POLICING IN AMERICA: EXAM 1 STUDY
GUIDE
Whatm2mthingsmshapemAmericanmPolicing?m-mSocietymandmGovernment
Arempoliceminformal,mormformalmsocialmcontrol?m-mFormalmSocialmControl
Federalismmis?m-
mAmformmofmpoliticalmorganizationmthatmdistributesmauthoritymandmpowermamongmlevelsmofmg
overnment.
Whatmaremthem4mtypesmofmLaw?m-
mSubstantivemlaw,mproceduralmlaw,mcivilmlaw,mandmcasemlaw.
SubstantivemLawm-
mRefersmtomcriminalmstatutesmthatmdefinemwhichmbehaviorsmaremacceptablemandmwhichmbeh
aviorsmaremunacceptableminmourmsociety.
ProceduralmLawm-
mRefersmtomlawsmthatmprescribemhowmpolicemofficersmapplymsubstantivemlaws.
CivilmLawm-
mRegulatesmsocialminteractionsmarisingmfrommprivate,mcommercial,mormcontractualmrelations
.
CasemLawm-mRefersmtomthemwrittenmopinionsmofmthemcourts.
Whomaremthemgatekeepersmofmthemcriminalmjusticemsystem?m-mPolice
Howmdomthemmajoritymofmcitizensmviewmpolice?m-
mHavemampositivemviewmofmthempolicemandmsupportmthem,mthismsupportmismnotmuniform macros
smallmsegmentsmofmsocietymandminmallmsocialmsettings.
Whatmdompolicemspendmmajoritymofmtheirmtimemdoing?m-
mEstablishingmorder,mprovidingmpublicmservice,mandmperformingmroutinemfunctionsmmakemup
mthembulkmofmpolicemactivities/mnotmcrimemfighting.
Whatmaremthem3mstylesmofmpolicingmaccordingmtomWilson?m-
mWatchman,mlegalistic,mandmservice.
GUIDE
Whatm2mthingsmshapemAmericanmPolicing?m-mSocietymandmGovernment
Arempoliceminformal,mormformalmsocialmcontrol?m-mFormalmSocialmControl
Federalismmis?m-
mAmformmofmpoliticalmorganizationmthatmdistributesmauthoritymandmpowermamongmlevelsmofmg
overnment.
Whatmaremthem4mtypesmofmLaw?m-
mSubstantivemlaw,mproceduralmlaw,mcivilmlaw,mandmcasemlaw.
SubstantivemLawm-
mRefersmtomcriminalmstatutesmthatmdefinemwhichmbehaviorsmaremacceptablemandmwhichmbeh
aviorsmaremunacceptableminmourmsociety.
ProceduralmLawm-
mRefersmtomlawsmthatmprescribemhowmpolicemofficersmapplymsubstantivemlaws.
CivilmLawm-
mRegulatesmsocialminteractionsmarisingmfrommprivate,mcommercial,mormcontractualmrelations
.
CasemLawm-mRefersmtomthemwrittenmopinionsmofmthemcourts.
Whomaremthemgatekeepersmofmthemcriminalmjusticemsystem?m-mPolice
Howmdomthemmajoritymofmcitizensmviewmpolice?m-
mHavemampositivemviewmofmthempolicemandmsupportmthem,mthismsupportmismnotmuniform macros
smallmsegmentsmofmsocietymandminmallmsocialmsettings.
Whatmdompolicemspendmmajoritymofmtheirmtimemdoing?m-
mEstablishingmorder,mprovidingmpublicmservice,mandmperformingmroutinemfunctionsmmakemup
mthembulkmofmpolicemactivities/mnotmcrimemfighting.
Whatmaremthem3mstylesmofmpolicingmaccordingmtomWilson?m-
mWatchman,mlegalistic,mandmservice.