In law enforcement‚ there are two words that have been the center of controversy for centuries which is police discretion. Discretion is defined as‚ “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choicer or judgment‚ power of the free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds” by Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The people of the United States has been a part of this concept for the creation of the Unites States Constitution. The Constitution allows police officers to have the
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I am here to speak to you about how to make America safe. The vast majority of Americans today do not feel safe. They fear for their children and they fear for themselves. They fear for our police officers who are being targeted. We pray for our police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge and their families; And we say thank you to the Cleveland Police Department for protecting us and all police officers protecting all of us. We also reach out with understanding and compassion to those who have lost
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It’s been 24 years since the Rodney King riots of 1992. The same riot that claimed many cars‚ houses‚ buildings and stores that people hold dear to them that were turned into ash and ruble. All caused by one police beating of Rodney G. King that was caught on camera that sparked racial injustices throughout the African American community that increases their anger and resentment more. However‚ on April 29‚ 1992 when the two cops that were responsible for the beating were placed as not guilty for
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Twenty- five year old Freddie Gray lost his life on April 19th‚ 2015 due to the cruel treatment of police brutality. Gray was arrested on a weapons charge in a high-crime area of Baltimore. He was harshly shoved‚ pushed carelessly‚ dragged and then thrown into the back of a white van by six police officers. Spectators say that he was beaten inside of the van as well‚ due to moans and screaming being heard in the surrounding area. Gray suffered with asthma resulting in his having trouble breathing
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I believe that police officers should wear body cameras because" body cameras will reduce the use of force needed by officers and lessen the number of complaints by citizens against the police" said those in favor of body cameras. And body cameras give police superiors reliable supervision‚ debriefing‚and disciplining‚enabling them to condemn bad police work and commend good police work. but body cameras can be a bad idea on some occasions because if a person is being arrested and spot the camera
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In the watchman style of policing‚ agencies are essentially concerned with the order and maintenance aspect of policing. This particular style‚ as Wilson explains‚ is concerned with maintaining social control by stifling illegal activities which ultimately mitigates disruptive behavior. “Because the watchman style emphasis is order maintenance‚ it makes distributive justice the standard for handling disorderly situations. Just as all patrolman find themselves preoccupied with order maintenance to
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The judge‚ probation officer‚ and juvenile police officer all have vital roles in a juvenile’s life as well as to the juvenile justice system. From what I have read the Judge is said to have the most important role. The judge is responsible for a variety of duties from administrative to judicial. The judge makes decisions in regards to whether a child needs to be taken away from their home‚ whether the evidence presented is true and factual‚ and last figure out what services best fits the needs
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Civil disobedience is the active‚ professed refusal to obey certain laws‚ demands‚ and commands of a government‚ or of an occupying international power Civil disobedience is a symbolic or ritualistic violation of the law‚ rather than a rejection of the system as a whole. Non - violent resistance is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests. This a really interesting discussion due to the fact that it has so many layers which could change the way you think about
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Body cameras are becoming more and more prevalent with law enforcement agencies for many reasons. The biggest pros to having body cameras on law enforcement personnel is the reduction in unethical behavior while dealing with the general public‚ quickly determine baseless complaints against law enforcement personnel‚ and assault against law enforcement by the person or persons they are interacting with (Freund‚ 2015). Having body cameras can also be useful in gathering video and audio evidence while
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Running head: ANALYSIS TAMPA FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT 1 Analysis of Tampa‚ Florida’s Police Department Kira A Karboski Marywood University ANALYSIS TAMPA FLORIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT 2 Abstract This paper explores the process and experience of attempting to and actually obtaining a job as a police officer for the Tampa Police Department. It also includes facts and information
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