1. Discretion is foundation of the criminal justice system. Discretion is when the effective limits on a public official’s power leave him or her free to make a choice among a number of possible courses of action (Gaines‚ 2011 p.219). Police discretion is the power or authority that is given to a police officer to act officially in a manner that appears to be just and proper under the presented circumstances. Discretion is not doing as you please. Discretion is bounded by norms (professional norms
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INTRODUCTION Police officers in Australia‚ as well as worldwide‚ have been consistently accused of abusing their authority over the years. Police officers are known to protect and serve and to be the law enforcers of the land‚ but due to the reality that some human beings are concerned about self-satisfaction and lawlessness‚ police authority can often times be misconceived as abusive and aggressive. The powers of the police are consistently being scrutinized by the media‚ the community and even
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a future in law enforcement. The program will introduce the young adults to traits that police officers should have such as: hard work ethic‚ integrity‚ honesty‚ courage‚ respect‚ and most of all discipline. The police explorers assist with crowd control events and traffic direction. They are also able to ride along with police officers and see what a usual day is for a police officer. The Washington police explorers help youth to gain insight into a variety of programs that include classroom instruction
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Police stress is important to control and to deal with. Some officers have to seek help to control it. In the police business there is no telling what you run in to on a day by day schedule‚ there is not the same work day twice. One day you will by just giving people tickets to the next day dealing with someone being shot. Anyone can understand if you see someone being shot then it makes you a little stressed out. Stress plays a part in the lives of everyone. Some stress is not only inevitable‚ it
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* Police officers work in partnership with the communities they serve to maintain law and order‚ protect members of the public and their property‚ prevent crime‚ reduce the fear of crime and improve the quality of life for all citizens. They use a wide range of technology to protect individuals‚ identify the perpetrators of crime and ensure successful prosecutions against those who break the law. Police officers work closely with members of the criminal justice system‚ social workers‚ schools‚ local
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Police departments have tasks of organization that is divided according to purpose‚ area and time. Work Assignments are given to certain groups that are divided amongst the department and have a distinct purpose that is unique from the other groups. For example; a police detective performs certain duties that are distinct from that of a patrol officer and vice versa. Each division has their own purpose to achieve certain functions within the department‚ to maintain effective functions within the
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According to the seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in turn
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Integration of the Police Force The local police departments along with the Erie County Sherriff’s are soon too integrated into one force. This paper will talk about three problems that will arise from this integration and then three solutions for each one of these problems. With that there will be drastic changes‚ from rank structure‚ to pay grades‚ to how they will operate as one force rather than different precincts. This means that they have to find a way of going about this drastic change
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What is the difference between park police and state trooper police? The difference is that state trooper police deals with things such as Enforcing the criminal and motor vehicle laws of the State of Maryland‚ Investigating traffic accidents‚ Investigating and completing criminal investigations‚ Providing basic medical attention to ill and injured persons‚ Issuing traffic citations and warnings‚ Interviewing witnesses‚ victims and suspects‚ Writing field reports‚ Arresting and processing suspects
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Becoming a Police Officer \Protect and serve. These two words may be simple to any regular citizen. However‚ they are everything to any police officer. The honorable career of law enforcement is not always an easy one to enter. There are requirements in order to be recruited and employed by any policing agency. In addition to the highly competitive and rigorous application process to become selected as an officer of the law‚ there are training programs‚ continued education programs‚ and other
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