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    Interesting facts about police officers and detectivesIn order to become a police officer a person must have a high school diploma and complete on the job training.Police officers must go through physical and mental training to prepare them for high-stress situations and for danger they often face. Their duties include enforcing the laws‚constructing traffic stops‚filling out paperwork‚and responding to emergency phone calls. In order to become a police officer a person must possess certain skills

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    Jonathan Ojeda 09/07/2013  CRJS291 Police subculture Jonathan Ojeda 09/07/2013  CRJS291 Police subculture Policemen often face a difficult decision every day on their beat either to be loyal to their community or be loyal to their fellow officers. Many departments have officers swear an oath to serve and protect without allowing "personal feelings‚ prejudices‚ animosities‚ or friendships" influence their actions. On the other hand‚ as policemen work alongside each other out on the streets

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    Over time‚ police and community relations have deteriorated tremendously due to recent rifts. The rifts are attributed to the deterioration of the relations are the police involved shootings‚ the wrongful deaths of many people while in police custody and also not withholding their oath to “protect and serve”. Not all police officers have displayed these behaviors‚ but they all get the stressors from the bad relations. Communities cry for help but in ways that does not really help. Enough is enough

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    Police Brutality Amy McKinnon Baker College English Composition 102 October 27‚ 2014 United States police play a very important role in the lives of U.S. citizens today. Their duty is to serve and protect us from harm‚ but often times this may not be the case. Americans are made to believe that these officers will serve and protect us‚ when in all reality police are more interested in enforcing the law and making arrests. The police often overstep their authority and begin acting as if they are

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    Discretion refers to the authority granted to a police officer that allows him to decide how best to deal with a certain situation. This is aimed at increasing the flexibility of the justice system as punishment may not always be the appropriate mode of dealing with crimes. Discretion may empower a police officer to overlook a minor offense giving the offender a warning. Police discretion is a very important aspect in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a constant dilemma between

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    Even though the police force is doing all they can to resolve the situation‚ police misconduct is still a major problem in the United States because many innocent people have been wrongfully accused and even died at the hands of careless police officers who abuse their authority. One case claims that “A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit.” (Webber) This is a perfect example as it shows how police were abusing their authority

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    Police Culture By: Holmes‚ Nolan   While listening to radio chatter you hear officer shot‚ officer shot. Every officer in the department stops what they are doing and responds to the call. This is because there family member be it a brother or sister in uniform needs help. To really understand this type of family you need to understand police culture. First let’s explain the meaning of culture. Culture is a way of life that a group of people live. This life consists of their beliefs‚ values‚ behaviors

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    In recent times‚ many cases of police brutality‚ as well as racial profiling have been brought to light. As a result‚ many officers and law enforcement officials are not trusted by citizens today and some police officers have allowed a negative image to manifest. They have far too much power over anyone else‚ and any average person can become a police officer. These officers are not trusted because of the history that some have had and continue to create. There is no easy solution to this issue‚

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    experienced any kind of discrimination benefited from this law. This is not to say that people were stripped of their opinions and brainwashed by the government that every man and woman was created equal. People still had their opinions but the Civil Right Act of 1964 made it illegal to segregate or deny any one specific group of people for their differences. Because all Americans that could fill out a voting application had the right to vote politicians running for any position in office were

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    Exam ( Essay) Police subculture are the beliefs‚ values ‚ attitudes and behaviors that are shared amongst officers; a set of standard behaviors that is considered appropriate for law enforcement personnel. Police culture is slightly different; being that it focuses specifically on the behaviors of officers. Subcultures differentiate police officers from society‚ this can have a positive or negative affect. Subculture can cause officers to form a cohesive group that is essentially alienated from the

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