Muslims‚ Jews‚ and Indians. These multicultural communities experience prejudice actions from law enforcement. Prejudice means a judgment or opinion formed before facts are known‚ usually involving negative or unfavorable thoughts about groups of people (Shusta and Levine‚ 2010). Law enforcement tends to discriminate against individuals because of their race‚ culture‚ or ethnic background. Law enforcement is now trying to figure out methods that they can use to improve their relationship with multicultural
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I was nineteen years old when I started my career in law enforcement. I had applied at several places to attempt to become a police officer. I was told by a local police chief that I should start working in a jail or prison and get some experience‚ then I could become an officer after that. In pursuing a career in law enforcement I had to wait two years till I was 21 years of age‚ I did not have any college credits and most agencies required a 60 credit hour degree‚ and I did not have the backing
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history of state and federal prisons is quite interesting. Long ago‚ prisons did not really exist. Prisoners were housed in jails until trial‚ discharge‚ or execution. Since that time‚ state and federal prisons have been introduced and utilized. State prisons were the first to be invented. Prison facilities house criminals sentenced to one year or longer of incarceration‚ (usually felons). State prisons are run by the government of the individual state they are located in and the federal government
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organization of police agencies in the United States is complex. While many know the overall breakdown between federal‚ state and local agencies; most people do not understand the organization of the separate agencies. Starting with the most basic breakdown of agencies and their roles and responsibilities in the Unites States‚ federal agencies are responsible for enforcing federal level laws‚ state agencies are responsible for primarily state specific laws‚ and local agencies add in local laws. Of course‚
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The national and state governments work together to keep America’s federal government running smoothly‚ but the two often are in conflict over who has the final authority to decide policy in various areas. One example is which government should have the final say in whether or not a crime is severe enough to use capital punishment‚ also called the death penalty‚ which is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences (Cochran
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“Police Departments‚ their Functions and Roles There is no doubt that terrorism is providing an impulsion for the various law enforcement agencies (Terry and Grant‚ 2012). These terrorism activities have made the organization restructure and increase their cross-agency information globally. The police deliver their services to the public using organizations (Walker and Katz‚ 2011). The quality and efficiency of the policing depend on the organization and management of the departments. Various critics
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State governments‚ a step above local government but a step below federal government. They exercise reserved powers‚ in other words all powers not given to the federal government or the citizens of the state. These powers are established in the Tenth Amendment and include laws directed at the public welfare such as health and safety laws. In general‚ state governments are a practice of federalism which is the middle position between having a central government in total control and having the people
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I realize that I want to become a good role model for the younger generation. Growing up for me was very tough. In and out of the courts‚ getting into trouble with the law and so on. As I grew older I realized that I had this attraction for law enforcement. In this paper‚ I will be writing about how my passion for law enforcement came into my life and the steps that I need to take and goals I need to set for myself in order to become successful. This experience that I will be writing about made a
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The ethical issue would be rather to arrest the man for domestic violence or driving while intoxicated due to the test that the officers performed and what they observed. 2. What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important potential economic‚ social‚ or political
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Is being watched by law enforcements a good idea that society would support? This has been a big issue to civilians to know whether or not cameras should be installed around us. Even though they are thought to invade our privacy‚ law enforcement cameras are a helpful tool because they have been proven effective to reduce crimes and maintain protection for society. With this said cameras can be useful for many different things. First of all‚ law enforcement cameras are thought to be an invasion of
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