Police pinned down Alton Sterling to the ground when he was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in Louisiana on Tuesday after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller on 911 about Sterling pointing his gun at someone. As Sterling lay immobile‚ the police shot him several times. In the video released on Youtube‚ one of the police officers is seen yelling‚ "He’s got a gun!" After a few seconds‚ Sterling is shot by the cops. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely
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of all sworn officers. Most of the females though only holding clerical positions. As of today‚ only about 13% of police officers are females‚ even with many progressive gender equality movements. Why is the number of women in this field not growing quicker? Are they being discriminated for their gender and choice of career? Is law enforcement just not an interesting field for females as male? The answer could be a variety of things. Many people believe having more female officers could be a potential
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Intercontinental University Abstract It is said that studies have found that genetics cause criminal behavior‚ and that there is a gene that can be linked to criminals.With the help of new technology and science as a tool to uncover criminal behavior and the criminals‚ the thought of genes being a source of criminal behavior is not far-fetched. We will discuss the thought of the idea that genetics make up for criminal behavior. I will provide you all with examples that can be found through research studies
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Correspondingly‚ police officers need to be more trained and experienced when dealing with people with mental illness. Rossler and Terril (2017‚ p.190) explain “how officers lack the requisite experience or training to properly manage and deescalate encounters involving [people with mental illness]”. (Borum‚ 2000‚ Mulvey & White‚ 2014‚ Teplin‚ 1983 as cited in Rossler‚ Terril (2017‚ p.191) state how in some circumstances‚ officer encounters with people having mental illness can escalate and result
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I think that this question is great. This is not something that I have really thought about. Honestly‚ I do not feel like I use my strengths every day. I believe that I am good at interacting with people and I have a pretty good attention to detail when it comes to my work. Since being promoted to supervisor‚ I have not really gotten to use those skills as much as I would like. In the past‚ I would get to talk to drivers and their previous employers on a daily basis. I was usually good at getting
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Identify and analyze the criteria necessary for a community of people to be characterized as a civilization by comparing and contrasting how well the societies of the Indus River Valley and the Huanghe (Shang Dynasty) River Valley meet the criteria. Use the PERSIAN charts to guide your comparative analysis of these similarities and differences. The term civilization refers to a complex human society‚ in which people live in groups of settled dwellings. Growth and decline of civilizations depended
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Police officer powers under PACE 1984 First contact with justice For most people‚ the first contact they have in a legal problem will involve the police. The police have the responsibility of investigating matters‚ search for evidence such as witness statements or forensic evidence that will support a case if it should go to court‚ as well recommending to the CPS whether or not a case should go to court. The main law that governs the powers that the police have is the Police and criminal evidence
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circumstances revolving around this incident revealed. Officer Dossey attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a bicyclist for a vehicle code violation he observed. The bicyclist fled and a short vehicle pursuit ensued. The suspect made an unsafe turning movement during the pursuit by swerving to the right almost colliding with the patrol vehicle and then back to the left. The suspect then suddenly decreased his speed without signaling causing Officer Dossey‚ who was making a left turn to pursue him‚ strike
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How Necessary are Body Cameras to Police Officers? Body cameras will catch all misconduct‚ either from a civilian or a police officer on camera and will be used in an investigation if need be. Police departments got the idea to use body cameras because of the recent complaining of civilians over‚ said to be police misconduct. When police officers wear their body cameras‚ police misconduct decreases due to the fact that they will have video proof of the encounter and will be prosecuted if that is
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wanted to be a police officer. My mother tells me that I left the womb saying “Freeze‚ Police!” I’m sure that it was the lights and sirens on a police vehicle that infatuated me. Maybe it was because a police officer carried a gun and had the ability to run red lights. As I grew up‚ cops and robbers was always a favorite game and I was always the cop. As I grew older‚ I realized that a police officer was nothing like I thought. I started to understand the role of the police. Not as a symbol
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