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    Protected By Police

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    Are We Really Being Protected By The Police In Our Communities? A middle age man rides through his city of Los Angeles intoxicated. Who would have ever thought he’ll get pulled over before making it home? King did not expect for his night to become a disaster after having a wonderful time out with friends. Although driving under the influence in any state is illegal; what made this particular case make the front page of multiple news articles? King led officers on a high- speed chase endangering the

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    Police Discretion

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    Police Discretion Police discretion is the ability to choose a course of action because of broad limits of power. It "refers to the autonomy an officer has in choosing an appropriate course of action" (The Police In America‚ 113). It "includes authority to decide which of the various means of helping the helpless‚ maintaining order‚ and keeping the peace are best suited to particular circumstances" (www.worldandi.com/specialreport/1989/january/Sa15878.htm). The police need to have discretion

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    Police Responsiveness

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    Kaufman explore the racial discrimination that white officers possess when interacting with individuals of color. The authors present a study‚ arguing that African-Americans and other individuals of color are more likely to be stopped and pulled over by law enforcement in comparison to their white counterparts. Furthermore‚ the authors use statistical data and personal accounts from those individuals involved in police encounters to examine how police force harass individuals of color with little to

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    Police and Globalization

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    recent history where native protests have become violent and it can be argued that police made mistakes in an effort to maintain peace. These incidents include the Oka Crisis‚ the Dudley George shooting and the Caledonia land claim dispute. The Oka Crisis took place during the summer of 1990. It was a land claim dispute between the Mohawk nation and the town of Oka Quebec. The protest resulted in one police officer dead and many others injured. The second incident occurred in September of 1995 and

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    STRESS IN POLICE

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    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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    Police Discretion

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    Police Discretion Should all police officers of America be advised to enforce the law equally in all situations? Before a justifiable response‚ let’s create a scenario; a full grown man in his early twenties is walking in a residential neighborhood‚ carrying a baseball bat and smashing car windows. Authorities have been called and the man is obstructing both officers that arrived in a squad car- the man is swinging the bat in the direction of the officers and is creating a threat to their lives

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    Police corruption

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    definition of Police corruption is a specific form of police misconduct designed to obtain financial gain‚ other personal gain‚ or career advancement for a police officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing‚ or selectively pursuing‚ an investigation or arrest. One common form of police corruption is taking bribes in exchange for not reporting organized drug or prostitution rings or other illegal activities. Another example is police officers misusing the police code of conduct

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    Police Brutality

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    Alberto Rodriguez English 12 Per.2 19 March‚ 2012 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 should be addressed. The use of excessive force may or may not be large problem‚ but it should be looked into by both the police and the public. For those people who feel racism is not a factor in causing the use of excessive force

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    From my perspective the definition of an ethical officer is someone who has integrity‚ honesty and is a hard worker. When I think of an ethical officer‚ I think of a person who puts the worlds or people needs above own. Someone who is going to give it their all to protect me at any cost even if it means risking their life to protect me. I have so much respect for police officer who do their jobs the correct way. Police officer who just do their job out of pure joy and excitement and value their bag

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    Police Supervision

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    POLICE SUPERVISION PSPOL – 212 CASE STUDIES IN POLICE SUPERVISION ELIZABETH DIAZ FALL 2012 POLICE SUPERVISION PSPOL – 212 POLICE SUPERVISION CASE STUDY (2A) ELIZABETH DIAZ 10/14/2012 BACKGROUND Police Officer Jacob Goulde is a member of the Town of Utopia Police Department. He’s a married father of two. Officer

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