of all sworn officers. Most of the females though only holding clerical positions. As of today‚ only about 13% of police officers are females‚ even with many progressive gender equality movements. Why is the number of women in this field not growing quicker? Are they being discriminated for their gender and choice of career? Is law enforcement just not an interesting field for females as male? The answer could be a variety of things. Many people believe having more female officers could be a potential
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Correspondingly‚ police officers need to be more trained and experienced when dealing with people with mental illness. Rossler and Terril (2017‚ p.190) explain “how officers lack the requisite experience or training to properly manage and deescalate encounters involving [people with mental illness]”. (Borum‚ 2000‚ Mulvey & White‚ 2014‚ Teplin‚ 1983 as cited in Rossler‚ Terril (2017‚ p.191) state how in some circumstances‚ officer encounters with people having mental illness can escalate and result
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Torrey Rendell Gibbs Why Do I want to become a police Officer? I want to become a police officer because I feel that it is the calling and purpose God has for my life. As a husband and father of a thirteen year old step daughter‚ a nine year old daughter‚ a five year old daughter‚ and an one year old son; it has come natural for me to be a protector. I take pride in knowing and hearing my family say the feel safe at night under my leadership. It is my duty that I make sure that everyone
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relationship between the police and the general public was very divided. The police were under major scrutiny for racism and brutality. The police force felt like they were taken for granted and the US people felt that the police were never around when they needed them. After 9-11 two things happened. The first thing to happen was that all American’s realized how vulnerable our country really was and the second thing that happened was that the people saw just how much they needed the police. It is very
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The personal challenge that I faced mainly dealt with my health. Ever since I was child‚ I was very sick physically. The doctor recommended that I not play or participate in any type of sports because of my poor health. This led to a lack of confidence in myself to perform my best. I have always thought that there was a barrier somewhere in my life‚ and I could not pass that barrier because if I did then my life would certainly be in ruins. I was told that no one could perform many tasks at once
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job of making drivers feel more relaxed. Since being promoted‚ most of my work consists of doing paperwork and making sure everyone else is doing what they are supposed to. Sometimes I miss being on the front lines. Growing up‚ I wanted to be a police officer because I felt my skills would be very useful in that position. Due to the dangers of the position‚ my wife had her worries and I just sort of drifted away from that. Sometimes I still think of what might have been. Would I have been
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than 1‚200 reports of Police brutality. Camera capturing the video from bystanders phones witnessing the misuse of force. It violates the Eighth Amendment which prohibits the federal government from making more than normal cruel and unusual punishment. Unreasonable force occurs when a law enforcement officer uses more force than required too‚ to make an arrest. Officers are train to stay calm in any sort of situation. I have developed a solution that can limit police officers misuse of power and can
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wanted to be a police officer. My mother tells me that I left the womb saying “Freeze‚ Police!” I’m sure that it was the lights and sirens on a police vehicle that infatuated me. Maybe it was because a police officer carried a gun and had the ability to run red lights. As I grew up‚ cops and robbers was always a favorite game and I was always the cop. As I grew older‚ I realized that a police officer was nothing like I thought. I started to understand the role of the police. Not as a symbol
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military police officer is to protect the lives and property on Army territory by enforcing military laws and regulations‚ control traffic‚ prevent crime and respond to all emergencies. There is a lot that goes into becoming an MP. There is school and special training thats involved. Another aspect is the crucial distinction between a civilian police officer and a military police officer. There is also many job benefits that also include life after the military. A military police officer is responsible
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Police pinned down Alton Sterling to the ground when he was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in Louisiana on Tuesday after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller on 911 about Sterling pointing his gun at someone. As Sterling lay immobile‚ the police shot him several times. In the video released on Youtube‚ one of the police officers is seen yelling‚ "He’s got a gun!" After a few seconds‚ Sterling is shot by the cops. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely
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