1. The context “When any sworn police officer violates the law or behaves in ways that discredit his or her position‚ this is police misconduct” (Champion). Officers withhold the power to use force when stopping a criminal. But the world seems to have all different ideas on what level of force the law may use to stop a criminal or get a confession out. The media has‚ in the past year or so‚ seen fit to broadcast the police officers who have expressed what they believe is misconduct. What the world
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Law Enforcements Cross The Line “It begins with a relatively minor incident: A traffic stop. A burglary. A disturbance. Police arrive and tensions escalate. It ends with an unarmed black man shot dead” (Somashekhar). Already a total of‚”896 people shot dead by police this year” ("Investigation: Police shootings"). The 31 of which were of a weapon unknown‚ which means‚”could not determine whether a person was armed because of conflicting accounts from witnesses or a lack of information‚” (Somashekhar)
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FOUNDATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (AXIA) Christine Levesque 10/14/2011 • What is the role of police in society? What would happen if the role of the police were lessened as it applies to the theory and practice of community policing? The role of the police is to protect the community. Policing is depicted as a way of crime control‚Policing refers to organized forms of order maintenance‚ peace keeping‚ rule or law enforcement‚ crime
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officers are the agents of enforcing the law‚ and the police play a very significant role in promoting peace. There are policies that guide how the police maintain law and order and which describe the growing series of actions that an officer can take when resolving a situation. These policies recognize the rights of the people‚ and that the police have the instruction to respect them even when enforcing law and order. Despite that the police have authority over the common person‚ they do not have
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States has been victims of police brutality‚ being accused of committing a crime you did not do just because of how you look. Or‚ being treated differently just because of where you are from. Regardless of how you look‚ Police Officers are there to help people‚ not hurt them. This is affecting many people in the United States‚ many have been victims or has a relative that experienced this. Police Brutality is using excessive or unnecessary force when dealing with civilians. Police brutality can be illustrated
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POLICE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE POLICE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Justice begotten at a cost is justice lost. The fact is lost sight of by the present administration of justice. Justice is a natural right. It is the sine qua non andraison d’etre of social grouping. Justice in a social environment have to be as natural as sleep or oxygen to a living being. Free and fair justice is the leges legum of human rights. The proficiency of justice administration has to be assayed
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Work equals home: Police confined by residency requirements Introduction to Law Enforcement Professor Joseph Alkus Bethanie Sessoms April 11th‚ 2013 Introduction As a particular saying goes‚ “Home is where the heart is.” This statement rings true to many individuals who view home as an escape from the outside world‚ an abode‚ a place of relaxation and comfort. For police officers‚ they too hold a similar notion‚ viewpoint of home. Yet for some‚ officers are restricted to where exactly
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There have been ongoing debates about the guidelines for police officers when conducting discretionary searches. One police department that has been in the headlines for its practices of discretionary searches have been the New York City’s Police Department. New York City’s Stop and frisk policy allowed police officers to stop and search an individual on the street at their discretion based on suspicion of criminal activity. One of the most highly publicized cases of NYPD’s stop and frisk tactic
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Police Brutality or Legitimate Police Force? In the “Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement‚” retired police officer and law enforcement author Vincent Henry defines the term police brutality as the “excessive‚ illegitimate‚ and/or illegal use of force by a police officer or a group of police officers upon one or more civilians.” Henry explains how police brutality is a complex issue in today’s society‚ and in order to understand it‚ one must be able to differentiate legitimate and illegitimate use of
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road and a police officer pulls up right behind them. Not many of them would say that they feel safe or comfortable with the presence of an officer. They are also very confused why they were just pulled over. This happens way to often in the United States and the group of friends are not alone. Shockingly‚ The United states department of Justice states that officers fail to articulate sufficient justification nearly 75% of stops. We can attribute this one example to something called Police Accountability
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