When examining the issue of police use-of-force‚ the issue of what conduct constitutes too much force must also be addressed. The legal assessment for excessive force is whether the officer reasonably believed such force was necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose (McEwen‚ 1996). Another concern for many is the possibility of racial profiling among certain officers. Allegations of the use of excessive force by police officers have fueled the debate over possible racial profiling and have
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explore the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction‚ while analyzing their roles in contemporary society. It will describe the main types of law enforcement agencies‚ including local‚ state‚ and federal agencies and their components. Historical Development of Police Agencies Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing
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Decision Making CIS500 October 21‚ 2013 To efficiently compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets‚ we first have to look at exactly what information technology is available to police today. One popular technology that is used by police departments is COMPSTAT abbreviated for computer statistics. Compstat is a "strategic control system" designed for the collection and feedback
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that is currently dealing with issues of police brutality. The ongoing Mexican Drug War has led to acts of brutality on both sides of the equation. While drug cartels are rightly condemned to their reckless disregard for human rights‚ there have been numerous incidents of Mexican police forces acting in much the same way. Further heightening the situation‚ corruption has led to some police forces acting against the public’s best interest. In Mexico‚ police brutality is focused around their corruption
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Police Culture in the United States Norris R. Billingsley‚ Richard Reynolds‚ Norris R. Billingsley CJA 214 December 27‚ 2013 Yolonda Johnson Introduction Policing‚ is an occupation described as hours of boredom‚ followed by extreme moments of fear and terror‚ with coffee and donuts thrown into the mix at times. It is also a culture perceived by the public as corrupt‚ aggressive‚ racist‚ and above the law which empowers them. In an occupation where these extremes exist‚ it is necessary
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there will be police to help keep everything in line. In Germany it’s the same way. Their police are called the Orpo troops or Ordnungspolizei‚ also known as the green police. Their name comes from what they wear‚ green uniforms so green is in their name. They were mostly known during the Holocaust when Hitler was in power around January of 1933. He used them to take over the country and wipe out the Jews. Even though Hitler wanted to kill the Jews. But the Jews did have there own police called the
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that have changed how law enforcement may and may not conduct police activities including the searching of suspects‚ seizure of evidence and arresting suspects and the rights of those suspected of illegal and criminal activities. Out of all these cases the one that has had the most influence on the initial contact with individuals is the case of Terry vs Ohio. Terry vs Ohio was a case against in 1963 in which a Cleveland‚ Ohio Police Detective Martin McFadden noticed three suspicious individuals
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List and discuss the different phases of the police hiring process. There are 100 applicants for every police officer position. In larger cities announcements for police officer positions usually generate about 1000 applicants. A civil service type of application is one of the most commonly used application process for police recruits. The application contains basic information; name‚ address and background information like education and experiences‚ some applications will even go beyond the
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With advances in technology we see new and scary ways criminals commit crimes. With the introduction of cell phones and scanners years ago‚ criminals could listen to police radio traffic and see where and how we police were responding. No need for "look outs"‚ technology became the look out. Now in the computer age we see crimes from identity theft and hacking into computers to steal personal and corporate confidential information to cyber stalking and sexual predating to cell phone cloning. Criminals
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Police are often stereotyped to be authoritative‚ dictatorial employees of the state. According to the National Research Council (2004)‚”...Officers embrace attitudes that are more authoritarian than the average person and that these attitudes influence police behavior in undesirable ways” (p. 129). Through the Social Learning theory we are going to examine what and how police and police culture have been influenced to adapt to an authoritative personality‚ as well as perspectives on authoritative
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