‘Police legitimacy has been described as the public’s belief that the police perform their job well‚ that they are honest and that police officers can secure public confidence in their ability to preform their job (Hinds and Murphy 2007)’. Therefore it is essential to understand the important roles police officers preform in society. According to Bowling and Philips (2004)‚ ‘the police are people sanctioned by the state with power to enforce the law and keep order’. However the role of a sworn police
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Community policing Community policing is defined as a " philosophy that promotes organizational strategies‚ which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques‚ to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime‚ social disorder‚ and fear of crime" according to the U.S. Department of Justice. (U. S. Department of Justice). In other words the main goal of community policing is the allocation of various police agencies/staff
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In the distinction criteria of this assignment I am going to be comparing the different public services and evaluating them by saying why discipline is needed and why it is so important within the public services‚ I will be backing my work up by showing evidence from real life case studies Discipline is very important for anyone who is part of the Uniformed Public Services. Discipline is put in place to maintain order and to make sure that everyone works to the best of their abilities. All the
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Brent December 5‚ 2013 English My Next Ten Years There are many things that I would like to be doing in the next ten years of my life. I would love to be working my dream job as an Oklahoma City police officer‚ Have my own house in my hometown‚ and start a family. These ambitions I have for my future are very strong‚ and I will have to work hard to achieve all of my life goals. My dream job is to be an Oklahoma City police officer
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Michelle Chester Professor Spanner LTCA December 26‚ 2012 Argumentative Essay Singled Out Your image or the color of your skin can put you at a disadvantage in some urban communities in New York City. It’s called profiling or the alternative name “stop and frisk”. Many minority youths in urban communities at times cannot walked the street freely without being singled out by a police officer‚ on what they call probable cause which initially is them just using their own judgment. Young people
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Women and Minorities in Law Enforcement Response Student: Course: Fundamentals of Policing The role of women and minority throughout policing history: Throughout policing history women and minorities have played roles in the equality opportunities in the workplace legislation. During the Nixon Administration the federal government began to push employers on obtaining a good faith effort to employ women and minorities and track to their progress. In 1969
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Written Assignment: Accessing Data Resources: Chapter 6‚ 8‚ and 10 in your textbook. Read the below scenario. Uncle Bob is a resident of California. You and Uncle Bob went on vacation to Miami together. Uncle Bob was speeding while on vacation the police pulled him over. After some conversation with the police officer‚ Uncle Bob was handcuffed and arrested. Bob has never been out of the state until now. He has no prior crimes in Florida or any state other than California. Miami Police
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[1977] 2 MLJ 187 LOH KOOI CHOON v GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA In this case the appellant had been arrested and detained under a warrant issued under the provisions of the Restricted Residence Enactment. The appellant had not been produced before a Magistrate within twenty-four hours of his arrest. He claimed damages but it was held that no action could be brought against the police officer as he was acting in compliance with a warrant issued by a competent authority. The appellant appealed but before
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Snatch Thief One day you are at a busy shopping centre and you hear a commotion. A man is running towards you with a lady’s handbag. He is obviously a snatch thief. Complete an essay relating what happened. ------------------------------------------------- “Help me‚ a guy snatched my handbag!” shrieked an old lady who is in her sixties. Her piecing shrill cry caught my attention. Turning around‚ I saw a huge‚ burly man running towards me at breakneck speed‚ with a red leather handbag in
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Case 1 What performance problems is the captain trying to correct? In the case study the police captain is having difficulty getting the police officers to perform required tasks accurately. Task performance is crucial since it refers to goal-directed activated tasks that are under the individual’s control. The main issue is the behaviour and the result. The behaviour includes police officers not doing detailed and unambiguous paperwork. Since most the police officers are young they enjoy more
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