Policing of America: Compare & Contract of Eras of Policing

Policing of America
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Introduction
This composition includes the three eras of policing and their basic differences. It discusses the important training and skills which is needed to adapt to the great police officers. The main focus will be on community policing principals and their importance in law enforcement. Difference between traditional and community policing has been also discussed. The light has been thrown on the four basic stages of SARA and the importance of each one. This writing ends with five top qualities of detective and undercover officers.
Compare & Contract of Eras of Policing
American Policing history consists of three basic eras of policing which are Political Era, Reform Era and Community Era. All have their own specification and particular aspects regarding police. Reformation has been kept on to shape the policing as it is presently.
Political Era
The time between the 1800’s to the 1920’s is referred to as Political Era of Policing. In this era, the capabilities and functions of police were ruled by local politicians. The mission of police was the same as the mission of politic and its importance figures (Muir, 2015). There was an extreme absence of civil system at this time. Recruitments and firings have been acted by the will of politicians. There were no official training and policemen were sent to the petrol with quite a little instructions beyond rulebook. Police watched the crimes which were only used to keep concern by politicians (Community Policing, 2018). The police were nothing, just a mean of earning and getting voters. Job merit was demolished to a great extent. For example, “in order to secure a position as a patrol officer in New York City, the going rate was $300, while officers in San Francisco were required to pay $400.54 In regard to promoted positions, the going rate in New York City for a sergeant’s position was $1,600, and it was $12,000 to $15,000 for a position as captain” (Muir, 2015). After getting the job, police officers were demanded to give out a portion from their salaries to support a particular ruling party.
Reform Era
Between the 1920’s and 1970s, this era brings plenty of reformation in policing of America. This is why it is called the Reform Era of Policing (Tello, 2015). Many positive changings come to the board during this era as compared to political era. Politics has been made incapable to interfere in the police matters. Recruitments and firing were accomplished by the newly implemented civil system. Police had stopped to represent politics and started to be seen as law enforcement. Plenty of new training methods, concepts and procedures have been introduced. Police foot posts got changed into petrol cars (e-Roll Call Magazine, 2016). The example of the brilliance of this era can be O.W Wilson as “his is the greatest contribution to American policing lies within police administration. Specifically, his vision involved the centralization of police agencies; this includes both organizational structure and management of personnel” (Tello, 2015). However, this era is related to the distant police officers with their communities...