The book, Blue Bloods is written by Melissa De La Cruz. As a reader, I would rate this book four stars. The title and summary of the book can catch curiosity of the reader. How the Author describes everything in each word and putting it in detail is perfect. There were some confusion since each chapter takes a different person’s life form, but other than that it was a great book.…
In the police force in the Ferguson area, there were “allegations involving use of force that raised questions” (50). Police officers rarely stay in the same department over their career. Therefore, there is almost no familiarity between the officers, and the community they are serving in. Most of the revenue of…
Officers are also human beings and as a human being, ensuring your own safety and survival is arguably the most powerful biological imperative besides that of procreation. Therefore, it is understandable for police officers who were involved in a traumatic event to seek assistance in rationalizing and articulating what occurred. Unfortunately, doing so can and has been interpreted as nefarious and trifling, as if the officer seeking advice after a shooting for example, has something to hide and is attempting to do so. Protecting oneself from liability is what Special Investigations Units assume the officer is trying to do, when he/she seeks legal advice before submitting completed notes or being subjected to questioning. Officers should be as honest and forthright as possible during the completion of their notes (which should be written shortly after the event in question) and cooperate with investigators, because they are seeking to protect the officer, appease those harmed and unearth the complete and unadulterated truth.…
I strongly disagree with you. As a police officer you have specialized training that an average citizen does not have, so therefore I feel that you are obligated to help. I believe that an off-duty officer will more likely than not have his gun and possibly his badge on him. I understand that you work from 8-4:30 and you feel no obligation to do your job after you are off the clock. However, your work is administrative work, Is anyones life in danger if you refuse to help after you are off the clock? Did you take an oath to protect public citizens? If the officer lets a criminal of that magnitude get away, what is his mind frame about crime? If he can sleep at night knowing he could've saved someones life and chose not to for…
The study showed that officers are likely to develop preconceptions and can have a negative influence on the relationship between civilian and officer. Albert Kopak, (2014) during the quantitative analyses, found that the more bothered police felt by being video recorded, the more likely they were to side with officers who were recorded in the line of duty. Police often have a negative perception of civilians who video record them. However the 1st and 4th amendment protects the public's right to make recordings of officers in line of duty. This article lays down a foundation to access and review this concept for a more in-depth research study on the underlying issue of the controversy of civilian video recording during the officers' line of…
The ethical or unethical use of force is determined by the community, society, or a judge and jury. Police officers that misuse their authority never seem to consider that nowadays the citizens in American society frequently utilize their electrical devices to record the unnecessary deadly force by police officers on minorities. Such misuse of authority against minorities seems to bringabout unconstructive results and grave concerns about the police officers that misuse their authority, and how it strongly appears that they are not held accountable for the unwarranted fatalshootings of minority individuals. The cause and effects of such unwarranted shooting appears toof had a negative impact on…
A police officer is trained and groomed to deal with any situation they come across on the street. They are experts when it comes to keeping the public safe and enforcing the law. However, when some of the issues they come across collide with their personal feelings, no amount of training or preparation can always show you how to react to such events.…
Ethical issues in policing reach back to the early ages of law enforcement. The profession of policing plays a vital role in the rationale and motivation of how officers conduct themselves while on and off duty. This is a primary focus point of the society in which they work, due to the society’s level of trust and confidence in the officers to act accordingly and responsibly without any negative person vengeances or vendetta. As a result of the numerous negative encounters of officers interacting with the public, which has been mainstreamed by the media, there is a heightened sense of entitlement and false responsibility of citizens to report to higher authorities or the media when they do not get whatever it is that they want or receive the…
One of the most difficult decisions a law enforcement officer may have to make is the decision to use deadly force. Our society places a high value on human life and no matter the circumstance; the taking of a human life is frowned upon. Today’s law enforcement officer has been placed under a microscope and every action, word, comment and expression is scrutinized by the public and the media. When the situation dictates the taking of a human life by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty even more emphasis and examination falls upon the officer and the department. Fortunately, because of advancements in technology and training, today’s officer is better trained and afforded a variety of less lethal options when confronted with a use of deadly force situation. Recent events and court decisions has caused departments to…
Police and the public may have a different outlook of hard-core criminals becoming victims of violence. The police have to remove their bias ways to solve the victim case (Karmen, 2013). The police has to follow what is ethical correct. They must think on a level head. On the other hand, the police have a duty to serve and protect the community.…
Police in society have the role of maintaining order and safety by enforcing policies and laws. These roles provide a special authoritative power over the general population that can sometimes be misused. Unjustified loss of civilian life and other forms of assault by police officers can be explained by the following reasons: a fear of harm that causes knee-jerk negative fight or flight reactions, an invalid fear based on racism, and a lack of proper de-escalation training. All three of these causes have led to past and present cases of police officers overusing their power despite the lack of harm to the officers or public. Political cartoons, statistics, news articles, and real live footage of police officers…
We all know as a police officer their job is protect us citizens while trying to detect and fight crime. Because that is their job we trust them to always do the right thing and do right by the law. Unfortunately that doesn’t always happen. There are hundreds of cases all around the world about police officers harming and even killing completely innocent people leaving hundreds of families with broken hearts and no answers to why an innocent life was taken daily. This is known as police brutality. Because this is starting to happen very often people now look at police and no longer get that sense of protection, but instead we now fear the police. Police officers are now looked at as the monsters of our society.…
Ethical standards based on Constitutional principles are absolute because police officers take this oath to uphold them. The police in the United States are entrusted with enormous power. With such power and immediate capability to deprive a citizen of their liberties, law enforcement officials must adhere to the strictest of ethical standards in carrying out their duties. On a daily basis, police officers must overcome ethical dilemmas while performing the essential duties of the job. It is the duty of the professionals in law enforcement to continuously improve police ethics training. This paper will examine some current issues in policing, in which ethical decision making have become a pattern.…
In recent years, police actions, particularly police abuse towards people, has come into a wide view of the public, and have been ones critical eye for years now. Society brings into question whether people should be more concerned about protecting themselves from criminals or more so law enforcement. Over time, there has been much attention being brought upon police brutality along with extensive evidence showing there needs to be a watchful eye out for those whose duties are to protect and serve. Moreover, when referring to police brutality it means to use an excessive amount of force towards a civilian. Indeed, police officers are authorized to express reasonable force in such form if necessary, however, in order for police to meet their expectations by following protocol doesn’t mean that excessive force has to…
My first interviewee officers jack Davidson, patrolman from Somers point police department. When interviewing Patrolman Davidson, I found the following to be his impressions of the police force in general. Officer Davidson spoke of why ethics and character are important in the field of law enforcement. His response was that ethics and character go hand in hand. In law enforcement it seems that there are so many reasons to do the right thing. The reasons began with public opinion and also should include their influence on the youth who will be growing up to be citizens of the city, state, or country. If a police officer does not behave with good character he is not a good example, and may, in fact, become a bad example for a child to believe is acceptable. To uphold the law, one must be able to look above all the things that could influence them to behave poorly. If an officer allows someone to change their outlook in a negative way, whether it is a criminal, a family member, or even another police officer, then they are not displaying good character. Ethics are as important, if not more important, than character. One can display an incredible character, but when it comes time to follow the rules of ethics, the temptations of simple favors by the law-abiding citizens of the community can sway an officer’s choices, and can cause them to make a poor choice. Even the slightest favor from someone can lead to a dangerous future occurrence. If a citizen provides freebies for a police officer, then the officer is expected to provide special favors for the citizen. This can be expected in forms of protection, additional police presence, or even something disreputable like fixing a ticket, or letting them off with a warning instead of a ticket. Most people do not give things without expecting something in return. When Officer Davidson was asked if he felt that police officers…