For most people‚ the police have been typically seen as the embodiment of fairness and impartiality. Contradictory to this mentality‚ social inequality exists in law enforcement‚ arguably the most in the police. This is due to the increased amount of contact with the general populace in their normal lives‚ as compared to the courts which only deal with the population when they are convicted. This essay will investigate the kinds of social inequalities present in the police‚ as well as the implications
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When the federal government wanted to impose a national speed limit and instead of enacting legislation they decided to threaten the states that failed to comply‚ by withholding federal road funds; I feel it should have been considered unlawful. The choice to enforce a speed limit should fall under the responsibility of each individual state. It should be voted on by the states elected officials whether a speed limit should be raised. I believe that Congress did not simply enact a national speed
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The impact of cultural diversity on Law Enforcement has challenges in recruitment‚ retention‚ and promotion of police personnel from various racial‚ ethical and cultural backgrounds. This also makes it hard for police officers to provide protection to the community because some become biased to particular races‚ age and ethnicities. For example‚ a police officer that was brought up in a household of KKK members and see a young African American male running down the street immediately he begins to
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than those we see in the novel. The United States government is using its citizens’ personal information for counterterrorism purposes; however‚ the NSA is monitoring americans’ phone and internet communications‚ and they are using the media to influence their citizens’ beliefs‚ therefore
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DNA TECHNOLOGY How is DNA technology used in law enforcement? There are many different ways it is used‚ but it is mostly used to solve crimes. Much like deaths‚ rapes‚ or even big robberies. DNA is a way to identify a person by: blood‚ hair‚ skin‚ saliva etc... That is why when people are trying to discover a murderer they are very careful when they are collecting evidence.That is why when something occurs‚ everything is blocked off‚ and only investigators could pass into the area
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develop video devices to be used to track law enforcement activities and putting little thought into policies and procedures surrounding the implications of this action. This topic is a highly debated national issue as law enforcement across the United States work every day to protect and serve its citizens. Utilization of these video devices will not only impact police officers‚ but victims‚ courts‚ advocates‚ and allied professionals. Members of law enforcement should use body cameras to improve police
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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 was nineteen years old when I started my career in law enforcement. I had applied at several places to attempt to become a police officer. I was told by a local police chief that I should start working in a jail or prison and get some experience‚ then I could become an officer after that. In pursuing a career in law enforcement I had to wait two years till I was 21 years of age‚ I did not have any college credits and most agencies required a 60 credit hour degree‚ and I did not have the backing
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Liberties Union (ACLU) to stop mass accumulation of a large number of Americans’ telephone records. The second US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said on Thursday that Congress needed the National Security Agency (NSA) project to keep amid a six-month move period in the witness of another law produces results. "An unexpected end to the project would be in opposition to the general population enthusiasm for viable observation of terrorist dangers‚ and Congress accordingly gave a 180-day move
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Stressors of Law Enforcement Officers Kaplan University Stressors of Law Enforcement Officers Policing is dangerous work and one of those dangers is stress. Law enforcement officers face many different issues day in and day out. The issues not only affect them professionally‚ they also affect them on a personal level. Officers have the ability to affect a community in positive and negative ways‚ but at the same time the community plays just as much of a role on officers. The community
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