Police Discretion Police discretion is freedom or the power of state officers to exercise various alternative actions towards a person. A police officer may choose to give a warning‚ issue a ticket of violation or arrest an offender. Not all circumstances allow police to have discretion. According to a research by Carrington and Schulenber (2004)‚ various factors affect police discretion. These factors include the seriousness and the nature of the crime‚ prior contacts with the police‚ injury to
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Outline 1. Introduction A. "It is a far‚ far better thing that I do‚ than I have ever done; it is a far‚ far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." (364). B. Lucie Manette gets news from Jarvis Lorry a business man who works for Tellson’s Bank that her dad who was imprisoned in France is still alive. She goes with Mr Lorry to Paris and brings him back to England. Charles Darnay‚ a french aristocrat‚ leaves behind his elite life and makes a decision of moving to England. Darnay is
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Police corruption is one of the oldest and a persistent problem in the police force. What is corruption? Corruption can be defined as the misuse of public power for private or personal profit. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all‚ whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers. Many aspects of policing has changed‚ one aspect that has remained unchanged is the existence of corruption. A local newspaper or police related publication on any given day will have an article
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Dangers of Police Pursuits January 2006 Abstract Debate rages over whether high-speed pursuits are justified. And consensus is growing among local and national law enforcement for the need for stricter controls to dictate when‚ where and why police engage in such potentially deadly car chases. The written pursuit policies of 47 state law enforcement agencies and the nation’s 25 largest cities were subjected to comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis of the policies focused on factors justifying
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Analysis & Application Police Complaints November 21‚ 2011 Abstract Conducting ourselves as mature individuals could determine whether or not we’re taken seriously within society. Since the beginning of time‚ black‚ white‚ Hispanic‚ etc.‚ have filed complaints against police officers‚ regardless of their maturity level or regardless of their own fault level. Is society too disrespectful to law enforcement? If civilians could walk in police officer shoes for one day would the complaint
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past five centuries‚ black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today‚ police officers use deadly‚ excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults‚ beatings and shootings. This demonstrates the governmentТs role in initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal crime(Black Radical Congress‚ 3). In history‚ racist violence‚ police brutality‚ has been used to suppress the racial blacks and to preserve power and privileges
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Police History Chris Mayo CJA 214 January 29‚ 2013 James Taylor Police History Synopsis The concept of policing‚ based on English policing systems‚ brought to America by the earliest English colonists. Over time‚ the law enforcement system had changes‚ as a result titles‚ credentials‚ and responsibilities had major differences within the legal system. Looking into police history‚ it will determine how the law enforcement comes into place. Identifying and describing the impact of Sir Robert
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What are the Different Types of Police Sirens? Everyone is familiar with police sirens‚ but what you may not know is there are many different types of this audio warning equipment. The two main types of police sirens are pneumatic and electronic. Here‚ we will go over the two main types of police sirens used today and discuss other types of police sirens used through history. Pneumatic Police Sirens Pneumatic sirens are sometimes referred to as mechanical or coaster sirens. This type of siren is
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Police Culture in the United States Team B: Sean Milton‚ Shane Hunter‚ Joshua Nine‚ Tim Eichler‚ and Jason Fougere CJA/214 November 20‚ 2012 Bernard Fitchpatrick Needs to be 1‚050-1400 words Police Culture in the United States Analyze police culture‚ including the significance of stress in policing The study in police culture started in 1960 and the 1970’s by the work of Cain and Banton in the United Kingdom and Skolnick and Westlesy in the United States. Even though the study
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Candy Burtle CJA/214 Memo Espinoza Police History Paper 09/30/2013 In 1828 Sir Robert Peel began the establishment‚ which was later known as the London Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan police were the first modern police agency. Officers were employees of the state and not just citizens assisting in apprehending criminals. They were required to wear uniforms and badges with their identification information on them. These
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