these agencies work to accomplish numerous tasks. Although each level of police agency has its own responsibilities and job roles‚ their functions are very similar. A closer look reveals what the various functions of police agencies at each level are‚ how the agencies’ functions compare to one another‚ and the impact policing agencies have in a community. First‚ it is important to establish what the functions are of police agencies. The functions include: enforcing the laws‚ arresting the offenders
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Police Discretion Should all police officers of America be advised to enforce the law equally in all situations? Before a justifiable response‚ let’s create a scenario; a full grown man in his early twenties is walking in a residential neighborhood‚ carrying a baseball bat and smashing car windows. Authorities have been called and the man is obstructing both officers that arrived in a squad car- the man is swinging the bat in the direction of the officers and is creating a threat to their lives
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majority to believe were making progress. For instance our domestic pillars of authority (police officers) are sometimes prone to stereotypical social rumors that may influence racism or natural racists that in turn may cause nationwide problems when apprehending an African American due to racial profiling regarding excessive or unnecessary force. Channel 4 can reveal that between 1999 and 2012: • 293 police officers were disciplined for racist behavior • 749 were referred to the IPCC • Five were
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Police Officer Interview University of Phoenix Student This paper will compare and contrast the thoughts of two police officers from different police departments. In fact one officer has been actively working in the state of Nevada while the second has been inactive for several years now. Both officers are male‚ one African-American and the other Caucasian. Both officers feel very strongly about the importance of police work and were not very shy at giving their opinions. The interviews
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Abstract This research has shown several main stressors that police officers face daily. These stressors are common and include work related as well as personal issues. When faced with multiple stressors and left untreated stressors can cause mild to serious effects on the officer’s health‚ well being‚ personal life and performance. There are different ways today that management can help officers effectively deal with the stresses that they encounter and procedures that should be enacted to
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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 Officers are a symbol of justice in the public eye. They represent a long storied tradition of courage and sacrifice to uphold and protect the law. Officers are expected to maintain the highest degree of ethics and personal behavior throughout their careers. Great lengths and expense go into each and every recruit. All of this hard work and dedication is to help form and shape the best men and woman within America’s police force. However‚ what happens when the trust has been broken and
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and the Police Part I: Outline Eileen Garcia CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice June 17‚ 2013 STEPHEN HUMPHRIES Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people‚ even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse
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Police socialization is the process in which recruits are introduced to police officers who impart not only their knowledge‚ but also any negative qualities they possess (Volti‚ 2008). The influence of socialization is enormous: it can erase the positive influences from training and introduce the recruit to the darker side of the police subculture (Ellwanger‚ 2012). It is through socialization that police recruits are inducted into the police subculture‚ enabling the subculture to maintain its norms
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ensure a peaceful society and avoid disorder. The government enforces law through the police‚ courts and other agencies. Power can produce many positive results‚ but this power the government controls is often abused and in many cases they enforce law with brutality which is completely different from its original purpose. Law was established to benefit the people but sometimes through the abuse of power like police brutality‚ its enforcement defers its original purpose. The concept of law is very
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