argue that the use of force is a necessary component for police officers as it is used as a form of self-defence to protect the officer from any danger against a potential threat. The ‘use of force’ can be justified as using “the amount of force necessary to mitigate an incident‚ make an arrest‚ or protect themselves or others from harm”. However‚ through the years it has become a controversial topic within policing’s and has resulted in many cases and allegations against the police of using unjustified
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STUDENT ID. NUMBER 20812193 DUE DATE 1ST APRIL‚ 2013 NAME OF LECTURER JACQUIE HUTCHINSON WORD COUNT 1625 WANG UNIT NAME MANAGING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY LECTURE DAY & TIME (if applicable) TITLE/TOPIC OF ASSIGNMENT Gender Discrimination In Police Force Smarmy And Perfunctory Efforts Academic misconduct as defined in the “Guidelines on Ethical Scholarship‚ Academic Literacy and Academic Misconduct” is any activity or practice engaged in by a student that breaches explicit guidelines relating
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is no single‚ universally agreed-upon definition of use of force. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has described use of force as the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject”.” (NIJ‚ 2001) The amount of force used by police officers and whether it was appropriate or not is a battle the people have been having with officers across the country. In certain situations‚ the amount of force used by an officer has been necessary in settings where the
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The use of force by law enforcement becomes necessary and is permitted under specific circumstances‚ such as in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group. (Peak‚ (2015). I feel‚ law enforcement should acquire enough use of force which is necessary to gain control of a situation. The levels or continuum of force police use include basic verbal and physical restraint‚ less-lethal force and lethal force. (Peak‚ (2015). Throughout our history‚ police agencies have faced allegations
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POLICE POWER & AUTHORITY: THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE Julio E. Negron Professor James McDonald Tuesday & Thursday 8:30-9:45 am The use of excessive force by police organizations around the world as a crime control mechanism has been widely criticized and debated for many years. Many ask‚ what exactly is excessive force? What causes an officer to use excessive force and is it justified? There is much ambiguity when it comes to answering such questions. Your perception will undoubtedly
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When examining the issue of police use-of-force‚ the issue of what conduct constitutes too much force must also be addressed. The legal assessment for excessive force is whether the officer reasonably believed such force was necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose (McEwen‚ 1996). Another concern for many is the possibility of racial profiling among certain officers. Allegations of the use of excessive force by police officers have fueled the debate over possible racial profiling and have
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“We’re not anti-police‚ we’re anti-police brutality” This a quote by an American civil rights leader and former White House adviser‚ Al Sharpton. The police are using lethal force more often against innocent citizens even though some do not realize it. It becoming a massive problem in the United States and there has not been too much to help prevent the issue. Instead‚ when people try to get justice for the innocent victims‚ they get hate and told that they are just creating more problems. This is
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Looking briefly at the history of the American police‚ the police force is structure based off the English boobies in the 18th century. Drawing heavily on English practice‚ the United States police force had a rocky start. “Crime-particularly crimes like murder‚ robbery‚ rape‚ and burglary…was rare in the earliest colonies…this was largely due to the fact that they were settles by small and fairly homogeneous groups…”(Vila page 2). Not only did the police force have little to now power or structure in
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*Running head: *BENEFITS OF A NATIONAL POLICE FORCE Benefits of a National Police Force Daniel Estrada 10/18/2009 AIU Online‚ CRJ 306‚ Tammi Clearfield {text:bookmark-start} Abstract {text:bookmark-end} Benefits of a National Police Force Other reasons that consolidating all police forces into a nationally unified group would be the issues of jurisdiction that can cause confusion of authority and cause feelings of competitiveness between different law enforcement agencies;
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PESTLE Dunkin’ Donuts starting business in Argentina Tiia Penttinen International Business Bachelor’s Thesis Supervisor: Joan Lofgren Aalto University School of Business Bachelor´s Degree Program in International Business Mikkeli Campus Introduction Dunkin’ Donuts is an American global coffee chain based in Massachusetts‚ U.S. It’s also known for its doughnuts. Dunkin’ Donuts has positioned itself as a high quality but still affordable fast-food outlet
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