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    what they are watching on television is what happens in real life and get the wrong idea about  how it really works.  It affects law enforcement because suspects think that they know better than  experienced detectives. Jurors think that certain types of evidence need to be presented in order  to convict them which makes it harder for the detectives and attorneys to keep the suspects off  the streets. This CSI effect affects law enforcement because it puts a delay on the case. People do  not realize that it is these detectives jobs

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    Women and Minorities in Law Enforcement Working to end discrimination in this country has been a long and hard fought battle. In the early 1950’s federal laws began to offer some help to those who had been persecuted against for so many years. During the Nixon Administration the federal government began to push employers to make a "good faith effort" to employ women and minorities and to track their progress. These were known as affirmative action programs. Some minorities contend that discrimination

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    I personally have had a few encounters with law enforcement over the years. The two to three times that I have personally been stopped by the police were directly related to procedural motor vehicle stops for speeding. The two of the three stops resulted in just simple warning and I was allowed to leave the encounter after a quick background check. The police officers were extremely respectful and easy-going. I personally was taught to respect each and every police officer and to never make their

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    My Physical Fitness Assessment PED 117- Physical Fitness for Law Enforcement Carlos Canizales Professor Gotay April 05‚ 2012 Physical fitness is defined as‚ “The ability to perform moderate to vigorous physical activity on a regular basis without excessive fatigue.”(Donatelle‚ P.296) There are two parts of physical fitness made up of eleven components‚ known as skill and health. The skill part of physical fitness contains six components and the health section contains five components‚ which

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    Noel Delgado Controversial Issues In Law Enforcement 11/16/2012 Police Misconduct In the early hours of March 3‚ 1991‚ a police chase in Los Angeles ended in an incident that would become synonymous with police brutality: the beating of a young man named Rodney King by members of the Los Angeles Police Department. An amateur video‚ televised nationwide‚ showed King lying on the ground while three officers kicked him and struck him repeatedly with their nightsticks. No one who viewed that

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    Judges have to make many discretionary decisions while they are on the bench. This is due to the fact that the law‚ no matter how well it is written‚ cannot anticipate every circumstance and eventuality that may be subject to that law. As a result‚ Judges are charged with making rational decisions in regards to the cases that don’t adequately fit the ramifications of the law. Most of the decisions that are made by Judges are independent of official guidelines and vary from Judge to Judge. This

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    oversimplify the role played by the law enforcement officers. This is especially because they usually face numerous challenges and end up performing much more than law enforcement and by extension‚ order maintenance. However‚ when these challenges hamper the effectiveness of the police roles‚ the criticism is often directed at the law enforcement administrators. If I were a department head‚ although there are numerous problems that are faced by law enforcement administrators‚ I would regard increased

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    The authority of an agent is the act which he is allowed or authorised to do by his principal‚ and which will bind his/her principal. Usually‚ the principal will only be bound by the act of the agent if the agent acts within his/her authority. There are two types of authority which an agent could rely on‚ namely actual authority and apparent or ostensible authority.  Actual authority is the authority given by the principal to the agent and could be in written or oral form. The capacity of an

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    Enforcement Directorate ‡Pertains to the establishment of Directorate of Enforcement and the powers to investigate the violation of any provisions of Act‚ rule‚ regulation‚ notifications‚ directions or order issued in exercise of the powers under this Act. The Director have been empowered to take up investigations. Enforcement Directorate ‡ The Directorate of Enforcement is mainly concerned with the enforcement of the provisions of the FEMA to prevent leakage of foreign exchange which generally occurs

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    Border enforcement Name Institution Date Is current immigration policy seriously treated as a national security issue? How was it treated prior to 9/11? The current immigration policy is not seriously treated as a national security issue. The arguments raised after the September 11 terrorism on security have not been carefully looked into and implemented. Policy measures that were put in place try to undermine the national security in the U.S instead of enhancing it. Before 9/11 protection of

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