Constitutional Policing Constitutional Policing When an officer of the law violates the law in which it enforces it creates mayhem and they lose the trust of the people. By obeying the laws just like the rest of the United States‚ they gain the social legitimacy that is needed in communities. Weeks Vs. United States Weeks. Vs. The United States was the case where Fremont Weeks filed suit against the United States for illegally entering his home and seizing papers that were used in his conviction
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Historical Laws and Security Lyn Wilson CJS 250 December 1‚ 2011 Michael Erhmann Historical Laws and Security The foundations of current laws and security practices are found in history. The Code of Hammurabi‚ (1750 B.C.) was created by King Hammurabi in Babylonia. It was established with 282 clauses regulating marriage‚ slavery‚ commerce‚ debt‚ and theft. Punishment for offenders was considered barbaric. In 621 B.C. a Greek man named Draco wrote Draco’s Law. These were the first written
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Stop and frisk is very beneficial because the law enforcement officers has a reasonable suspicion to stop an individual if a crime has occurred or plan to occur. “Stop and frisk is essential to the probable cause and warrant requirements.” (Hall‚ p. 415‚ 2015). Many times law enforcement officers do not follow the stop and frisk and abuse the law by doing the opposite by following the law. It is important that law enforcement take authority when necessary instead of making citizens feel unsafe and
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that law enforcement has to offer. Not only will you be able to assist in criminal drug activity‚ but you will be apart of putting drug offenders‚ violent individuals‚ and gang affiliates in prison. Not to mention‚ intentionally killing or injuring a police dog is considered a felony in most jurisdictions. (Palmer‚ Brian‚ 2008) Giving the community a safe environment to live is one of the most rewarding feelings that a person can have. There are many different types of canine units in law enforcement:
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Drew Cook Comp II Ms. Silverii 2 February 2014 NSA Spying What is the NSA? The NSA is the national security agency. The NSA is steadily watching people by satellites for terrorist acts. They also could watch anybody that they wanted too. No body that I know of likes to be watched constantly. I do not feel safe with the NSA being able to watch my every move‚ because it makes me uncomfortable. Plus‚ there are several different ways that the government could spy on an individual like tapping into
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For most people‚ the police have been typically seen as the embodiment of fairness and impartiality. Contradictory to this mentality‚ social inequality exists in law enforcement‚ arguably the most in the police. This is due to the increased amount of contact with the general populace in their normal lives‚ as compared to the courts which only deal with the population when they are convicted. This essay will investigate the kinds of social inequalities present in the police‚ as well as the implications
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When the federal government wanted to impose a national speed limit and instead of enacting legislation they decided to threaten the states that failed to comply‚ by withholding federal road funds; I feel it should have been considered unlawful. The choice to enforce a speed limit should fall under the responsibility of each individual state. It should be voted on by the states elected officials whether a speed limit should be raised. I believe that Congress did not simply enact a national speed
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The impact of cultural diversity on Law Enforcement has challenges in recruitment‚ retention‚ and promotion of police personnel from various racial‚ ethical and cultural backgrounds. This also makes it hard for police officers to provide protection to the community because some become biased to particular races‚ age and ethnicities. For example‚ a police officer that was brought up in a household of KKK members and see a young African American male running down the street immediately he begins to
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than those we see in the novel. The United States government is using its citizens’ personal information for counterterrorism purposes; however‚ the NSA is monitoring americans’ phone and internet communications‚ and they are using the media to influence their citizens’ beliefs‚ therefore
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DNA TECHNOLOGY How is DNA technology used in law enforcement? There are many different ways it is used‚ but it is mostly used to solve crimes. Much like deaths‚ rapes‚ or even big robberies. DNA is a way to identify a person by: blood‚ hair‚ skin‚ saliva etc... That is why when people are trying to discover a murderer they are very careful when they are collecting evidence.That is why when something occurs‚ everything is blocked off‚ and only investigators could pass into the area
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