life. Having moved here from California a little more than year ago and working with youth (youth is defined 13-24 in the field I was in) in Oakland‚ this case really hit close to home. I have very strong feels about this particular incident and find it very hard to take an open minded approach. Never the less here it is. What started as a police response to a fight turned into the fatal shooting of 22 year old Oscar Grant III. Some
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Hey‚ Aryana. Welcome to Criminal Procedure. I noticed you committed on my discussion. After researching deeper‚ I came across some case summaries that are now legal laws about the Fourth Amendment which allows some police deception as long as the suspect’s will is not overborne. The Supreme Court has recognized that not all deception prevents a person from making an "essentially free and unconstrained choice." For example‚ when an undercover officer asks to enter a home to buy drugs‚ the consent
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equal opportunities and conditions to all persons. Those who are employed with the city of phoenix will not engage in discriminatory or sexual harassment acts. This is important because everyone needs to feel safe at their workplace. Specifically‚ for police officers‚ the community we work with may be discriminatory at times‚ therefore we need to be able to work with other officers and employees who do not discriminate. Discrimination creates an unsatisfactory work atmosphere which decreases productivity
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Herman Goldstein defines police corruption as acts involving the misuse of police power in order to create personal gain for themselves (Dempsey & Forst‚ 2016). Police corruption takes many forms and in the 1970’s and 1980’s the problem of corruption with in law enforcement agencies began to be investigated. In 1970‚ the Mayor of New York City created the Knapp Commission‚ which was tasked with investigate allegations of corruption within the New York Police Department. Two detectives with the department
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205 What is police discretion? How does the practice of discretion by today’s officers reflect on their departments and on the policing profession as a whole? Police discretion is the opportunity for police officers to exercise choice in their enforcement activities. Discretion of today’s police officers normally reflects the departments and the policing profession as a whole in a negative fashion. Imagine being a police chief. Identify and discuss the difficulties that police chiefs face today
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applied to law enforcement and accepting gratuities. Here it is referring to police officers accepting what may seem to be harmless gratuities which may later put the officer in a position where their ethics are called into question. There are several hypotheses that can be applied to analyze police corruption in addition to the slippery slope hypothesis. Three of
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A police officer accused of police brutality‚ struggles with his professional and personal life. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: MICHAEL O’DONNELL (40’s)‚ is a former military soldier and is now a veteran police officer with the New York Police Department. O’Donnell and his partner‚ MITCH WILLIAMS (40’s‚ Black) patrol the streets. They both believe in justice and protecting their community. They are best friends. William’s wife‚ SANDY‚ is expecting a baby. When a 9-year-old girl is shot in the chest and the
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“Training Day” Police Corruption and Misconduct L**** C**** Ogeechee Technical College Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Practicum (CRJU2090) Neal Owens June 8‚ 2014 “Training Day” – Police Corruption and Misconduct Special units in police forces are essential to the function of any organization‚ however some of these special units might evolve into feeling superior to the rest of the agency. The mentality of doing it their own way sets in and more likely than not this behavior
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assessment: Being a police officer is an extremely difficult career as they are tasked to deal with a lot of negative aspects of human nature‚ while having to operate within the law and their agency policies. (Dantzker‚ 2011) Being involved with law enforcement is considered to be one of the most dangerous and stressful jobs in existence‚ and because of this‚ agencies must find suitable recruits who can handle these demands in an adequate manner. (Dantzker‚ 2011) For well over 50 years‚ police agencies have
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uniform Dossey himself admitted after viewing the Watch Guard Video during our interview that both the lights nor siren were on during the incident and the above was criteria was not met. Dosseys’ statement that he cannot hear the sirens of a police car during a pursuit due to the high level of stress he experiences‚ make his decision not to review MVS footage to ensure the criteria of the vehicle code is met irresponsible and negligent on his part on his part. Therefore‚ based upon the
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