Police and Law Enforcement Response CJS/200 May 10‚ 2012 John Scott Police and Law Enforcement Response Police are the backbone and muscle of the law. Without police officers the world would be in complete chaos. Any given officer has many responsibilities riding on his or her shoulders. Their responsibilities range from what many would consider the most simple of tasks down to the most extreme and dangerous of tasks. An officers responsibility include things like enforcing the
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Corrupt‚ disrespectful‚ unethical‚ and criminal - these are just a few words society uses to describe law enforcement‚ but is society right? After the incident in Ferguson‚ Mo. the media has sparked more controversial outlooks upon law enforcement. Eliott C. McLaughlin from CNN states‚ “The headlines make it feel as if the country is experiencing an unprecedented wave of police violence‚ but experts say that isn’t the case. We’re just seeing more mainstream media coverage‚ and for a variety of reasons
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Drug Laws and Drug Law Enforcement Since the late 19th century‚ the federal and states governments of the United States have enacted laws and policies to deter the use and distribution of illegal drugs. These laws and policies have not only deemed what drugs are legal and illegal‚ but have also established penalties for the possession and distribution of these substances and established federal agencies to control drug use and administer drug law enforcement. This essay will not only examine
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Law Enforcement Today CJS/200 Trust is a huge issue police department’s face in today’s society. Society’s faith in policing has been diminishing as the century has passed because of corrupt police officers and brutality scandals. An immense amount of law enforcement administrators are overwhelmed with the task of again bringing a trust worthy structure to police departments. One reason for the corruptness is the extraordinary
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society. Today‚ law enforcement has focused a whole lot on technology. Technology is making its ways through the door and helping law enforcement solve crimes. In Chapter 1‚ it talks about the importance of technology and how it “plays an expanding role in the everyday operations of the front line police officer (Hess pg. 16).” Law enforcement now has an easier way to get in touch with other law enforcement agencies and databases around the globe.
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Over the past several years law enforcement has been under the gun more than ever. Post Ferguson has awakened many agencies across the nation because the last thing that an agency needs is another action like Ferguson to occur again. For most of our society they believe police is one of the most corrupted occupations. With law enforcement trusted by just only half of the public‚ so it can be difficult to gain respect from both sides. As compared to nurses who are also for public safety they are
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Currently the Law Enforcement is up to date with the latest technology. This has advanced police officers to the next level in providing them with useful tools. Being up to date allows the police officers perform a lot of actions more proficiently. The latest technology used by law enforcement has created a change in the way they do business. The latest technology being used is detection and surveillance technologies‚ body worn cameras‚ and less-lethal technologies. Detection and surveillance technologies
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Decisions Over the past several decades attitudes towards law enforcement have changed tremendously. Law Enforcement officers are looked down upon by most people because of wrong decisions made in the heat of the moment by a growing percentage of police officers. Those wrong decisions that some have made‚ have had a huge impact on the nation because lives were wrongfully lost. In order to prevent needless killings‚ all law enforcement officers should be required to take fear training classes to make
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Women in law enforcement still face multiply challenges in the workforce. Not too many years ago‚ it was considered unusual to be a policewoman. Not only did women comprise a very small percentage of total officers‚ but their relative newness in the job meant that women were concentrated in the lower-ranking positions. However‚ this reality has changed. As of 2002‚ 12.7% of police officers in the United States were women‚ and the research indicates that the percentage of female officers continues
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The importance to detail in law enforcement is necessary. We need to pay close attention to everything that is going on around us. We need to listen to everything said around us. If we do not pay attention to detail it can cost us our jobs and our lives. Attention to detail in law enforcement is important because we must ensure the right person is arrested and prosecuted for the offenses they have committed. We owe this to the community to ensure their safety and well-being. Details of our environment
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