Today’s police officers have more than enough pressure on them to do the right thing. One of the main tools an officer has available is their ability to do what is right in that instant‚ as it relates to discretion. If an officer followed the letter of the law and held strictly to it‚ then the jails and prisons‚ along with the court system‚ would all be so overloaded there would be nowhere to put anyone else. Not every possible scenario an officer might experience can be thought of nor taught in
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In the year 1964‚ there was a very important movement called the Civil Right Movement. This movement protested unfair laws against blacks‚ and it fought for their equal rights. “The Civil Right Act enacted‚ making it illegal for business‚ hotels‚ restaurants‚ and public transportation to deny citizens service based on their race” (4). It was never easy for blacks to protest for this right. As trying‚ they were bombarded‚ beat up and shot. White people who truly believed in white supremacy made it
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that I wanted to do. I gave myself the long-term goal of getting a job as a police officer. In order for me to achieve this goal‚ I knew that I would have to become certified through the law enforcement academy. This is the primary reason to why I am applying to the academy‚ However‚ there are a few other reasons to me wanting to go through this process. One of the reasons is to learn how to be the best the best police officer I can be. I have heard many positive things about Fox Valley Tech’s
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Police departments across the country too often use excessive force‚ injuring people suspected of crimes or even creating crimes against Blacks like Jim Crow Laws and occasionally killing them like in Rodney King’s death. Members of minority groups and the poor are frequently the victims of police brutality‚ which law enforcement agencies try to cover up. Police departments must shed their cover-up culture and institute reforms‚ such as strengthening civilian oversight boards‚ which can investigate
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Private Police Officers: Roles and Responsibilities Amanda Spearman CJA 500/Survey of Justice and Security Nicholas Russo‚ Ed.D./Univ. of Phoenix October 4‚ 2010 Public versus Private Police Officers: Roles and Responsibilities The roles and responsibilities of policing vary depending on whether the officer works in the public or private sector. While there are some similarities the differences are important and define each agency. Comparing public and private police officers
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Teen and Police Service Academy to figure out what changes or improvements are needed for the enhancement and betterment of the program. Program evaluations are helpful because the results find what works and why and decides the relevance of the program (Westat‚ 2010). According to McDavid‚ Huse‚ and Hawtorn (2013) Needs assessments provide evidence for choices in the provision of services to benefit society. Furthermore‚ “needs assessments facilitates building relationships among service providers
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Pendleton Civil Service Act Since the beginning of the government‚ people gained and lost their jobs whenever a new president took office. These jobs were political pay-offs for people who supported them. Many people did not take their jobs too seriously because they knew they would be out of their office soon. As Henry Clay put it‚ government officials after an election are "like the inhabitants of Cairo when the plague breaks out; no one knows who is next to encounter the stroke of death."
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Are women more effective police officers? When asking people what gender makes a more effective officer‚ I get various responses. Some people say having women in the police force has its disadvantages. That women will bring the police force down. Women officers are seen as less trained‚ less powerful‚ and less willing to use force‚ that they are just seen as too soft (National Survey). But others will say women will help out the police force in many ways‚ in a sense‚ make it stronger. As
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that the Civil Service is the ‘real government’ in this country. Bethan Boyes Her Majesty’s Civil Service is a hierarchical‚ unelected organisation that plays an integral part in decision-making within the British political system. Operating discreetly as a highly functioning component of the core executive‚ the civil service is a permanent bureaucracy whose role is to serve and assist the incumbent government. Operating within Whitehall‚ historically it’s been the work of the civil service to carry
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At the core of the traditional role of the police in our society is the ability and need to exercise coercion in performing some of their functions. With some unknown frequency and severity‚ law enforcement officers use various forms of verbal and physical coercion in performing their everyday functions of enforcing the law and maintaining order. How and when the police use and do not use physical force influence the immediate accomplishment of police functions. The use of force also affects public
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