The criminal justice system, how does it work?
Answer each question minimum of 160 words each. PLEASE USE PROVIDED MATERIAL (PDF book) along with another source of your choice. No exceptions!! Remember to use in-text citations and cite in APA style.
Here is the reference for the PDF: Bohm, R. M., & Haley, K. N. (2012). Introduction to criminal justice (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
1.) List and explain the meaning of the twelve standards of policing proposed by Robert Peel. Explain why each of these standards is still important today.
2.) Review the Law Enforcement Officer Code of Ethics in Figure 6.1 on page 200. In your opinion, which three Canons are the most important and why?
3.) Explain the main components of community policing. Identify the four steps in a community policing approach to problem-solving and give an example of each.
4.) List and describe some of the ways to control and reduce police corruption.
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- Robert Peel’s Standards of Policing
Roberts’s principles of policing were invented to reduce the high crime rate in London which was as a result of the industrial revolution in the 19th century. These principles remain to be relevant in the present days throughout the world (Bohm &Haley, 2012). The twelve standards of policing are explained below.
- The police should be organized along military lines to ensure stability and efficiency discharge of duties and responsibilities.
- The police must be under governmental control. In present days, this reduces the possibilities of police being misused for personal or political gains.
- The absence of crime will prove the efficiency of the police force…
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