Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police
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Women and the Military Statistics show that the U.S. armed forces currently employ over 229‚000 women in its various branches (Donnelly 8). This figure had been increasing exponentially for over 30 years. It ’s no surprise to men that women are becoming an important factor in the U.S. military and now occupy every position expect those on the front lines. With the infiltration of women in the services in 1972‚ great controversy has arisen and has become a highly argued issue (Donnelly
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The police force and miscommunication Before we start our presentation we have a few anouncements. At first we want to thank you for coming. Setting time limits: We’ll try to keep it fairly brief‚ the duration of the presentation will be between 15 and 20 minutes. Invitation to ask questions: We’ll be happy to answer any questions at the end. Giving an outline: We have divided our presentation in six chapters: * We’ll start with an introduction in chapter one; * Chapter two is about
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Public View of Police Police men and women are there to protect people. Their job is to risk their lives to ensure your personal safety‚ safety of your property‚ and the protection of the environment. The public’s opinion of the police force is quite varying because of a variety of factors. Personal experiences with police influence most people’s outlook and opinion towards the entire police force no matter what city‚ county‚ or department they have dealt with. Most commonly among teenagers
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POLICE DISCRETION Police officers are faced each day with a variety of situation in which they must deal; therefore we should ask ourselves the following questions: Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law? What types of situations would they be required to fully enforce the law? Why does police discretion exist? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And what is the relationship between police
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away. A woman can be anything that she wants but when she tries to prove that she is just as good as a man in combat she could be putting herself in very dangerous situations that could effect her and her unit. Before World War I‚ women assisted the military during wartime mainly as nurses and helpers. Some women‚ however‚ did become involved in battles. Molly Pitcher‚ a Revolutionary War water carrier‚ single-handedly kept cannon in action after an artillery crew had been disabled. During the Revolutionary
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What do you think the key role of the police service is and what skills do you bring to the service to execute that role? The key role of the police is to prevent criminal activity to occur in society. This is demonstrated through the use of detecting criminal behaviour‚ investigating crime and stopping individuals or groups that create a threat to others. Police enforce the law to provide safety and a sense of security. The key role of the police service is to maintain social order through the
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The article‚ ‘Police‚ Politics‚ and Culture in a Deeply Divided Society’ tries to explain the divide and perception of law enforcement from the Arab minority group of Israel. In Israel‚ the Muslim Arabs are the main minority along with Christian Arabs and Druze. There were multiple factors that the article listed that affected the Arabs perceptions of the police in a negative way including political disagreement along with cultural differences. The different subgroups of Arabs had varying relationships
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Police Discretion Should all police officers of America be advised to enforce the law equally in all situations? Before a justifiable response‚ let’s create a scenario; a full grown man in his early twenties is walking in a residential neighborhood‚ carrying a baseball bat and smashing car windows. Authorities have been called and the man is obstructing both officers that arrived in a squad car- the man is swinging the bat in the direction of the officers and is creating a threat to their lives
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else but here. How has terrorism impacted the police mission in the U.S.? What disagreements exist regarding the appropriate law enforcement behavior which fights terrorism but maintains personal liberties? I feel that since 9/11‚ the use of police departments have slightly shifted. For example‚ police departments have had to dig their heels in and provide defensive or “security” services instead of going out on the offensive‚ preventing crime. Police now have to balance their staff and budgets
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