The most significant problems police officers face are job stress‚ fatigue‚ violence and brutality‚ and corruption. For police officers dealing with stress is part of the job. Law enforcement officers are called on to serve and protect the innocent and the guilty. They must be mindful of the rights of the criminals they arrest as well as the victims the help. Police officers must follow rules and procedures they didn’t create and don’t always agree with. An officer’s hours can be unpredictable
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have been set for males and females. The goal of Law Enforcement is to provide services directed toward the enhancement and maintenance of Public Safety in the community. In making sure that the community is being protected‚ and criminal activity is reduced‚ it is believed that certain skills are needed. Skills such as physical strength; most women are not physically capable of doing the tasks required. In order to be eligible for a job in Law Enforcement and entrance exam is mandatory. Some departments
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In any field of work‚ the phrase “two heads are better than one” is a perfect way to describe the importance of teamwork. In law enforcement‚ there is teamwork every day. In law enforcement‚ men and women work side by side in order keep the streets safe from crime‚ and by doing so‚ putting themselves at risk. The comradery that officers have between on another which is the essence of teamwork. Their lives depend on their partners and it is this common goal that help teamwork thrive with officers
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not. From January 1st 2012 –October 15th 2012 there has been 99 Law Enforcement Fatalities through the United States. That number is far too high in the Law Enforcement world. Although 99 is a lot it is still down 34 from the same time span one year prior. A total of 1‚799 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years‚ an average of one death every 53 hours or 164 per year. There were 163 law enforcement officers killed in 2011. All those deaths were because of different
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Law Enforcement Today Tylisa Dudley 03/15/2014 CJS/200 In today’s society the Police Department’s face a plethora of issues pertaining to protecting and serving in today society. Aside from the fact that there’s always that fear in the back of their minds that they may not go home to their love ones. Police officers make that move to protect and serve‚ and with today’s issues it leaves a lot of people wondering who is going to protect and serve them. One of the many issues that Police Department’s
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The Police and Law Enforcement Anthony Mugavero CJA/204 University of Phoenix Timeline of the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction. • 1200-British created an organized posse led by the shire reeve or mounted officer • 1285-Statute of Winchester • 1630-Watch and ward in England. Colonist implemented English style law enforcement • 1700s-The Bow Street Runners. An early English police unit • 1829-Sir Robert Peel created the London Metropolitan Police Force of
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Police and Law Enforcement Response CJS/200 May 10‚ 2012 John Scott Police and Law Enforcement Response Police are the backbone and muscle of the law. Without police officers the world would be in complete chaos. Any given officer has many responsibilities riding on his or her shoulders. Their responsibilities range from what many would consider the most simple of tasks down to the most extreme and dangerous of tasks. An officers responsibility include things like enforcing the
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History and Role of Law Enforcement in the Society 2 In some societies‚ in the late 18th century and early 19th century‚ these developed within the context of maintaining a layered social structure and the protection of property. In the United Kingdom in the late 18th century: The modern police department was born out of...the desire of the wealthy to restructure ... society. The swelling population of urban poor‚ whose miniscule [sic] wages could hardly sustain them‚ heightened
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Law Enforcement Deviance Never before‚ had the city of Los Angeles been involved in a scandal like the one it faced within the department’s Rampart Area. Allegations of perjury‚ false arrest reports‚ evidence planting‚ police brutality‚ and even murder plagued the department. What started out as an attempt to stop the growing number of “gang related” crimes in the Rampart Area of Los Angeles‚ had turned into one of the worst scandals to disgrace the city and permanently tarnish the department’s
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Local law enforcement is made up of a city’s police department‚ a sheriffs department‚ and some small town police departments. The local city police have the job of patrolling the streets for law violators‚ traffic violations‚ criminal investigations‚ and also providing crowd control. Most counties have a sheriffs department that can handle its crimes. The sheriffs department has the responsibility of handling the local jails; they are bailiffs in the local court rooms‚ they are coroners‚ as well
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