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    Police Brutality

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    There is a widespread and persistent problem of police brutality across the United States. Thousands of individual complaints about police abuse are reported each year and local authorities pay out millions of dollars to victims in damages after lawsuits. Police officers have beaten and shot unresisting suspects; they have misused batons‚ chemical sprays‚ and electro-shock weapons; they have injured or killed people by placing them in dangerous restraint holds. This is the first paragraph of an

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    Police Curfew

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    discuss the offence status and then discussing the perspective of a police officer that is on routine patrol that encounters what appears to be three underage individuals that is in violation of the city ordinance regarding curfew. The officer will provide a list of offenses that each underage individual violated. The officer will classify how each will be treated and why the officer made that decision. Furthermore‚ the officer will discuss how it might handle an uncooperative underage individual

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    for water pollution. The main one is plastics. The reason for that is that plastics take four hundred and fifty years to decompose in the water. Also many companies use plastic and people throw it in the waterways. Because water can float and be carried by the wind‚ it can cause harm to unsuspecting creatures hundreds of feet from where it was originally dumped. Such waste includes bags‚ bottles‚ cups‚ straws‚ cup lids‚ utensils‚ six pack holders‚ cling wrap‚ fishing line‚ bait bags‚ and floats.

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    Police Corruption

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    "Analysis of Police Corruption" Police corruption is a complex phenomenon‚ which does not readily submit to simple analysis. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all‚ whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers. Since its beginnings‚ may aspects of policing have changed; however‚ one aspect that has remained relatively unchanged is the existence of corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication on any given day will have an article

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    Police Discretion

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    In this paper‚ I will be writing about Police Discretion. I will start by defining Police Discretion then briefly discuss the use in domestic disturbances‚ minor misdemeanors‚ and traffic enforcement. I will also discuss the application of police discretion‚ the provisions it uses and how it is currently practiced. At the end of these brief descriptions‚ I will then present the myth that exists in regards to police discretion. And finally‚ I will end this paper with my personal opinion as well

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    Police History

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    Police History Matthew Rico GJA/214 April 15‚ 2013 Damien Torres Police History Sir Robert Peel British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel is responsible for the development of the modern concept of the policing system in the 1800s. The first American police officers deployed on foot with no special training‚ tactics‚ policies or procedures‚ and had minimal education. American policing is a direct reflection of English heritage. Peel and some of the greatest minds of the 1800s developed the

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    Police

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    Staerklé‚ C. (2009). Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass‚ 3‚ 1096-1112. Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne‚ Switzerland Address for correspondence: Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Institute for Social Sciences Bâtiment Vidy 1015 Lausanne Switzerland christian.staerkle@unil.ch Author note: We thank

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    Outline Thesis: Soldiers and police officers both have an impact on the environment around them. I. Introduction a. Compare and contrast II. Similarities between a police officer and a soldier b. Difficult decisions must be made c. Serving the country d. Patriotism e. Respect and manner III. Differences between a police officer and a soldier f. Soldier i. Reactions to a soldier is more commonly respect and gratitude ii.

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    Naval Officer

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    between leadership and learning is particularly relevant to my motivation. The ambition I have to become a Naval Officer stems from my drive to lead; but I dare not lead without continuing to pursue my hunger to learn. I desire to guide‚ to have responsibility‚ and more importantly‚ to be an example. Bringing out the best in those I am directing and becoming someone that people can truly look up to; that is my primary intention. The military has gradually been becoming a tradition in my family

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    security officer

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    born with the physical ability to talk‚ not all can communicate well unless they make special efforts to develop and refine this skill further. Very often‚ we take the ease with which we communicate with each other for granted‚ so much so that we sometimes forget how complex the communication process actually is. 2 TOPIC 1 1.1.1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION Elements in Communication Have you ever wondered why some people can communicate so well while others fail to get their

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