misguided treatment of civilians by police officers. Particular groups have been targeted more so than others because of either culture‚ religion‚ gender‚ or sexual orientation. A recent light has been shone on the mistreatment of the Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal women. This is an issue that needs a solution for higher quality of life for Aboriginal peoples. This essay examines underlying obstacles that may supply reason for this to occur from police officers and solutions that could possibly
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Policing Essay Police discretion poses an interesting paradox in our democratic society. As Ramirez et al (2000) explains‚ we entrust the police to enforce the law‚ to maintain order‚ and to use legitimate force if necessary ’. Not only do we expect police to complete this rather demanding task‚ but we also expect them to accomplish these tasks by treating the public in a fair and even-handed way ’. Thus a major problem is the over policing ’ and stereotyping ’ of marginalized groups such
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Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 10th floor‚ Francisco Good Condominium II Bldg. Esda cor. Mapagmahal St.‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City MESSAGE It is an honor for me to congratulate the Philippine National Police for it’s newly published “Compendium of Six Operational Master Plans”‚ that shall serve as a guiding tool of the organization to achieve its vision‚ mission and goals. This compendium will surely help all PNP uniformed personnel to fully understand
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POLICE SUPERVISION PSPOL – 212 CASE STUDIES IN POLICE SUPERVISION ELIZABETH DIAZ FALL 2012 POLICE SUPERVISION PSPOL – 212 POLICE SUPERVISION CASE STUDY (2A) ELIZABETH DIAZ 10/14/2012 BACKGROUND Police Officer Jacob Goulde is a member of the Town of Utopia Police Department. He’s a married father of two. Officer
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Birth To 1 Year Physical They learn to clap their hands‚ lift their heads and co-ordinate their hands and legs to crawl and roll over‚ or maybe to pull them selves up to a standing position or maybe walk. Gradually gaining strength in arms and legs and also growing in length. Will be able to sit unsupported. Intellectual / Cognitive Babble and smile at people they recognise‚ cry when they are hungry and tired or uncomfortable i.e. Nappy needs changing. Uses a gesture if to ask for anything
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and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with individuals
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“Federal programs are providing an abundant amount of military equipment to law enforcement officers‚ along with departments’ own purchases‚ outfitting officers with more firepower than far beyond what is necessary to fulfill their role as protectors of their communities” as research suggests from the American Civil Liberties Union‚ or ACLU. The images depicted on the news of the neighborhood police officers wearing face and head protectants‚ and driving in armored vehicles‚ wielding around rifles
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Do police officers see minorities differently than white people? There have been many incidents of police officers abusing their use of power against minorities. In the past‚ police officers used excessive force during events such as‚ the civil rights protests in the 60s‚ the beating of Rodney King in 1991‚ and the 1992 L.A riots. However‚ recent events (death of Sandra Bland‚ Trayvon Martin‚and Michael Brown) have sparked questions of whether police officers are racist towards minorities.
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Kelly’s Professional Criteria Kelly’s Professional Criteria Nursing has emerged throughout history from being task oriented to what it is today‚ where education and research lay the foundation of our profession. There has been ongoing controversy on whether nursing is in fact a profession or an occupation‚ even among nursing organizations. Lucie Kelly has spent most of her career exploring the dimensions of professional nursing. She is a registered nurse (RN) herself and also is a Doctor
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assurance is to have an off-site backup of the data in case one of the mentioned issues arise. Governments‚ military‚ corporations‚ financial institutions‚ hospitals and private businesses amass a great deal of confidential information about their employees‚ customers‚ products‚ research and financial
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