EDITION
Police Officer Appearance Traditionally white young males, diversified in the 60s.
High school diploma is needed to become a police
Education Requirement
officer.
American police departments aim for minority
Efforts for recruitment due to staffing shortage and to
Diversity enhance policing.
A fraternal code where officers avoid testifying
against colleagues or a literal curtain for
Blue Curtain confidential discussions.
Supportiveness, teamwork, perseverance, empathy,
Police Subculture Beliefs
and caring are core beliefs.
Crime fighter, social agent, law enforcer,
Police Styles
watcher are the four types.
Targeting individuals based on race during
Racial Profiling
police stops, more common with minorities.
Force is often used in domestic violence and
Police Use of Force
disturbances situations.
Strip searches and visual body cavity searches
Legal Searches
can be conducted without violating the 4th
amendment.
Arrests without a warrant are legal if probable
Legal Arrests
cause or exigent circumstances are present.