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    Definitions Domestic Violence Defined Citation: ARS: 13-3601 Domestic violence includes: • Any act that is a dangerous crime against children • Endangerment • Threatening or intimidating act • Assault • Custodial interference • Unlawful imprisonment or kidnaping • Criminal trespass • Harassment or stalking • Child or vulnerable adult abuse Persons Included in Definition: • A spouse or former spouse • Persons residing or having resided in the same household • Persons having a child

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    Licensed to: iChapters User Licensed to: iChapters User A Concise Introduction to Logic‚ Eleventh Edition Patrick J. Hurley Publisher: Clark Baxter Senior Sponsoring Editor: Joann Kozyrev Development Editor: Florence Kilgo Assistant Editor: Nathan Gamache Editorial Assistant: Michaela Henry © 2012‚ 2008‚ 2006 Wadsworth‚ Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced‚ transmitted‚ stored‚ or used in any form or by any

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    Police brutality remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. The excessive use of force by police officers persists because of overwhelming barriers to accountability. This fact makes it possible for officers who commit human rights violations to escape due punishment and often to repeat their offenses. Police or public officials greet each new report of brutality with denials or explain that the act was an aberration‚ while the administrative and criminal

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    Often times it is confused that only women can be victims of domestic violence. Truthfully‚ men‚ women‚ and children can be victims of abuse. Abusers have no specific face‚ race or gender. Domestic violence is a serious national health concern. It has significant impacts on a community and an individual. Domestic violence is only one aspect of a larger set of problems within U.S families. Domestic violence can be both physical and verbal. The abuse usually starts verbally so that the person can

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    Response Essay to 37 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police “Let that girl alone!” was all the effort a bystander‚ witnessing an attack‚ could put into saving a woman’s life; the man couldn’t be bothered with anything more. Miss Kitty Genovese could have survived that night two separate times if someone would have simply lifted the telephone to call the police and report seeing her attacked. At the time of her death 37 people had witnessed her trying to frantically escape from her assailant. There

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    thelawdictionary.com‚ police brutality is defined by‚” the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians.” Police brutality is very common in District 9 as police are extremely violent towards the ‘prawns’. Furthermore‚ police or military take advantage of their position and physically harm the aliens unnecessarily. This coincides with the police brutality that occurred during the Marikana strikes (image on the right). This violence was not only caused by police trying to maintain

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    Police Discretion

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    criminal and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with

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    Domestic Cycle of Violence   Incident * Any type of abuse occurs (physical/sexual/emotional) Tension Building * Abuser starts to get angry * Abuse may begin * There is a breakdown of communication * Victim feels the need to keep the abuser calm * Tension becomes too much * Victim feels like they are ’walking on egg shells’ Making-Up * Abuser may apologize for abuse * Abuser may promise it will never happen again * Abuser may blame the victim for causing

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    In Edwin J. Deltarres’ book Character and Cops he explores three hypotheses for police corruption in the United States. Some are somewhat historical‚ but they are still relevant to the problem of corruption today. The first hypothesis is called "the society at-large" theory by former Chicago Police Superintendent O. W. Wilson. Wilson was superintendent of the Chicago Police Department during the early nineteen sixties. The second hypothesis is called the "structural" theory. The third is called

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    ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INDIAN POLICE:     CREATING AN EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS          AGENCY  Written by: Adam Shinar August 2009 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Normative Source and Structure of India ’s Police Force III. Attempts at Reform A. The National Police Commission Model Bill B. Other Reform Attempts IV. Instances of Police Misconduct A. Torture and violence B. Disappearances C. Corruption D. Failure to observe due process E. Non-registration of FIR V. Accountability

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