and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse. Police corruption has been a problem in American society since the early days of policing. An ancient natural tendency of human beings is to attempt to placate or win over those in positions of authority over them. This tendency is complicated in today’s materialistic society by greed and by the personal and financial benefit to be derived from evading law. The temptations toward illegality offered to police range from free
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Police in America Amy Quinn CJA 214 February 2013 Professor Kehoe Police in America According to our text‚ Robert Peel is the “father of modern policing” (Walker & Katz ‚2011). Robert Peel was an English political leader whom saw the need to improve and structure law enforcement. (Walker & Katz‚ 2011) He devoted his time to seeking solutions to his countries ever growing social problems. Peel helped create the first police force‚ “The London Metropolitan Police in 1829” (Walker
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Introduction Developing country means the countries compared with the developed countries have lower degree of development of the economic and social aspects. Developing countries have a vast territory‚ large population‚ vast market and rich natural resources. There are many strategic places‚ in terms of economic‚ trade‚ or from the military‚ occupied an important strategic position. China is the largest developing country. Developed country Refers to a higher level of economic development‚ the technology
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– Bangladesh for her encouragement. Finally we are very grateful to our parents for all the care and support they provided us all this time. The Authors Abstract In this project‚ the idea of wireless power transfer has been developed. In the early 20th century before the electrical wire grid Nikola Tesla shows much of his work on wireless power transmission. As revolution is taking place‚ and technology is getting more and more‚ the idea of power transmission is also changing
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In recent years‚ police actions‚ particularly police abuse‚ has come into view of a wide‚ public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals‚ it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. This paper will discuss the types of police abuse prevalent today‚ including the use of firearms and receipt of private information. I will also discuss what and how citizens’ rights are taken advantage of
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Police corruption is a complex issue. Police corruption or the abuse of authority by a police officer‚ acting officially to fulfill personal needs or wants‚ is a growing problem in the United States today. Things such as an Internal Affairs department‚ a strong leadership organization‚ and community support are just a few considerations in the prevention of police corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication in an urban city during any given week would most likely
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Art AMERICAN CIVIL PROCEDURE (AN INTRODUCTION) I) General Description of Court Systems The U.S. court system consists of fifty state court systems plus a similar system for the District of Columbia and a separate system of federal courts. The federal courts and most state court systems are organized into trial courts (the U.S. District Courts in the federal system)‚ intermediate appellate courts (a losing litigant in a federal district court generally may appeal a final decision to the United States
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Police Discretion Police discretion is freedom or the power of state officers to exercise various alternative actions towards a person. A police officer may choose to give a warning‚ issue a ticket of violation or arrest an offender. Not all circumstances allow police to have discretion. According to a research by Carrington and Schulenber (2004)‚ various factors affect police discretion. These factors include the seriousness and the nature of the crime‚ prior contacts with the police‚ injury to
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APPLICATION FORMAT 112‚ RIPON STREET‚ (NEW BUILDING) 3RD FLOOR‚ KOLKATA-700016 COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION‚ 2012 FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF SUB-INSPECTOR/LADY SUBINSPECTOR/SERGEANT IN KOLKATA POLICE KOLKATA POLICE RECRUITMENT BOARD ADVERTISEMENT NO. ICA -------------------CAUTION: (1) A candidate should fill in the application form correctly against all the items in his own handwriting in blue/black ball point pen and furnish required documents/particulars. Applications not in the
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criminal and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with
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