What are the intentions and outcomes of law enforcement institutions?

Social Psychology (10th Edition)
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What are the intentions and outcomes of law enforcement institutions?

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Introduction

Individuals and departments responsible for enforcing laws and ensuring public order and safety are referred to as law enforcement. The prevention, identification, and prosecution of crime, as well as the arrest and detention of people accused of breaking the law, are all part of law enforcement.

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  1. Intentions of law enforcement institutions

    It refers to a collective decision taken by agencies to use responses in a programmatic way to prevent crime; rather, it refers to everyday decisions made by law enforcement institutions to be proactive in specific circumstances. Proactive strategies are now widely used in the world. They are a set of ideas that have spread through the environment, rather than individual programs used by a limited number of agencies.
  2.  Outcomes of law enforcement institutions
  • The impact of different forms of policing on crime.
  • Whether they are used discriminatorily.
  • Whether they are used legally; and
  • Community reaction
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