Chapter 9

Chapter 9- Issues in Law Enforcement and Police Behavior
1. Racial Profiling- where the police are accused of stopping and searching minorities for minor violations more than whites.
*after the 9/11 (September 11 attacks), the United States security became more strict because now, everyone is being watched
*Three styles of policing have been identified that characterize different approaches to the management of police discretion:
2. Watchman style- emphasizes the maintenance of order; Police may use both formal methods (arrest) and informal methods (warnings or threats) to maintain order
3. Legalistic style- focuses more strictly on law violations than on the maintenance of order
4. Service style- approaches law enforcement from a broad problem-solving perspective
5. Police stress- emotional pressure produced by the nature of police work; such as public apathy, exposure to criminals and injury to fellow officers
6. Anomie- no rules or control; 95% of problems come from not following procedures
7. Authoritarianism- tendency to favor blind obedience to authority; " you should listen t me, because I tell you to"
8. Selective enforcement- police cannot enforce every single law
9. Malfeasance- doing bad acts or illegal acts
10. Misfeasance- not doing the job properly