POLICE DISCRETION Police officers are faced each day with a variety of situation in which they must deal; therefore we should ask ourselves the following questions: Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law? What types of situations would they be required to fully enforce the law? Why does police discretion exist? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And what is the relationship between police
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Institution: Instructor: STRESS IN POLICE Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes‚ prevalence‚ and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out‚ the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers‚ lowers their productivity
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Composition 1 Argumentative Research Essay Final Draft. Police Brutality Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed. But‚ because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not‚ police brutality occurs. I believe Police brutality needs to be addressed‚ because it affects every one of us within our society. How can we trust the Police officers who sworn to “serve the public” when they use such excessive force that results
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Police Misconduct Police brutality is the use of excessive force by a police officer. “Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary” ("Police Brutality‚" 2013). Police corruption is the misuse of authority by a police officer‚ including a range of actions encompassing an officer’s misuse of his or her authority for personal gain. Police corruption is one
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Police Discretion Police Discretion Discretion is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choice or judgment‚ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds.” In law enforcement discretion is left up to each individual officer on the field everyday. Police officers are given the authority to make reasonable and responsible decisions out in the field. Discretion is used in many situations‚ such as when
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The Rise of Police Brutality Police in society have the role of maintaining order and safety by enforcing policies and laws. These roles provide a special authoritative power over the general population that can sometimes be misused. Unjustified loss of civilian life and other forms of assault by police officers can be explained by the following reasons: a fear of harm that causes knee-jerk negative fight or flight reactions‚ an invalid fear based on racism‚ and a lack of proper de-escalation training
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Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police
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ABUSE OF POLICE POWERS IN PAKISTAN With intervening dictators and historical autocracy‚ it is now after sixty five years of independence that Pakistan has evolved to a culture “partially” democratic. The military and police institutions must function under rule of law in order to uphold legitimate separation of powers. The Oxford Dictionary defines the term Police as‚ “the civil force of a state‚ responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.”1 With
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decentralized organizational structure of police departments. Decentralization has been accomplished in at least two different ways: (1) the physical restructuring of police departments and (2) the decentralization of decision making. In an effort to increase resident access to police‚ many departments have reversed the centralization trend popularized during the professional era. In some locations this has been accomplished by opening neighborhood-based storefront police stations. These locations provide
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Police Discretion Should Be Enhanced Police discretion can be defined as can be examined in many ways. A police officer’s belief system consists of his or her beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and other subjective outlooks. Regardless of any factors‚ there is always room for improvement and police officer’s discretion should be enhanced. All police officer’s use discretion in every situation they encounter. Officers realize they are constantly in the public eye and every move they make
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