US POLICE SET UP - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T09:58:06Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:145166?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A145294&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJim: Lol! I answered your pos…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-11:537324:Comment:1456032008-06-11T14:37:32.105ZK.R. Lewishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KRLewis
Jim: Lol! I answered your post before checking out any of the previous responses you received, and see that you've already gotten several excellent answers to your question...many of which directly parallell my own. It's geat to see that we have such a knowledgable bunch of folks here on CrimeSpace! My offer still stands. Email me with your questions about American law enforcement, or just post them here on the Forum, and I will be happy to try and answer them for you. I don't know…
Jim: Lol! I answered your post before checking out any of the previous responses you received, and see that you've already gotten several excellent answers to your question...many of which directly parallell my own. It's geat to see that we have such a knowledgable bunch of folks here on CrimeSpace! My offer still stands. Email me with your questions about American law enforcement, or just post them here on the Forum, and I will be happy to try and answer them for you. I don't know <i>everything</i> about the subject, but after twenty eight years as a police officer, and the last eighteen as a chief, I do happen to know a thing or two about a thing or two. Hi Jim:
I am a police chief…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-11:537324:Comment:1455942008-06-11T13:46:53.229ZK.R. Lewishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KRLewis
Hi Jim:<br />
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I am a police chief and we are never elected. We are "appointed," i.e. hired by a mayor or a city council...the governing body of a town or city. There really is no "standardization" per se in American law enforcement because there are thousands of different jurisdictions enforcing state and local as well as federal law. County Sherrif's are always elected by popular vote of the people they serve in a county, and a little known fact about sheriffs and sheriff departments is that in…
Hi Jim:<br />
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I am a police chief and we are never elected. We are "appointed," i.e. hired by a mayor or a city council...the governing body of a town or city. There really is no "standardization" per se in American law enforcement because there are thousands of different jurisdictions enforcing state and local as well as federal law. County Sherrif's are always elected by popular vote of the people they serve in a county, and a little known fact about sheriffs and sheriff departments is that in most places, by law, their only mandated duties are to maintain a jail, and serve legal papers...NOT to patrol the county, enforce laws, and investigate crimes! But of course they do patrol the counties and enforcing criminal law and investigating crimes makes up the major portion of their duties. I would be happy to answer any specific questions you may have about U.S. law enforcement...just ask. You might also contact Lee Lofland, another CrimeSpace member, who is an ex-cop and author and I'm sure there are other C.S. members who would be willing to help you as well. Thanks to everyone who replie…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-10:537324:Comment:1454482008-06-10T07:46:31.388ZJim Graciehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JimGracie
Thanks to everyone who replied to my query. What a great bunch you all are on this website. The replies certainly cleared things up for me. I should have known if there was a book available, Lee would have written it. I'll get hold of a copy.
Thanks to everyone who replied to my query. What a great bunch you all are on this website. The replies certainly cleared things up for me. I should have known if there was a book available, Lee would have written it. I'll get hold of a copy. Thank you very much. I'll hav…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-09:537324:Comment:1452942008-06-09T01:51:11.208ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
Thank you very much. I'll have to hunt around and see if I can find it.
Thank you very much. I'll have to hunt around and see if I can find it. The reason American procedure…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-09:537324:Comment:1452922008-06-09T01:25:25.329ZElizabeth Zelvinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lizzelvin
The reason American procedures are so confusing to those outside the US--whether the issue is police procedure or mental health, the other subject on which I've seen a lot of non-Americans puzzled by the multiplicity of laws, rules, and regulations--is that one of our most jealously guarded traditions is "states' rights." The tenth amendment to the Constitution (and last item in our Bill of Rights) states: “ The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it…
The reason American procedures are so confusing to those outside the US--whether the issue is police procedure or mental health, the other subject on which I've seen a lot of non-Americans puzzled by the multiplicity of laws, rules, and regulations--is that one of our most jealously guarded traditions is "states' rights." The tenth amendment to the Constitution (and last item in our Bill of Rights) states: “ The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people. ” And that explains why so much happens differently in every state and local jurisdiction. Liz Hi there Pepper.
The book fo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-08:537324:Comment:1451962008-06-08T15:18:03.381ZJim Graciehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JimGracie
Hi there Pepper.<br />
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The book for you is <i>A Writer's Guide to Police Organisation and Crime Investigation and Detection</i> by D.J. Cole. It's published by Robert Hale of London<br />
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ISBN 0 7090 59221 1
Hi there Pepper.<br />
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The book for you is <i>A Writer's Guide to Police Organisation and Crime Investigation and Detection</i> by D.J. Cole. It's published by Robert Hale of London<br />
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ISBN 0 7090 59221 1 I might ask the reverse, if t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-08:537324:Comment:1451942008-06-08T15:03:15.170ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
I might ask the reverse, if there's a good book that explains the police system in the UK.
I might ask the reverse, if there's a good book that explains the police system in the UK. Police Procedure and Investig…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-06-08:537324:Comment:1451722008-06-08T13:32:23.100ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
<i>Police Procedure and Investigation</i> by Lee Lofland is a good one for that. It's part of the Writer's Digest Howdunit guides for writers.
<i>Police Procedure and Investigation</i> by Lee Lofland is a good one for that. It's part of the Writer's Digest Howdunit guides for writers.