ensure a peaceful society and avoid disorder. The government enforces law through the police‚ courts and other agencies. Power can produce many positive results‚ but this power the government controls is often abused and in many cases they enforce law with brutality which is completely different from its original purpose. Law was established to benefit the people but sometimes through the abuse of power like police brutality‚ its enforcement defers its original purpose. The concept of law is very
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Facing It‚" by Yusef Komunyakaa talks about a war which most‚ if not all Americans are familiar with. The ever so controversial Vietnam Conflict‚ also known as the Vietnam War. This poem was very well written‚ and I respect all that was said in the context of the poem. "Facing It‚" discusses his visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.‚ and his emotions that he experienced while he was at the memorial. I can not imagine what the feelings would be like to see one of my friend ’s name etched
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Corruption in Immigration Departments Introduction The topic of this paper is a corruption in immigration departments. This is a very important and hot topic of these days‚ since the immigration laws have been being changed and it is way harder to get into the country and live here for illegal immigrants. This fact opens a big space for corruption of immigration officers and opening new ways for immigrants to get into the country hidden behind the “supervision” of corrupted immigration officers
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criminal and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with
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holds the authoritarianism trait can have a great influence with society and the ability to handle situations that call for an authoritative figure to take action. This type of officer would be good at holding administrative positions within the department or in during a situation time where chaos is guaranteed. The officer may be able to bring things in order before a situation escalates and people get hurt or killed. A downside to having this trait is if the individual officer does not know how
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power comes great responsibility. As police officers begin going through their training they soon realize the great power they will soon possess. As history and documented facts have shown us‚ many of them show great control and responsibility. On the other hand‚ there are a small percentage of officers who take advantage of their control and become corrupt. This brings scrutiny and lack of trust in police departments nationwide. Police corruption refers to police personnel who use their position and
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Police Brutality Did you know that Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force‚ usually physical‚ but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation‚ by a police officer? Despite major improvements in police practices (since 1981) reports of alleged police misconduct and abuse continue to spread through the nation. Police Brutality still goes on around the world today with improvements of enforcing police brutality in police departments. There have
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A person who is corrupted lacks integrity or honesty; it is someone who uses a position of trust for dishonesty. In this case a position of trust is a Police Officer. Police corruption is when an officer misuses his/her authority to fulfill there needs and wants. There are many different forms of corruption; gratuity‚ involving free meals and discounts; bribery‚ involving the exchange of money or other goods between an officer and a suspect; theft and burglary‚ involving officers stealing property
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ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE INDIAN POLICE: CREATING AN EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS AGENCY Written by: Adam Shinar August 2009 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Normative Source and Structure of India ’s Police Force III. Attempts at Reform A. The National Police Commission Model Bill B. Other Reform Attempts IV. Instances of Police Misconduct A. Torture and violence B. Disappearances C. Corruption D. Failure to observe due process E. Non-registration of FIR V. Accountability
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the past five centuries‚ black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today‚ police officers use deadly‚ excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults‚ beatings and shootings. This demonstrates the governmentТs role in initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal crime(Black Radical Congress‚ 3). In history‚ racist violence‚ police brutality‚ has been used to suppress the racial blacks and to preserve power and
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