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    At the core of the traditional role of the police in our society is the ability and need to exercise coercion in performing some of their functions. With some unknown frequency and severity‚ law enforcement officers use various forms of verbal and physical coercion in performing their everyday functions of enforcing the law and maintaining order. How and when the police use and do not use physical force influence the immediate accomplishment of police functions. The use of force also affects public

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    Are women more effective police officers? When asking people what gender makes a more effective officer‚ I get various responses. Some people say having women in the police force has its disadvantages. That women will bring the police force down. Women officers are seen as less trained‚ less powerful‚ and less willing to use force‚ that they are just seen as too soft (National Survey). But others will say women will help out the police force in many ways‚ in a sense‚ make it stronger. As

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    these cities and around the country‚ police‚ citizens‚ and activists debate over the argument of whether or not police officers should wear body cameras. The topic of police brutality has become more prevalent due to social media recording questionable acts of violent incidents involving the police. The shooting in Ferguson‚ Missouri includes one of the most controversial cases because of police brutality‚ and started riots across the country. Citizens fear police-centered crimes such as violent assault

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    Preventing Genocide By: All through history‚ people have killed other people. Usually‚ this is just because of hatred of that one person. Unfortunately‚ sometimes people can have a deep-rooted hatred of an entire group of people. This hatred of people leads to genocide. Everybody knows about genocide‚ few know how to define it‚ and even fewer know what to do about it. Everyone also knows about at least one genocide: the Holocaust. However two other not-so-widely-known genocides were the Armenian

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    Corruption of Police Officers Ricky A Price‚ Col. U.S.A.F. (Ret) Kaplan University Online CJ340-02: Applied Criminal Justice Ethics Professor Kevin Stoehr 10 July 2012 The law enforcement agent‚ that represents government‚ bears the heavy responsibility of maintaining‚ in his own conduct and the honor and integrity of all government institutions. He‚ consequently‚ shall guard against placing himself in a position in which any person can expect special consideration or in which the public can reasonably

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    enforcement officers are given a lot of discretion in most situations. Occasionally‚ officers abuse his or her power and temporarily or permanently deprive civilians of his or her rights to life‚ liberty‚ and property (Minton‚ 2011). Police are often associated with police brutality by the media causing scholars to argue that police departments should mandate that candidates who wish to be hired as police officers must have a college level education. The idea of requiring law enforcement officers to have

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    Since the accusation of police brutality is on the rise‚ there’s a question of whether police officers should or shouldn’t wear body cameras with their uniform. There can be many issues with wearing body cameras such as‚ there being an invasion of privacy and the expenses that come along with them. There can be many technical issues involved with the equipment. The cameras aren’t able to record 24/7 because of the lack of storage and battery life. This can cause issues with recordings of certain

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    Do you think that police officers who abuse their power lose their job?Believe if officers were better trained for their job police brutality would go down?Sometimes officers may go overboard in doing their job.They may use excessive force which can be done with a weapon‚tear gas‚nerve gas‚pepper spray‚etc.May even go as far as to use psychological limitations ‚verbal abuse‚false arrests‚ sexual abuse‚or even death(Opposing Viewpoints).Police officers who abuse their power in any way‚shape‚or form

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    10 Ways Teachers can Communicate Effectively with Parents The two most important influences in a child’s early years are their parents and teachers; when a child starts school‚ they move from a parent-only sphere to another that comprises their peers and teachers. And unless the gap between parents and teachers is bridged by effective communication‚ children do not gain the most advantages from schooling and education. Communication is a two-way street in which parents and teachers have to be actively

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    Fashion Designers vs. Police Officers Do you dread the sound of your alarm clock every morning‚ craving you to get out of bed to go to work? Well you shouldn’t have too. You should have a career you enjoy and like to do. As a freshman in highschool I already have two careers in mind. When I get to be older I still want to enjoy what I make money doing. I am interested in being a fashion designer or a police officer. Although both careers in fashion design and police require you to live in a big

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