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    to Lit – 1st Period 5 November 2012 Racism Today Discrimination against other races is very common in society today. 2007 Yale University did a study showing a black man who murdered a white man is three times more likely to receive the death penalty than a white man who killed a black man (11 Facts). Some people might think racism has stopped since the Civil Rights Act‚ but discrimination against minority races is still prevalent in society today. The Civil Rights Act was established in 1964

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    Teens today are enjoying the cyber age. Information and communication right in the palm of their hands. Going through a day of school is a breeze for these adolescents with all that technology has to offer. Unfortunately‚ bullying‚ irresponsible sexual behavior and coming out as gay‚ lesbian or transgendered‚ are problems confronting teens daily. Bullying involves a person or a group of persons constantly attacking a person who is weaker or more vulnerable. These attacks can occur in-school or

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    We all know that there’s a lot of racial profiling that happens in the police department but there’s even one criminal profiling. In my opinion I think they come hand-in-hand because when you look at somebody only are you touching them by their appearance you’re also taking them by the way they carry themselves. For example‚ if you grow up in a particular neighborhood where everyone’s always yelling and fighting then people are going to think you were like that as well. All because you grew up in

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    The GRCC Campus Police Department provide safety and have full law enforcement authority and responsibility‚ including the authority to arrest individuals who commit crimes on campus. Campus Police Department also have a total of sixteen officers‚ three police cars‚ police bicycles‚ and is not open twenty-four hours. GRCC Campus Police Department provide severals service to all visitors‚ students‚ and employees. The Campus Police Department provide services that the police department does not provide

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    within most of the police departments in the United States are responsible for helping to ensure police ethics and integrity within their respective agencies by investigating the conduct of the officers‚ particularly citizen complaints of officer misconduct. Having an internal affairs department is one of the most important means of ensuring a police agency’s adherence to community policing principles and acquiring

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    Police Department Roles and Functions Shontay Manigault CJA/214 1/11/2015 Kevin Marshall Police Department Roles and Functions There are many various functions of police agencies. Patron‚ traffic‚ juvenile services‚ intelligence and undercover‚ and special operations are just some of the various functions of police agencies. There are many differences between the functions of the police agencies and the federal‚ state‚ and the local levels. There are reasons of why you need to have various functions

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    with the Gloversville Police Department‚ I learned many skills‚ values and the ways of this Police Department. Many of the calls and situations I went to often could relate to a certain theory that I learned in any of my law classes. I would recommend any student majoring in Criminal Justice to try to take an internship with a local law enforcement agency. I am currently signed up for the civil service test for Gloversville Police Department‚ If I do qualify for the Police I believe that this internship

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    utilized by over 8‚000 departments‚ receiving items valued at more than $6 billion dollars (Defense Logistics Agency‚ n.d.). The equipment provided to state and local law enforcement agencies save billions of tax dollars from the communities in which they serve. The equipment would otherwise be destroyed by the Federal Government if it were not reallocated to these other agencies. I am a huge advocate for reducing waste‚ this program supports my stance. The Morristown Police Department has been a recipient

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    The chain of command in a Police Department consists of many different titles. The titles within a department are needed to make up a department and agencies. From the top of the command to the bottom all are needed to make up of a functional organization. First and most important is the Chief-Superintendent this set off the chain of command. The Chief represent the police department He/she also implements‚ goals‚ objectives‚ polices for the department. He/she will have to attend meetings

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    Issues with in American police. When I first began researching the topic of these issues with in our police force‚ it really got my mind pondering different things. How do we survive in a world where there is so many issues taking place day after day? Many Americans believe out police system is completely corrupt. The top police based issues concerning Americans today are such things as Police organization and management of police‚ Socialization

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