Eyewitness testimony or the testimonies given by eyewitnesses are often times used as evidence in court. A person who has seen a crime occur‚ mentions their account of what happened during the time a crime was committed. Typically‚ when people think of eyewitnesses‚ they think of adults as playing that role‚ but children also play an important part and serve as eyewitnesses as well. The testimonies given by the adult eyewitnesses and children eyewitnesses for many reasons‚ are problematic at times
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For most people‚ the police have been typically seen as the embodiment of fairness and impartiality. Contradictory to this mentality‚ social inequality exists in law enforcement‚ arguably the most in the police. This is due to the increased amount of contact with the general populace in their normal lives‚ as compared to the courts which only deal with the population when they are convicted. This essay will investigate the kinds of social inequalities present in the police‚ as well as the implications
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CRIMINALITY‚ ORDER AND LAWS You are in the United States on a vacation‚ a nice trip with your family and/or friends. You are walking across the street and a cop takes out a gun‚ it is pointed at your face. He yells: “We have an arrest warrant for you.” You know you didn’t do anything and he tries to arrest you. What do you do? Do you know the rights that you have? The laws of the United States? Probably not‚ only that you have a right to speak to a lawyer. You think to yourself if it would be
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Introduction Maintenance of law and order in any society has been the cornerstone of development in many societies over a long period of time. Thus‚ a societal structure needs to be developed for it to promote and protect the law and order in the society. Communities have in the past been at the forefront in initiating law and order enforcement programs within their locality to enhance a peaceful and progressive society. To be able to run such a program‚ communal groups are supposed to oversee
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Michael Ciuffoletti ARMED AND DANGEROUS A female takes on the role of police officer in a male dominated profession in Armed and Dangerous. Gina Gallo was a Chicago police woman for sixteen years and found herself surrounded by the constant reminder that police work was a man’s job. In addition to the things she would see and experience on the rough streets of Chicago‚ she also dealt with stereotypes and discrimination that came with being a female police officer. A
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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION I. Introduction A. As children I’m sure all of us had a completely different idea of what we wanted to be when we grew up then what we’re doing now. How many people wanted to be a baseball player?"¦movie star?"¦race car driver?"¦What about a police officer? What would it have meant to you as a child to actually become a professional baseball player‚ movie star‚ race car driver‚ or police officer‚ at that point in your life. 1. Lead in example 1. This is a picture of seven-year
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Police Brutality When one thinks of a cop what should come to mind is “hero”. Cops should be a sign of safety‚ when a cop comes around you should feel safe and protected. Although a few years ago it was that way it is no longer true. Now day’s cops are seen as people you want to stay away from‚ people are afraid of them. Cops are now abusing‚ assaulting‚ and killing innocent people‚ this is called police brutality. Police brutality can be caused by policeman’s ability to assume everyone is up
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Should police be allowed to carry tasers? Do you agree? Taser is a device‚ which has electronic shock that use electrical current to disrupt muscle control. This essay will argue that police are within their rights to carry tasers. Police officers are one the most apparent weapons of the government‚ and they are delegated with significant power and judgment. They are the only members of society lawfully authorized to take life or impose serious injury to maintain order and implement the law.
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The argument states that by hiring more police officers‚ budgeting more funds for overtime‚ and direct officer patrol on foot will improve the cities crime rate and safeness of citizens significantly. Though the author makes valid points‚ the lack of evidence to prove the change will help‚ are withheld from the readers. In the conclusion however the author relies on the assumption that the improvements will help the city significantly without the proof of evidence. First the author assumes that
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How far do the two representations differ? Representation one and representation two differ but also agree with each other too. Representation one is a historical‚ factual‚ formal commentary produced by Clive Emsley‚ whereas representation two is a satirical critique published in Punch Magazine. Furthermore‚ representation one’s purpose is to inform the readers briefly of the job’s strengths and weaknesses in terms of how effective the police were in the late 20th century. On the other hand‚ representation
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