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    PUBLIC SAFETY LAW ENFORCEMENT Records Management Submitted By Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Components of a records management system 2 2.1 System Architecture 2 2.2 Security 4 2.3 Query Capabilities 4 2.4 Reporting Capability

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    Expectations of a First-Line Supervisor in a Law Enforcement Agency By Daniel Parra Supervision in the Criminal Justice Field Professor Chavez May 15‚ 2013 Abstract The first-line supervisor in law enforcement is commonly referred to as a Sergeant. These positions are of great importance to a law enforcement agency. There are many pros and cons to becoming a first-line supervisor. These positions are tasked with the expectation of maintaining a level of balance within the patrol ranks

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    Abstract Concepts like crime prevention‚ authority‚ professionalism and discretion have evolved in modern law enforcement since the twentieth century. August Vollmer instituted university training as a tool for young officers in training and under Vollmer’s teachings; O.W. Wilson pioneered the use of advanced training for officers and is also known for the start of criminal justice as an academic field. Wilson was also instrumental in applying modern management and administrative techniques to

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    Women and Minorities in Law Enforcement Working to end discrimination in this country has been a long and hard fought battle. In the early 1950’s federal laws began to offer some help to those who had been persecuted against for so many years. During the Nixon Administration the federal government began to push employers to make a "good faith effort" to employ women and minorities and to track their progress. These were known as affirmative action programs. Some minorities contend that discrimination

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    Allan Pinkerton and his Impact on Law Enforcement Allan Pinkerton started his career in law enforcement in 1849 when he was appointed the first detective in Chicago. In the 1850s‚ he joined forces with Chicago attorney Edward Rucker in forming the North-Western Police Agency‚ later known as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency which is still in existence today as Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations‚ a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton’s business insignia was a wide open eye with

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    The Pros of Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement An Argument Essay Presented to Mrs. Jaeger of Bonita High School In Partial Fulfillment Of the requirements for English II Honors By McKayla Antrim 2015 McKayla Antrim Mrs. Jaeger English II Honors 3 March 2015 Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement The image of hundreds people jumping to their deaths out of windows 1‚000 feet of the ground‚ to the masses of people chaotically running through the streets will never be forgotten to the people

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    My Physical Fitness Assessment PED 117- Physical Fitness for Law Enforcement Carlos Canizales Professor Gotay April 05‚ 2012 Physical fitness is defined as‚ “The ability to perform moderate to vigorous physical activity on a regular basis without excessive fatigue.”(Donatelle‚ P.296) There are two parts of physical fitness made up of eleven components‚ known as skill and health. The skill part of physical fitness contains six components and the health section contains five components‚ which

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    While discretionary powers are an integral and necessary part of Administrative Law they cannot be exercised in an indiscriminate way. The courts are regularly called upon to determine whether the persons or bodies entrusted with this discretion have used it in a fair and reasonable manner. This discussion‚ following an explanation of discretionary powers‚ will through case law‚ show the importance of controls in preventing an abuse of these powers. It will examine how these abuses manifest themselves

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    components‚ law enforcement‚ courts and corrections. Each component is essential in the conviction and punishment of offenders in the United States. Each division has its own separate tiers and departments‚ some being more extensive than others. Each part helps the system to function smoothly and efficiently. Law enforcement is divided into three tiers‚ local‚ state‚ and federal. Local law enforcement is the most extensive of the three tiers‚ making up over seventy-five percent of total law enforcement

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    three levels of law enforcement in the United States are; the local‚ federal and state law agencies. Every level has its difference jurisdiction role as well as various specific agencies which help in executing law and order in the united state. For instance‚ the local law enforcement agency plays a role in detecting‚ investigating and also preventing the occurrence of crimes within a specific local municipality of a given county in the United States. There are some local law enforcement agencies‚ but

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