Police Roles

Week 1 Discussion (75-150 words for each prompt)

Discussion Prompt #1 

Identify and describe at least three roles that police and law enforcement play in the prevention and the reduction of crime.

Discussion Prompt #2

Herbert L. Packer’s heuristic tool is comprised of two normative patterns: the crime control model and the due process model.  The crime control model emphasizes the repression of crime as the most important function of the criminal justice system, and the due process model values the freedom of individual citizens from unjust acts committed by the state.  In your opinion, should criminal justice swing toward the crime control model or the due process model?  Explain your answer.