Police in America - WSU Vancouver Directory
Police in America - WSU Vancouver Directory
Police in America - WSU Vancouver Directory
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The <strong>Police</strong> Role<br />
• Order Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
– <strong>Police</strong> <strong>in</strong>tervention <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>cidents that do not<br />
<strong>in</strong>volve actual crim<strong>in</strong>al activity but often entail<br />
“<strong>in</strong>terpersonal conflict” or “public nuisance”<br />
– Some people view the police as crime fighters<br />
and th<strong>in</strong>k non-crime calls are unimportant<br />
– Many police officers adopt this view and regard<br />
order ma<strong>in</strong>tenance calls as a waste of time<br />
– Order ma<strong>in</strong>tenance is at least as important as<br />
crime fight<strong>in</strong>g, if not more important
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