The Changes in Law Enforcement All together law enforcement has changed‚ but few see the drastic changes that have happened. Everyday‚ police and sheriffs are working to keep the people in their community safe. With improved technological advances and social changes‚ police and sheriffs are keeping a closer eye on things today. For example‚ improved weapons such as tasers have helped keep suspects safe‚ computers in police cruisers allow instant access of information of individuals. Other
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billion and 500 million users‚ respectively” (NCCPSAFTEY). Because of these changes in technology law enforcement has to constantly develop new strategies for effective policing and they have to transform contemporary strategies. This easy access to news information can be
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency‚ or FEMA‚ was created to solve a dire need in America. Disasters‚ unfortunately‚ happen all the time‚ and we as a country need to be prepared to handle them and have a system in place to provide relief after the fact. Throughout the 1960s and 70s‚ a series of disasters struck the nation and those in charge realized that America was poorly suited to help. In 1964‚ the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded hit Alaska‚ killing 139 (Taylor). The Midwest
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Law of Agency WHAT IS AN AGENCY? Sec 135 of Contract Act‚ agency is the relationships which subsists between the principal and the agent who has been authorized to act for him or represent him in dealings with others. WHO CAN BECAME A PRINCIPAL OR AGENT? Any person who is 18 years old and above and who is of sound mind may be principal. As between the principal and third persons‚ any person can became an agent. BUT persons of unsound mind and who are below 18 years are not liable towards their
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Technology is an essential tool to criminal justice and law enforcement agencies. The faster and more effectively it works‚ the safer our streets and communities are. The more cost effectively it can work‚ the more officers‚ investigators and agents can be used to fight crime. Not paperwork. Since the first wave of computerization in the 1970’s the implementation of information technology within policing has been questioned and often met with
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| | |There are approximately 870‚000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the United States. | | | |About 11.3 percent of them are female. | |
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Law Enforcement Angela Primiano CRJ 201 Instructor: Donald Mason January 13‚ 2012 Every society has rules to go by and laws that must not be broken and along with that is the criminal justice that even gives the criminal rights. Criminals in the United States are to be given their rights and not to have harm to them in any way under the justice system as they may be freed from their prosecution and their case be acquitted if found in their favor if an act of unjust or immoral conduct
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Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement Since the late 19th century‚ the federal and states governments of the United States have enacted laws and policies to deter the use and distribution of illegal drugs. These laws and policies have not only deemed what drugs are legal and illegal‚ but have also established penalties for the possession and distribution of these substances and established federal agencies to control drug use and administer drug law enforcement. This essay will not only examine
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Trauma in Law Enforcement ABSTRACT All police officers experience a critical incident at one point in their careers. Each person handles the stress from these situations differently. For some officers‚ the traumatic incident causes minimal disruption in their daily routine and is considered nothing short of an unfortunate situation they have gained valuable knowledge from. For many others‚ however‚ the stress of these events becomes debilitating and intervention is necessary. This paper researched
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In the recent past‚ law enforcement in various parts of the world has come under serious threat from different types of media. In the United States‚ law enforcement agencies argue that their work is greatly affected by the misrepresentation made by the electronic‚ print‚ and social media (Colbran‚ 2014). They fear that in the contemporary world‚ social media platforms such as YouTube‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter are negatively affecting their work and playing a major role in the rising cases of violence
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