problems. One that interests me and I feel is of major concern happens to be alcohol abuse in police officers. Alcoholism itself is a major social problem‚ but when mixed with policing it may be more dangerous than we think. It all starts with the feeling of being stressed out on the job. Police feel that they have too much to deal with on the job‚ which I feel is true. In the field of law enforcement‚ officers tend to get involved in some intense situations and see some horrific tragedies. After work
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Regardless of who you are‚ any human being may be persuaded‚ even those who consider themselves an expert in a particular field. Often police officers have a confidence or feeling of imperviousness‚ especially those who have been in law enforcement for longer periods of time‚ within an organization. This confidence‚ on one hand‚ can keep an edge that is required in a line of work such as law enforcement. On the other hand‚ this confidence comes with a healthy dose of invulnerability‚ or the feeling
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Being a police officer is one of the hardest jobs around. They are trained and hired to "protect and serve" their communities and they are constantly in the public eye. Everything that they do is criticized by the people who are watching them. Like in every other profession‚ there are some who should really not be doing that job‚ and those people give a bad name to the really good and dedicated officers that work so hard to take care of people. One of the problems that cause the public to have a
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01/30/2014 CRJ 180 Police Stress in the field Police officers have one of the highest suicide rates in the nation‚ possibly the highest. They have a high divorce rate‚ about second in the nation. They are problem drinkers about twice as often as the general population. The facts are warning signals for unseen problems
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APatrick Downey Mr. Ausmus Coms 101 9 March 2009 Police Officer . Introduction b. Attention Getter i. To get you attention I would like to inform you about what a police officer gets to carry with him at all times in order to protect himself from the bad guys: his first line of defense is his pepper spray‚ than asp‚ than handcuffs‚ than tazer‚ than his weapon that has a fifteen round clip with one in the chamber making sixteen rounds‚ if he runs out of that he has two more clips on his
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prominent of these individuals would be police officers‚ prosecuting attorneys‚ and judges Police officers have a large amount of discretion. This stage of the crime is the most influential to a case. What a police officer decides to charge an individual for and whether or not they charge them at all can completely affect how a case is carried out. For example‚ let’s say that and individual was going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit and a police officer pulled them over for it. The individual
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Police officer’s main responsibility is their roll to enforce the laws that exist to provide for public safety and the protection of our individual rights as citizens of the United States. In the 2007 State of New York v. Oliver‚ Isnora‚ and Cooper case‚ it was appropriate to prosecute the five police officers for assault‚ wrongful death‚ various civil rights violations‚ and negligence of duty. When the case first started‚ the police officers disregarded the fourth amendment which states that if
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A Career as a Police Officer A Career as a Police Officer Abstract This paper discusses three major aspects of becoming a police officer: job description‚ qualifications‚ and compensation. I would love to become a police officer. It is a good job even though it’s a risky job depending on where you are working‚ but it is worth it. It has good benefits and a reasonable salary. Most important is that I think it will be a challenging and rewarding career‚ and I think with my natural curiosity
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Many straight male police officers are against anything feminine. Being a competent female officer challenges assumptions that policing is a masculine occupation suited only for masculine men‚ so too does being a competent gay male officer. Homophobic attitudes in society at large and within law enforcement in particular create many problems for the gay or lesbian officer. On the job and interoffice up brings conflict between officers. Therefore‚ the gay or lesbian officer who is being mistreated
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When police officers start their shifts‚ one thing they must always keep in mind is the standard of their work. They may have to make a split second decision and regardless of the outcome‚ they may be liable for their actions. This is especially true in the area of misconduct. Prepare a typed document that follows APA guidelines that includes: A paper 200-300 words in length‚ double-spaced In a situation where an officer is forced to make a split second decision for example when in pursuit‚ what
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