The “Thin Blue Line”

The “Thin Blue Line”

The “Thin Blue Line” was developed very early in policing and still exists today, however, not to the extent it did in the early days of policing.

Please respond to all of the following prompts :

In Chapter 1 of your text, the “thin blue line” is covered and refers back to the late 1920’s and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

• What is the “thin blue line?”
• Does the “thin blue line” still exist today, and if so, what are your thoughts on the thin blue line?

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The Thin Blue Line is an informal term that is used to describe the police forces. The word blue mainly refers to the police uniform and also refers to the police forces as well. However, there are three major meanings of blue thin line. Blue thin line represents the thin line police officers walk everyday between life and death. For the last 30 years or so,…………….

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