Checkpoint: Police and Law Enforcement Response A police officers role in society is to effectively enforce laws‚ arrest offenders when a crime has been committed‚ prevent crime to their best ability‚ preserve the peace whenever possible‚ and provide services to community citizens in their time of need. Over the past 25-30 years‚ police departments have proactively been enforcing the Community Policing Theory‚ developed by Professor Herman Goldstein‚ on their staff and officers. Community policing
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Hate Speech Essay In the first amendment of the United States constitution‚ American citizens are guaranteed the right to free speech. This is a fundamental right of American law‚ and one of the foundations of the U.S. Constitution. It is also the breeding ground for one of the most widely debated issues in America: What‚ if any‚ measures should be put into place to regulate hateful language? Most people will agree under one definition or another that hate speech is a socially deviant activity
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“We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich‚ the smart or the slow‚ the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is noble to rise above them‚” Author Unknown. Unfortunately‚ throughout history our society has become victim to the upbringing and menacing of prejudices within. The prejudices that our fellow neighbors endure range from scowling facial expressions to violent hate crimes. As far back as the decades go‚ prejudice has been an ongoing problem
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Hate Speech Edward Oliver‚ Jr PHL-305 3/102013 Colette Palamar Hate Speech Hate Speech Thomas Jefferson one of the founding fathers once said‚ “A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free.” The first amendment structured to give United States citizens the right to speak freely is an essential law that builds the foundation of the United States Constitution. The first amendment is one of the most controversial laws that higher instructions of learning‚ churches‚ state‚ and
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COMPUTER HACKING AND CYBER CRIME LAW History of Hacking According to (Clifford R.D. 2006) a cracker or cracking is to "gain unauthorized access to a computer in order to commit another crime such as destroying information contained in that system". These subgroups may also be defined by the legal status of their activities. Eric S. Raymond (author of The New Hacker’s Dictionary) advocates that members of the computer underground should be called crackers. Yet‚ those people see themselves as hackers
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The Shadow of Hate The documentary remarks on the origins of race and how it has affected history and its people. There has been a history of intolerance in America against the “them”‚ the others. “Them”‚ being the different‚ the unknown. It is clear that people are afraid of the unknown because of the uncertainty it brings thus they immediately label anything different as “them”. The ultimate concept I was able to derive from the documentary was that race is an idea created by society to further
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Law enforcement agencies nationwide must constantly adapt to the changing nature of crime and the ways criminals must be prosecuted. New dangers like terrorism‚ as well as old ones‚ such as public corruption‚ threaten the public and force police agencies to acclimate themselves to this new environment. President Clinton explained the need for the development of the federal and local law enforcement agencies. "We have begun to find a way to reduce crime‚ forming community partnerships with local
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by protecting them from crime and those who commit crimes. Police are responsible for enforcing the law‚ investigating crimes‚ apprehending offenders‚ reducing and preventing crime‚ maintaining public order‚ ensuring community safety‚ providing emergency and related community services‚ and protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. (Schmalleger‚ pg. 17) If police were to be lessened or have a limit of power; communities would implode on themselves. Crime is high in today’s society
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Strikes Law was first implemented in 1993‚ to harshly prosecute repeat offenders of serious crimes by installing fear of receiving strict sentences. The Three Strikes Law aimed to increase prison time in hopes of deterring criminals from committing future crimes. However‚ the question emerged about whether or not the Three Strikes Law was effectively reducing crime rates. As well as reducing the overall cost of imprisonment and mass incarceration issues already present. The Three Strikes Law are imposing
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Crime Report - Rape Law Reform Describe the issue and the history of that issue Issue: “Rape” also referred to a sexual assault‚ under New South Wales Crimes Act 1900 is defined as ‘a person who inflicts grievous bodily harm on another person with intent to engage in sexual intercourse with that other person‚ or with a third person who is present or nearby‚ is guilty of an offence punishable‚ on conviction‚ by imprisonment for 17 years’. Aggravated sexual assault: In New South Wales Crimes
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