Question

A style of policing that emphasizes centralized police organizations, increased use of technology, and a limitation of police discretion through regulations and guidelines was known as the:________?

Answer 1

Answer:

Professionalism or Professional Model

Explanation:

Professionalism is a policing style which came around 1929 when President Herbert Hoover set up the National Commission on Law Enforcement to review the Criminal Justice System in America.

The Commission headed by George Wickersham at the time, focused on two critical aspects of the system: Corrupting influence of politics and police brutality. The reformation that was introduced to combat these issues emphasized centralized police organisation, use of technology among others was called Professionalism or the Professional Model.