The use of force by police in the discharge of their duties can both be reformed and controlled without compromising the capacity of the police to maintain public safety and enforce the law. Violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Violence is most typically an outgrowth of conflict when peaceful dispute mechanisms fail. The use of force by police frequently occurs in situations that are characterized by violence prior to the arrival of police. Crime‚ particularly violent crime
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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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The Elements of Criminal Liability ACTUS REUS & MENS REA "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea"‚ or "an act does not make a man guilty unless his mind be also guilty (Burgess‚ 2004‚ p.8)." In criminal law‚ for an individual to commit a crime‚ there must be present two elements. They are: Actus Reus (meaning guilty act or omission); and Mens Rea (meaning guilty mind). Actus Reus is the guilty act or omission in the commissioning of a crime. In short‚ it is what the offender does
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Police Agencies There are many different types of policing in the United States‚ most agencies operates through the government and the state itself these agencies consist of state and local agencies such as local PD‚ sheriff’s departments‚ highway patrol‚ and state troopers. The main purposes of these agencies are too investigate of suspected criminal activity‚ referral of the results of investigations to the courts‚ and the temporary detention of "suspected" criminals pending judicial action. Law
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other people’s stressors‚ like a police officer‚ just adds on to the stress each one of the individual officers has already in their own lives outside of the work area. As a society‚ we are asking these men and women to put their lives on the line for our own personal issues causing stress for us‚ and ultimately‚ adding to the stress of the officer as well. II. Reasons
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Police Corruption is the misuse of police authority for personal gain. Examples include extortion (for example‚ demanding money for not writing traffic tickets) and bribery (for example‚ accepting money in exchange for not enforcing the law). In the United States we have a lot of corruption when it comes to any job profession. The movie The Departed was a great example depicting the corruption a police officer can face while in the job and when temptation gives in. Police Corruption is a nationwide
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A Look at Police Culture and the Significance of Stress on the Job According to NCWC (2005)‚ the occupation of policing has most often been described as hours of boredom‚ followed by minutes of sheer terror. The source also stated that any job in which such extremes exist‚ poses the need for cultural characteristics which reinforce the collective and impersonal nature of the work. “While most elements of police culture are universal‚ each agency possesses its own personal and distinctive
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‘An occupier of premises owes a common law of duty of care to all his visitors’. The Law If a visitor goes into a ‘private’ area they may become a trespasser even if they have permission to be on the premises for a different reason. | The 3 Exceptions Children: When it comes to occupier’s liability there are some exceptions. The law on children says ‘ an occupier must be prepared for children to be less careful than
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with the Community leaders in our cities. Police officers hold a key role in the development of the communication between teens and their community. Studies show that the teenage brain is not developed throughout their most important years of decision making. This can allow for many mistakes that can be corrected or completely avoided with the proper training of police officers. There are many new training classes being offered around the country to help police officers become aware of the ways a teen
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The job of a police officer seems to be an enjoyable occupation. “For the first few years I loved it‚ the final few not so much.” (Stanley) That has intrigued me to do a little research on this career to help me further my sites on what career choice I make at the end of the day. To become a law enforcement officer a high school diploma must be obtained. Then attend a police academy where they teach the mental and physical means of the job. “In my opinion the academy I attended was the best I
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