I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice System

Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by ewoodrich on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @05:59PM (#6924600)

Not to put words in tptacek's mouth, but I believe that assertion was related to his subsequent point about the recent trend of officers moving from "the beat" to patrol cars where they primarily respond to crimes. In the past, it was far more common for the bulk of the police force to spend time patrolling on foot and interacting with law abiding citizens and criminals alike.

Whereas now, except for certain exceptions such as in more "progressive" police forces or in downtown urban areas, most cops are somewhat detached from the public, except when responding to a crime.

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Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by krakensden on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @11:36PM (#6925931)

> the recent trend of officers moving from "the beat" to patrol cars ...

Isn't this a 30 year old complaint, at least?

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Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by vellum on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @03:10AM (#6926413)

The LAPD started doing this in the 50s-60s, under Bill Parker.

Parker's experience with the larger by per capita force of his early career led him to estimate that fewer but more professional officers would mean less corruption. Additionally, the strategy of changing the beat posture to one of mobility led to change from foot patrols to one which favored police cars. Not incidentally, this also furthered Parker's belief that isolating his officers from the streets would reduce opportunities for corruption.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Parker_(police_offic...

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Re:I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice ... by ewoodrich on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @02:32AM (#6926323)

True enough. Recent defined as <35 years. Which in US historical terms, is still not so long.

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