functions associated with community service.
Abstract
Three approaches toward meeting future community policing needs include collaboration between justice agencies in addressing specific crime problems and targeting serious repeat offenders; the increasing use of private police and security officers to assist in crime control efforts; and the utilization of police reserves and cadet programs stressing higher education. Some of the legal issues related to policing that are discussed here include domestic violence calls, civil liability in policing, and limits placed upon police by the exclusionary rule. 48 references

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