The first and foremost characteristic is integrity. A law enforcement officer “LEO” must have integrity. The public must be able to trust the officer; they must be honesty to the public‚ their co-workers‚ and themselves. A LEO is held to a high standard and must do the right thing when no one else is looking; they are looked up to as pillars of the community. The second characteristic of an LEO applicant is confidence. They must be confident in their communication skills‚ their abilities to
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Police Department Roles and Functions Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 11‚ 2012 Miriam Moore Police Department Roles and Functions Police officers play many roles. In the United States the mission of law enforcement is to maintain social order and public safety by reducing crime. To accomplish this and preserve the peace‚ officers have five main responsibilities (CJi Interactive‚ 2011). The first of these responsibilities is to enforce the law. To be able to do this the law enforcement officer
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ago 227 law enforcement leaders from 48 states and 25 countries assembled here at Quantico and set course for the unknown and the uncomfortable. Most‚ if not all‚ were strangers on January 9. But‚ as strangers we shared common purposes: to better ourselves‚ each other‚ and our profession. By virtue of our arrival‚ we knew that working hard‚ sacrificing‚ and embracing new challenges would be required. Today‚ we no longer are strangers. We are session 267―a blended and diverse family of law enforcement
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Tort Law Tort laws are laws that usually involve state law and civil suits. State law are based on the legal premise that individuals are liable for the consequences of their conduct if it results in injury to others while civil suits are actions brought to protect an individual ’s private rights. A body of rights‚ obligations‚ and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings to provide relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others (Tort Law‚ 2013).
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STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the foreign-born population in the United States tripled in the past four decades and currently totals about 37 million‚ or nearly 12 percent of the total population. What authority do states have with respect to immigration matters? For decades‚ the power to regulate immigration has been considered a federal power. However‚ in recent years Congress added a new provision that allows local law enforcement to
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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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The initiation of the program led to foreign-owned factories establishing themselves along the border. United States firms-particularly in electronics‚ textiles‚ footwear‚ and toys‚ and later in auto parts-responded enthusiastically to the lure of cheap labor. By 1990 Mexico had more than 1‚500 maquiladora plants with 400‚000 workers‚ located primarily in the cities bordering the United States; these numbers were expected to nearly double by 1995. Maquiladoras became a major stimulus to growth in Texas
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2013 All law enforcement agencies in the United States are connected to one another due to the fact that most agencies have multi levels of government and overlapping jurisdictions. In general all levels and departments of law enforcement work and co-operate together to protect the citizens‚ and to prevent and solve crimes. Local law enforcement agencies are entrusted with the power to serve and protect the public and maintain peace within the community. Most local law enforcement agencies are small
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354). The founding fathers of the nation considered an independent federal judiciary essential to ensure fairness and equal justice for all citizens of the United States. The American judicial system is made up of two separate court systems‚ the federal and the state. This structure was created by the U.S. Constitution and is called Federalism. Federalism refers to a sharing of powers between the national government and the state governments. The supremacy of each government in its own sphere is
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Abstract Concepts like crime prevention‚ authority‚ professionalism and discretion have evolved in modern law enforcement since the twentieth century. August Vollmer instituted university training as a tool for young officers in training and under Vollmer’s teachings; O.W. Wilson pioneered the use of advanced training for officers and is also known for the start of criminal justice as an academic field. Wilson was also instrumental in applying modern management and administrative techniques to
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