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    in the country and consequences of this are high rates of divorce‚ alcoholism‚ suicide‚ and other emotional and health problems. While all jobs have stress law enforcement the stress created is unique and often extreme and unavoidable. So learning how to use different techniques to modify the effects of stress is imperative to the law enforcement world. The most common method is to train officers to recognize the different signs and sources of stress and to begin to develop different coping strategies

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    Corrupt‚ disrespectful‚ unethical‚ and criminal - these are just a few words society uses to describe law enforcement‚ but is society right? After the incident in Ferguson‚ Mo. the media has sparked more controversial outlooks upon law enforcement. Eliott C. McLaughlin from CNN states‚ “The headlines make it feel as if the country is experiencing an unprecedented wave of police violence‚ but experts say that isn’t the case. We’re just seeing more mainstream media coverage‚ and for a variety of reasons

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    focuses on how people who work in the field of law enforcement detect deception. Whether it be through interrogations or consensual encounters. I have a really strong interest in this topic because I am currently working towards a degree in Administration of Justice. I want to work as a police officer and eventually work my way into the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). I also have a couple of family members working in law enforcement who have introduced me to many police officers

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    The issue I decided to focus on was how law enforcement should be trained professionally in order to maintain peace with the people and themselves. During the professional era of policing‚ there were both positive and negative outcomes which still affect people to this day. It is important to be quite educated on the job a person decide to do so they do not encounter too many problems. Lately‚ people encounter problems with the way law enforcement deals with some issues‚ such as police brutality

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    Over the past several years law enforcement has been under the gun more than ever. Post Ferguson has awakened many agencies across the nation because the last thing that an agency needs is another action like Ferguson to occur again. For most of our society they believe police is one of the most corrupted occupations. With law enforcement trusted by just only half of the public‚ so it can be difficult to gain respect from both sides. As compared to nurses who are also for public safety they are

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    Ethical and Professional Practice Police integrity and ethics are a very crucial part of Law Enforcement and it is needed to be an effective police officer. Integrity and ethics also help build trust within communities. Honesty and trustworthiness by police officers improve community interactions‚ enhances communication‚ and promotes responsibility for addressing crime and misconduct. Police departments can strengthen relationships by understanding and training on three main concepts of ethics and

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    This paper is to discuss law enforcement shooting. We will be looking at what goes through an officer’s mind before and after an officer involved shooting‚ the public’s opinion of the shooting‚ are they ethical and what happens during and after the investigation of the shooting. We will also look into have there been more police involved shootings in the past year or are we just more aware of the shootings due to the coverage of the shootings by the media.There have been a number of police officer

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    Law Enforcement and Social Media Social media is new tool for law enforcement that has proven instrumental in community oriented policing. As times and technology advance‚ police need to keep up to maintain the edge against criminals. The internet‚ social media in particular‚ is a relatively new occurrence‚ and how to most effectively utilize it as a crime fighting tool has probably not even been realized yet. Criminals are not known to be the brightest bunch‚ and there are new stories every day

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    Practitioner Interview: Officer Leon Epps The role of police departments has profoundly changed since the 9/11 attack on America. Departments across the nation not only have to continue “traditional” law enforcement‚ but are also faced with being the “first responders” to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events. Nonetheless‚ the day-to-day activities of a police officer are still primarily within the context of the criminal justice system. An interview with an officer can provide

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    feel. Which makes a huge impact in our society. Today‚ law enforcement has focused a whole lot on technology. Technology is making its ways through the door and helping law enforcement solve crimes. In Chapter 1‚ it talks about the importance of technology and how it “plays an expanding role in the everyday operations of the front line police officer (Hess pg. 16).” Law enforcement now has an easier way to get in touch with other law enforcement agencies and databases around the globe.

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