between Police Discretion and Corruption Abstract In today’s law enforcement agencies there is a fine line between discretion and corruption. Imagine that you are a police officer‚ you pull over a car that you suspect is driven by someone who has had too much to drink. Upon reaching the window you find that it’s an old friend from school. Do you take him to jail or do you take him home? Police officers have the power to make this decision. In the world of the officer this could be a case of discretion
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Corruption through the ranks of the United States Criminal Justice System is detrimental to the ethics of the justice system as a whole. Police corruption is undoubtedly a complex phenomenon which affects all parties within a society. A majority of officers show great control and use their authority responsibly and for the overall good of the community. However‚ there are a few officers and departments who have been engrossed by corruption and abuse their authority‚ highlighting the importance of
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Corruption in Immigration Departments Introduction The topic of this paper is a corruption in immigration departments. This is a very important and hot topic of these days‚ since the immigration laws have been being changed and it is way harder to get into the country and live here for illegal immigrants. This fact opens a big space for corruption of immigration officers and opening new ways for immigrants to get into the country hidden behind the “supervision” of corrupted immigration officers
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Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously in which case it is usually called a miscarriage‚ or it can be purposely induced. The term abortion most commonly refers to be induced abortion of a human pregnancy. Abortion‚ when induced in the developed world in accordance with local law‚ is among the safest procedures in medicine. However‚ unsafe abortions result in approximately
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Notes to Inspire – Simon Sinek People don’t care what we do‚ they care why we do it. If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us‚ then it’s probably not that important. Even if we think nothing good can happen‚ we should remember to keep our heads up so we will be sure to see the good that could happen. We should always choose to work with people we love. They are the ones who will watch our back and our future. A star wants to see themselves rise to the top before everyone else. A leader wants
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INTRODUCTION For as long as policing has existed in America‚ there has been misconduct and corruption associated with any given policing agency. Police officer malfeasance can range from minor cases of misconduct to the downright criminal acts that are considered to be corruption. It is important to state here that not all police officers are guilty of misconduct and/or corruption‚ but like everything in our media-based society‚ the ?bad? cops are of much more interest and therefore are what this
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Corruption in Law Enforcement There are times within all careers that we ask ourselves‚ don’t we deserve better? We show up to work every day on time with a great attitude and ready to give one hundred per cent focus and hard work. Some job are more tedious than others‚ some people choose careers that demands physical and mental strength‚ like police officers. Chasing down criminals‚ dealing with drug abusers‚ long hours and less time with their family without making the kind of money that they
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Citizens storm the streets to bring awareness to corruption. Wealthy citizens condemn progressive tax rates‚ claiming the government is stealing their money. Jurors meet to discuss the proper decision to make in regard to a criminal’s actions. All of these people‚ ranging from very different backgrounds‚ with very different motives‚ unite in a common purpose: to ensure justice is met. Likewise‚ American students across the country stand every morning and salute their flag‚ uttering this promise given
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Community Corrections Paper CJS/230 University of Phoenix Community corrections supervise offenders in communities and work release facilities. Community corrections will provide guidance‚ support‚ and programs for all offenders that are returning to the community. They will hold all offenders accountable to their imposed conditions. The correctional department is one of the functions of our criminal justice system and they are responsible for ensuring the sentencing received by the offender
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Misconduct and Corruption In the early 1990’s police brutality had become common; police officers abused their powers and became brutal when dealing with offenders and even non-offenders. One infamous example of such brutality occurred in 1992 in Los Angeles when a black man named Rodney King was violently beat by five officers for being “black.” The five officers repeatedly struck King as a few other officers stood by not paying any attention to the situation near by. Two of the five officers were later
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