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    Police Stereotypes

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    University Police Department “Man‚ FUCK the Police!” is a phrase I’m sure we have all heard and some of us have even said it. Police Officers are generally viewed as cocky‚ donut eating a-holes who think themselves above the law and like to flex their authority. These stereotypes are largely due to television and some based upon personal experience. However‚ this isn’t entirely true for all police officers‚ especially here at USM. Here at Southern Miss we have our own University Police Department

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    Police Brutality

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    Police Brutality When one thinks of a cop what should come to mind is “hero”. Cops should be a sign of safety‚ when a cop comes around you should feel safe and protected. Although a few years ago it was that way it is no longer true. Now day’s cops are seen as people you want to stay away from‚ people are afraid of them. Cops are now abusing‚ assaulting‚ and killing innocent people‚ this is called police brutality. Police brutality can be caused by policeman’s ability to assume everyone is up

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    Police Discretion

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    To: Carson Earnest From: Victoria Smith Subject: Assignment #2 Police discretion is issued to officers for the purpose of maintaining a just society. Discretion is defined the ability to form decisions based on their own judgment. These decisions are concluded through copious reasons such an officer’s experience or through their own individual backgrounds. Police discretion has the ability to dismiss minor crimes‚ yet laws exist where discretion is invalid and officers must accomplish whatever

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    constituents elect. The two types of representation‚ agency and descriptive‚ help define how constituents ensure that their interests are displayed in Congress. Even with agency representation being the majority type of representation of Congress‚ constituents are fairly represented by their representatives in the legislature. Descriptive representation occurs when people elect a representative that is similar

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    Police Brutality

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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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    misguided treatment of civilians by police officers. Particular groups have been targeted more so than others because of either culture‚ religion‚ gender‚ or sexual orientation. A recent light has been shone on the mistreatment of the Aboriginal communities and Aboriginal women. This is an issue that needs a solution for higher quality of life for Aboriginal peoples. This essay examines underlying obstacles that may supply reason for this to occur from police officers and solutions that could possibly

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    Police History

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    Police History L. Lynette Sweney CJA/214 Jeremy Leach Police History Law enforcement and policing within the United States is one of the components that go into the criminal justice system within the United States. Law enforcement along with the criminal and civil courts and the corrections sections such as jails all come together to establish the criminal justice system we follow today.

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    of the future work of business travel agencies Nevmerzhitskaya‚ Julia Master’s Thesis Degree Program of Tourism 2013 Abstract Date of presentation Degree programme Author or authors Julia Nevmerzhitskaya Title of the thesis Scenarios of the future work of business travel agencies Group or year of entry YMA11 Number of pages and appendices 68 + 2 Supervisor(s) Jarmo Ritalahti This study focused on the future work of travel agencies in the business travel segment. It aimed

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    Police Brutality

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    Police Brutality James Regas December 15‚ 1996 Outline Thesis: But‚ because some officers use these extreme measures when it is not needed‚ police brutality should be addressed. I. Police Brutality A. Racism as a cause II. Police Brutality is not a problem A. Quotes from authorities B. Statistics of Declining Brutality III. Stopping Police Brutality A. Police Stopping themselves

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    Police and Discretion

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    Police Discretion Police discretion is freedom or the power of state officers to exercise various alternative actions towards a person. A police officer may choose to give a warning‚ issue a ticket of violation or arrest an offender. Not all circumstances allow police to have discretion. According to a research by Carrington and Schulenber (2004)‚ various factors affect police discretion. These factors include the seriousness and the nature of the crime‚ prior contacts with the police‚ injury to

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