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    Unit 4: Stanford Prison Experiment David E. Robinson CJ 490-05‚ Research Methods in Criminal Justice Professor Jerry Lulejian November 13‚ 2010 Maxfield and Babbie in their book Basic of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology explain the purpose of the Stanford Prison Experiment was to test the situational hypothesis of the prison environment itself. Maxfield and Babbie state‚ “…the prison environment creates dehumanizing conditions independent of the kinds of people who

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    Ezimde Momodu Mr. Ronnie Strahle Date February 26‚ 2015 Police Abuse Their Authority Law enforcement has come a long way since the turn of the century. 21st Century has brought in laws to protect blacks‚ other minorities and mainstream Caucasians. The rights to “bear arms” and “stand your grounds” give citizens the right to defend themselves if they feel that their life is threatened in any way; but the real question is has law enforcement/enforcers taken the law to the extreme? On a closer examination

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    Why Tasers Is Bad

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    Name Essay Course Teacher Date Tasers: A Necessity In a society where crime exists such as robbers‚ burglars‚ shoplifters‚ or worse‚ black market sellers of drugs‚ electronic devices or designer products. Law enforcement is needed to maintain order which requires a method that is effective to apprehend suspects while keeping injuries to a minimum instead of using guns to solve every situation. Luckily the adoption of Tasers – by industry standards as electronic controlled device (ECD) or

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    Tasers‚ Are They Good or Bad Tasers are used by many police forces throughout the United States. They are classified as a non-lethal use of force. The police use tasers to stop criminals from running away without using lethal force‚ although there have been reports about criminals dying when they got tased. That poses an issue. Out of the people who died from being tased‚ the majority of them had health conditions‚ such as heart conditions and breathing problems. Many people overlook the

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    Taser Technology

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    Taser Technology For years law enforcement has been searching for more effective less lethal options to apprehend suspects. One of the newest technologies available is the Taser‚ also known by industry standards as an electronic controlled device (ECD). The Taser uses electricity to override the central nervous system‚ an effect referred to as “neuro-muscular incapacitation (NMI)‚ to cause temporary incapacitation to allow officers to gain control of a subject. Electronic controlled devices

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    Taser Research Proposal

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    Research Proposal Tasers Definition of the Research Problem/Question The research topic we have chosen to research is Tasers. The use of Tasers has been a very controversial topic in the last few years. Reporters‚ doctors‚ and human rights groups have all expressed concern that police officers will use a Taser in situations when no weapon is required and concern has also been expressed over if the Taser is really a less-lethal option. No one claims the use of Tasers to be risk-free but studies

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    Taser Vs Xrep Essay

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    2013 Technical Writing B4 The XREP and X12 Shotgun Taser Since ECD (Electronic Control Devices) such as Tasers were introduced‚ officers of the law have been relying less on lethal force and more on what is known as less-lethal force. The Tasers commonly used in law enforcement‚ however‚ only had a range of about twenty feet. This created a “capability gap” of 35-65 feet where the officer could not use a Taser and was hesitant to use a gun‚ but the assailant could still throw something deadly

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    During my childhood‚ I used to see police officers as heroes. I remember when my brother and I used to talk about being partners‚ working together as police officers. Every time I come across an officer handcuffing someone‚ I knew that they took the “bad guys”‚ and that’s something I wanted to do. I wanted to protect others that were in harm. Of course when my mother found out I wanted to be a police officer she was not ok with it. I was still adamant about my decision‚ especially when one of my

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    stories of police officers‚ courts and correctional systems that don’t go by the book. There should be ethical behavior police‚ courts‚ and correctional systems should follow to stop the unfairness. Also‚ the aspects they should consider prior to making decisions. Police corruption and abuse of power is one big problem to the public. The fact the communities give them the responsibility to serve and protect us. Excessive use of force is a good example of an unethical behavior. Police officer should

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    POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD NOT CARRY GUNS There are a lot of arguments all around the world in this subject. Politicians‚ teachers‚ sociologists and psychologists declare their ideas and also they write some essays about if the poliçe officers should carry a gun or not. Many people suppose that police officers should carry their guns. Nowadays more and more crimes are being committed and police officers protect us from criminal behaviour. I will discuss whether police officers should be allowed to carry guns

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