My area of study is Communication with a minor in Criminal Justice. I am currently the Communications Chief in the Unites States Marine Corp‚ and communication is a huge part of my everyday workload. The use of primary and secondary sources is very critical at times when completing certain duties. I am in hopes of incorporating my years of Communication experience with Criminal Justice to hold a successful career in the law enforcement field. Primary sources of information or data are those
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There have been a plethora of discussions on whether or not body worn cameras on law enforcement officers are beneficial to the police and public. There are several convincing points on both sides of the argument; overall‚ police body cameras will be detrimental to police and the public. Body cameras only record a certain point of view‚ have a lack of quality audio‚ and are expensive to sustain. Primarily‚ police worn body cameras will be disadvantageous to police and the public because the only
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Crime seems to be on a rise‚ from low poverty areas to the white collar vicinities. Today’s technology however‚ is assisting with the apprehension of criminals through the means of cameras‚ computers‚ fingerprinting and others. However‚ something that technology cannot help with is to identify the exact actions of individuals‚ nor can you duplicate what is seen by others. Eyewitnesses are so important when it comes to the criminal process. It’s vital for individuals to give accurate account of crimes
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Donald Marshall was a Mi’kmaq man wrongfully convicted of murder at the age of 17. He was born on the Membertou Reserve in Cape Breton and his father was the Grand Chief of the Mi’kmaq. Marshall was known for delinquent behaviour and being part of the Shipyard Gang. However‚ he was not violent. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Sandy Seale in 1971. The wrongful conviction occurred on May 28‚ 1971 when Seale‚ a 17 year old was walking home from a school dance. He came across
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“Today is your training day‚ Officer Hoyt.” The famous quote from the gritty thriller/drama Training Day. Based on “a day in the life” of a rookie narc officer being trained‚ it is not your will Ferrell and mark Wahlberg The other guys comedy cop movie. It brings a realistic look at what being a narcotics officer is actually like. They did it so well that it won various awards. Training day came to theaters in February of 2001. It stars Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke‚ and directed by Antoine
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Do police officers really need body cameras? In what ways could it help solve a criminal case. If they should have body cameras would it be necessary for all officers to have them? If they had body cameras they would be able to prove people wrong if the others were lying about what the police officer did. People do not believe the police anymore. In an article By: Jay Stanley for the American Liberties Union says “white officers kill more black people than white.” So they immediately think it
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Police subculture and code of ethics Police subculture is one that is questioned with police brutality‚ use of excessive force in administering order‚ cover-ups for fellow police officers‚ corruption‚ and other unethical issues in the police system. An efficient police system would mean a flawless one‚ where there is no corruption or any form of misconduct where recruitment and training would all be fair. The police have time and time again been on the frontline for assault against a particular
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I was assigned to read the article‚ How Police Justify the Use of Deadly Force were written by William B. Waegel‚ and the article was published 1984. In the article‚ Waegel mostly discussed how police would do in danger situations and how they feel when they shoot‚ and subculture in their workplace. The questions for this assignment—“How does the police officers’ workplace subculture help the police? What factors help create the officers’ workplace subculture?” The answer for the first question—How
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Police brutality is a huge problem in America today‚ and few steps are being taken to prevent this injustice. One way of eliminating some of this from society is having police officers wear manually activated cameras on their bodies to record any interactions with civilians. Recently‚ multiple cases revolving around police brutality including two extremely controversial cases from 2014 where two black men (Eric Garner and Michael Brown) were killed by white officers who later were not charged. The
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83. Police Reforms. Police forces are the ones that have been entrusted to guard the internal security situation of the nation‚ but with the increasing rise in the maoists threat perception the police forces should be leveraged with a corresponding degree of increase in their ability to deal with the situation. Hence a need for comprehensive police reforms comes as an obvious answer. The very fact that it has not happened so far tells the enormity of the efforts required to be undertaken. The
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