The role of police has always been to serve the communities of the United States by protecting them from crime and those who commit crimes. Police are responsible for enforcing the law‚ investigating crimes‚ apprehending offenders‚ reducing and preventing crime‚ maintaining public order‚ ensuring community safety‚ providing emergency and related community services‚ and protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. (Schmalleger‚ pg. 17) If police were to be lessened or have a limit
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Checkpoint Week 4‚ Case Study Critique CJS/240 March 14‚ 2012 Checkpoint Week 4‚ Case Study Critique Some of the possible reasons caseworker were not aware of the conditions in the Jackson home could have been due to the fact that the Jackson made have put up a front every time the caseworker came over by pretending to like and do for the kids‚ or it could have been that the caseworker knew about the condition but just did not care. It is very hard to believe that these caseworkers really
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Checkpoint: Police and Law Enforcement Response A police officers role in society is to effectively enforce laws‚ arrest offenders when a crime has been committed‚ prevent crime to their best ability‚ preserve the peace whenever possible‚ and provide services to community citizens in their time of need. Over the past 25-30 years‚ police departments have proactively been enforcing the Community Policing Theory‚ developed by Professor Herman Goldstein‚ on their staff and officers. Community policing
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A Paper on Police Drug Law Enforcement presented by Michael Jakobam‚ S.S‚ SSP‚ O.C Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Interministerial Drug Coordinating Workshop‚ KCCT Mbagathi-Nairobi‚ 10th-14th May‚ 1999 | |3.0 LEGISLATION In response to the International Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances‚ the Government of Kenya enacted in 1994 the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act No. 4. The main features of this Act which incorporates various provisions of the three
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Future of Policing Paper Natasha Stewart CJS/210 July 13‚ 2012 Paul Amodeo Policing as historically been a reactive enterprise. Law enforcement efforts are focused on responding to citizen request for service. Policing at the state and local level is structured to meet the demands for service. Ideas such as community policing as well as problem oriented policing have attempted to move policing into a proactive‚ future-oriented process. Policing will be greatly impacted by the rapid changing
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CJS/200 Checkpoint #6 November 4‚ 2012 According to the textbook the courtroom work group is the professional courtroom actors‚ including judges‚ prosecuting attorneys‚ defense attorney‚ public defenders and others who earn a living serving the court. The jobs of the courtroom work group vary from person to person. The courtroom work group interacts in many ways on a daily basis. All of the different professionals have their specific jobs to do. First I will start off with the one
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Week 4 Assignment - Franchising Jerami West HTT/200 Sunday May 6th 2012 John Laches Week 4 Assignment - Franchising There are many resources available in this day and age to help assist someone who is thinking about franchising a business. One of the best resources that I have come across is a website for the International Franchising Association. This website has many tools available for anyone that may be interested in franchising a business. There are 7 main sections of information on
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determine whether an entity can be successful with a defined mission‚ policies and procedures. Law enforcement today exists to serve the cause of justice. The cause of justice involves combatting criminal entities and this could be labeled as their mission. A mission drives policies and procedures after that. Procedures are exactly how a policy will be carried out. Origins of Law Enforcement Modern law enforcement began as a means to warn the community of possible danger. The "watch" system was not entirely
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JUVENILE CRIME Bridget Petrie CJS/200 There has always been and ongoing debate on whether or not juveniles should be treated the same as adults when it comes to committing crime. Some people feel that they should be treated the same‚ some feel that they shouldn’t and then there are those that feel that it depends on the crime. Juvenile crime is on the rise at an alarming rate and some feel that there is a lack of remorse on the part of the juveniles because they know that they will only
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Noel Delgado Controversial Issues In Law Enforcement 11/16/2012 Police Misconduct In the early hours of March 3‚ 1991‚ a police chase in Los Angeles ended in an incident that would become synonymous with police brutality: the beating of a young man named Rodney King by members of the Los Angeles Police Department. An amateur video‚ televised nationwide‚ showed King lying on the ground while three officers kicked him and struck him repeatedly with their nightsticks. No one who viewed that
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