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    Police Department Roles and Function CJA/214 Police Department Roles and Function In this paper the principal roles and functions of police organizations and their roles as it applies to the law will be identified. Secondly‚ the description of various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ federal level‚ and the roles and functions of each will be discussed. In addition‚ the role and function of patrol will be explained. The principal roles and function of police organizations The

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    Police Brutality In Brazil

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    Literature Honors 16 December 2016 Police Brutality: A Deadly Oxymoron When the word “police” is mentioned‚ it carries on polarizing connotations and images within people. For some‚ the police are seen as heroic‚ honorable‚ and righteous people who are willing to put themselves in dangerous situations to protect the rights of citizens. Though for others‚ perceptions of the police are quite the opposite; instead of a sense of protection‚ others feel that police are a source of fear and corruption

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    Mccomb Police Report

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    PER REPORTER: The incident happened on Sunday‚ October 15th. McComb Police was suppose to call in a report but they didn’t. CPS received a call from McComb Police Department from Officer Bruce Gatlin. He stated the child was at the hospital and hadbeen abused. When the reporter arrived at the hospital‚ mom said she had been at work that day. She left for work at 6:00 a.m. Mom works in Jackson‚ Louisiana. Mom said she got home and noticed a knot on Logan’s head; there was a red mark. Mom said she

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    Week 1 Assignment In order for a Police agency to prevent and deter Police misconduct‚ there must be a definition to what actions and behaviors that the term will encompass. The term ‘police corruption’ has been used to describe many activities: bribery; violence and brutality; fabrication and destruction of evidence; racism; favoritism or nepotism. Many different scholars differ in their own examples of the definition. Before attempting to the question of whether a precise definition is possible

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    Work equals home: Police confined by residency requirements Introduction to Law Enforcement Professor Joseph Alkus Bethanie Sessoms April 11th‚ 2013 Introduction As a particular saying goes‚ “Home is where the heart is.” This statement rings true to many individuals who view home as an escape from the outside world‚ an abode‚ a place of relaxation and comfort. For police officers‚ they too hold a similar notion‚ viewpoint of home. Yet for some‚ officers are restricted to where exactly

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    American Police Issues

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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 into the

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    Term Paper CRIM 129 CH1 Job Related Struggles of a Police Officer John MacDonald Professor Alex Peters November 19‚ 2013 The job of a police officer is much more demanding than what is commonly displayed DELETE on television. It is often PORTRAYED/DEPICTED as fighting crime‚ but in reality it is A MULTI-FACETED PROFESSION. As a police officer‚ the safety of the general public is a key responsibility. THEREFORE‚ POLICE face danger ON A DAILY BASIS‚ yet they must handle all situations

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    Police Dogs History

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    there were only fourteen police dog programs‚ all cluttered around the Northeast‚ with the exception of Berkeley California and Muncie‚ Indiana. When the 1960s hit‚ the modern era of police dogs began in the United States. Canine teams were appearing all of the country and the movement was considered to be a fad. (Dorriety‚ J. K. 2005) By the time the 1970s rolled around in the United States‚ the use of police dogs was a mainstay. The canines were now considered part of the police force itself. Some of

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    THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON POLICE OFFICERS Not much good news here. The following is the text of a speech give by Dan Goldfarb to a group of union delegates on the impact stress can have on their men. There has been a lot of research on the negative effects of stress on people in general. I am sure you know that police work is one of the top rated professions for job stress next to air traffic controllers and dentists. A good way to start this presentation‚ I think‚ is to give a good working

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    of force inherent in the state’s police capabilities can avert the need for wholesale repression. But a colonial has to be cautious in arming a police force; most of them are recruited from a

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