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The Law Enforcement Profession

The Law Enforcement Profession

Abstract

In order to understand comptemporary law enforcemment, we should
recognize the conditions that impact our profession. It is agreed upon by many
scholars that major changes in law enforcement occur every five years. Policing
is sometimes characterize"... like a sandbar in a river, subject to being
changed continuously by the currents in which it is immersed..." (Swanson,
Territo and Taylor, p. 2). However, in recent years some major changes have
occurred in a shorter time period.

Innovations in law enforcement

During the past two decades, I have observed major changes in the
viewpoint of society towards police officer's as the symbol of trust and dignity,
the technological advances of communication and information systems in law
enforcement, and the revision of selection and hiring practices for police
officers. Organizational change occurs both as a result of internal......

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Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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