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    Police and Law Enforcement Response Jamie Erwin CJS/200 August 17‚ 2014 William Hubbard Police and Law Enforcement Response Police have many roles in society‚ to uphold and enforce the law without judgment‚ to protect all human life‚ human rights and liberty. Police promote and preserve public order‚ they also protect public properties. They create a feeling of safeness with-in the community‚ they provide assistance to people who are in danger. Facilitate orderly movement of people and vehicles

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    Police History Kenna Puckett CJA/214 October 20‚ 2014 Eric Crawford Police History Policing in the United States dates back to the 1800s‚ but the police of the modern world are much different from the first police that took patrol. The first patrols did not have cars or two-way radio communication‚ but they started off always evolving policing and law enforcement organizations. In our current time the government has a direct relationship with law enforcement which affects policing practices. Federal

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    1. The context “When any sworn police officer violates the law or behaves in ways that discredit his or her position‚ this is police misconduct” (Champion). Officers withhold the power to use force when stopping a criminal. But the world seems to have all different ideas on what level of force the law may use to stop a criminal or get a confession out. The media has‚ in the past year or so‚ seen fit to broadcast the police officers who have expressed what they believe is misconduct. What the world

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    Militarization of the Police Imagine a military grade tank rolling down your residential street‚ 撤OLICEspray painted on the gunner. In many parts of the country this is now a reality. In one county 6 million dollars was allocated to local police for armored vehicles. (Levitz) This and other military grade weapons have sparked a debate in the nation about militarizing the police. If you take into account‚ the original purpose of special forces‚ money spent‚ and the proportional response to a crime

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    ) Police are a “body of officers representing the civil authority of government.” (Banton) Police are responsible for maintaining public order and safety‚ enforcing the law‚ and preventing and investigating any criminal activities.  The existence of American law enforcement has been around since the first Europeans landed in North America. America inherited much of its government policies from Great Britain. “The first Europeans who landed on our shores‚ found a strange and wondrous new land‚ inhabited

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    Police brutality is a form of misconduct within the police department. It could be false arrest‚ surveillance abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ racial profiling‚ and police corruption. Some police officers take advantage of their authority and innocent people end up paying the price. According to a survey done by graphs.net‚ 6.6% of police officers will have a complaint filed against them for misconduct. The reason for this behavior sometimes comes down to racism‚ money‚ sex‚ or to prove power. This improper

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    The question of body cameras for police officers has historically been a pressing issue in America‚ but after the recent incidents it is being taken into serious consideration. Body Cameras should be provided for all law enforcement personnel so that citizens can get a clear understanding of how they are implementing their force onto the citizens of United States. A lot of evidence and claims have been brought up by citizens saying that police officers have taken wrong actions while in pursuit of

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    School of Arts and Humanities PSYC101 Introduction To Psychology 3 Credit Hours 8 Weeks Prerequisites: None Table of Contents Instructor Information Course Materials Course Description Evaluation Procedures Course Scope Course Outline Course Objectives Policies Course Delivery Method Academic Services Course Description (Catalog) PSYC101 Introduction to Psychology (3 hours) This course introduces students to the art and science of Psychology. Course

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    P1 There are two types of businesses‚ private and public. The difference between public companies and private companies is their ownership. Private held companies are under control of a single or group of shareholders when public companies are owned by the government. [pic] Ownership of the business Top shop is operating in private sector. It is a Public Limited Company this means they sell their shares on the stock exchange and that it’s available to the public to purchase

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    Recently there have been incidents of police brutality in the United States all over the internet‚ in newspapers and on TV. Police brutality is a huge problem all across America and sadly‚ it occurs everyday. The Dictionary of American History defines it as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803303.html) Most cases of this type of brutality are also racially motivated‚ which I will go more into detail

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