This essay seeks to interrogate the assertion that ‘deviance like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder’‚ the construction of crime and deviance being the basis of the argument. The aforementioned assertion means that deviance is relative‚ vis-à-vis what some people consider normal others consider deviant and vice versa. According to Schaefer(2010) deviant behavior that violates social norms. Henslin (1998) explicitly defines deviance as all violations of social rules regardless of their seriousness
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How Necessary are Body Cameras to Police Officers? Body cameras will catch all misconduct‚ either from a civilian or a police officer on camera and will be used in an investigation if need be. Police departments got the idea to use body cameras because of the recent complaining of civilians over‚ said to be police misconduct. When police officers wear their body cameras‚ police misconduct decreases due to the fact that they will have video proof of the encounter and will be prosecuted if that is
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Do police officers really need body cameras? In what ways could it help solve a criminal case. If they should have body cameras would it be necessary for all officers to have them? If they had body cameras they would be able to prove people wrong if the others were lying about what the police officer did. People do not believe the police anymore. In an article By: Jay Stanley for the American Liberties Union says “white officers kill more black people than white.” So they immediately think it
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Police officers views openly gay and lesbian individuals as extremist militant types because of the following reasons: Social learning - Police officers grew up in an environment whereby gays and lesbian were view by the society as extremist militant types and therefore they grew up with that perception in mind and when the join police‚ they still have the same perception which lacks basis. Labeling - This has been as a result whereby the police officers just label them that way and this behavior
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Do you think police officers should be required to use body camera? Yes or No? Now a days police officers are going crazy. They are killing to many innocent people. Police officers are supposed to be here for use to help us to save. There not supposed to be a threat to us. Police are supposed to the good guys who saves people from bad guys seems like everyone has gone bad now a days. Police Officers should be required use body
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to not indict the police officer involved in that shooting‚ protests erupted across the country and community leaders called for all police officers to be equipped with body cameras.” There has been many incidents with people police officers killing young people for no reason for no reason. In most cases officers say it was an act of protect because the suspect was going to “hurt them” so they acted first. Nobody really knows what really happened besides the suspect and officer‚ so why not know the
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Police officer powers under PACE 1984 First contact with justice For most people‚ the first contact they have in a legal problem will involve the police. The police have the responsibility of investigating matters‚ search for evidence such as witness statements or forensic evidence that will support a case if it should go to court‚ as well recommending to the CPS whether or not a case should go to court. The main law that governs the powers that the police have is the Police and criminal evidence
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In the case of whether police officers should be required to use body cameras‚ I believe that it is absolutely nessecary. There many cases in the United States of police officers abusing their power and using exccesive force on civilians. If these cameras are going to help reduce the mount of uneeded violence‚ then this device is truly needed. This essay will cover topics that will support my claim and help voice my opinons on this specific matter. Apparently‚ body cameras are being
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get body cameras for when the police are on duty. Police officers should wear body cameras‚ when they’re on duty. They need body cameras because it will be less drama with the public‚ and will have proof about the truth. ___________________________________________ Having the police wear the body cameras will improve their behavior with the public and the police officers. Equipping police with body cameras may be an effective way to improve the behavior of officers and the public with which they
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“ Police Body Cameras ( dash cams ) have been in use by soe law enforcement agencies since the mid-1990s”. Many people debate whether or whether not police officers should be wearing body cameras. Police officers should be wearing body cameras . Police officers should wear body cameras because for one they are able to see exactly what happened‚the videos provides lessons‚ and the video can help protect the victim. To begin with‚ they are able to see exactly what happened . In the text it states
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