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    Police Stereotypes

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    Public Opinion of Police by Different Ethnic Groups :Speech Good morning (evening or afternoon) ladies and gentleman. I would like your attention because I have a subject to discuss. I want to talk about the public ’s opinion towards police officers by different ethnic groups. There are many thoughts and public opinion on how the community feel towards the many police officers in this country. It is my personal opinion that people should not be hating on the police because they enforce the law‚

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    Police Complaints

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    Analysis & Application Police Complaints November 21‚ 2011 Abstract Conducting ourselves as mature individuals could determine whether or not we’re taken seriously within society. Since the beginning of time‚ black‚ white‚ Hispanic‚ etc.‚ have filed complaints against police officers‚ regardless of their maturity level or regardless of their own fault level. Is society too disrespectful to law enforcement? If civilians could walk in police officer shoes for one day would the complaint

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    Police Reforms

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    ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INDIAN POLICE:     CREATING AN EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS          AGENCY  Written by: Adam Shinar August 2009 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Normative Source and Structure of India ’s Police Force III. Attempts at Reform A. The National Police Commission Model Bill B. Other Reform Attempts IV. Instances of Police Misconduct A. Torture and violence B. Disappearances C. Corruption D. Failure to observe due process E. Non-registration of FIR V. Accountability

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    Police Brutality

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    Police Brutality Did you know that Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force‚ usually physical‚ but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation‚ by a police officer? Despite major improvements in police practices (since 1981) reports of alleged police misconduct and abuse continue to spread through the nation. Police Brutality still goes on around the world today with improvements of enforcing police brutality in police departments. There have

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    to mind when we think of “Police Officers”. In elementary school‚ the most common phrase students would be asked was “what do you want to be when you grow up”‚ and the most common response would be “a police officer”; and now sadly‚ most are rethinking this occupational choice. The authority that most cops these days believe they have is over the top; they think that they can take advantage of everything and everybody simply by the power of their badge. Police officers need to have more discipline

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    Police Discretion

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    and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with individuals

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    Police Corruption

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    and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse. Police corruption has been a problem in American society since the early days of policing. An ancient natural tendency of human beings is to attempt to placate or win over those in positions of authority over them. This tendency is complicated in today’s materialistic society by greed and by the personal and financial benefit to be derived from evading law. The temptations toward illegality offered to police range from free

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    Police Stressors

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    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 ensure the officers have the resources to

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    Police Corruption

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    Police corruption is a complex issue. Police corruption or the abuse of authority by a police officer‚ acting officially to fulfill personal needs or wants‚ is a growing problem in the United States today. Things such as an Internal Affairs department‚ a strong leadership organization‚ and community support are just a few considerations in the prevention of police corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication in an urban city during any given week would most likely

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    Police Brutality

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    Police brutality remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. The excessive use of force by police officers persists because of overwhelming barriers to accountability. This fact makes it possible for officers who commit human rights violations to escape due punishment and often to repeat their offenses. Police or public officials greet each new report of brutality with denials or explain that the act was an aberration‚ while the administrative and criminal

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