The local police agencies make up the majority of the law enforcement employment (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). The local authorities perform most of the grunt work throughout their jurisdictions. They are often in charge of preventing and investigating crimes that are committed in their jurisdiction/community (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). They would be the ones that collect the evidence. They do use state level labs for assistance‚ but they are in charge of the majority of cases unless they request
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Institution: Instructor: STRESS IN POLICE Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes‚ prevalence‚ and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out‚ the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers‚ lowers their productivity
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speech Do cops believe they are above the law? Police brutality is wanton use of excessive force‚ usually physical‚ but potentially in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation‚ by police officers. (Wikipedia). Police brutality exists in many countries police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct‚ which includes misconduct‚ false arrest; intimidation; racial profiling; and sexual abuse. Although illegal‚ police brutality can be done under the color of law. Let
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Police Analysis Paper Intro to Police Work‚ Professor Phifer Thursday 8-12pm Ivana Simmons March 3‚ 2010 Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me especially for this course. Student Signature __________________________
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Proposal for: Police Brutality Introductory Statement: Police brutality is one of the biggest human rights violations in the United States. The reason why I choose this topic is because I (amongst others) believe that police brutality happens all the time all of over the United States and still remains unrecognized. Additionally‚ the public should be knowledgeable about this topic because of how serious this crime can be and the serious outcomes that police brutality can have on other police officers
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of Police CJA 204 Introduction to Police Theory and Practices The History of Police Police practices have been around for many years. There have been a lot of changes since the early 1600s‚ when it started‚ and now. Used to be a requirement with no training or pay for this type of duty. Now in the 21st century you can make a career out of being a part of the police department. Around the 1630s during Colonial America there was no such thing as a criminal investigation for the police. The
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shall have‚ the same validity as my handwritten signature. Student ’s signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): Melissa Sinnett Police History Paper Melissa Sinnett Introduction to Police Theories and Practices/CJA 214 12/02/2012 Mr. Clifton Franklin As you sit on the side of the road with the blue lights of the police car parked behind you lighting up the interior of your car you sit and shake your head. The patrol officer walks up and politely asks you that one little
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The Price of Police Brutality Chris Lawton Union Institute and University Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice Management CJM 303 Professor Toni Bland October 19‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will differentiate between reasonable force and excessive force. I will describe when excessive force turns into police brutality and how the police culture can influence police brutality. I will discuss some of the many negative repercussions that excessive force / police brutality have on the law enforcement
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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 made for war‚ are not incidents alone in themselves‚ this is a representation of a nationwide trend of police militarization (ACLU). “Sending in a heavily armed team of officers to perform normal police work can dangerously
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Secondly‚ we will talk about police encounters with citizens under situational factors. Every encounter for police officer is different with a citizen. These encounters can happen behind closed doors like‚ a warrant being served to a private residence. Or these encounters can happen right in the public full of bystanders with phones and cameras to record what goes on. Situational factors are divided into five different categories: scene and suspects‚ relationships between parties‚ offense seriousness
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