Institution: Instructor: STRESS IN POLICE Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes‚ prevalence‚ and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out‚ the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers‚ lowers their productivity
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Question 3: To whom do the police account? To what extent do current arrangements enable the police properly to account to the community for their actions? 1. INTRODUCTION: The community demands accountability from the police. The community has conferred upon the police powers which are not conferred upon ordinary individuals in the community. In any democratic society based on the rule of law and responsible government‚ it is fundamental that police independence be balanced with accountability
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The Police and Corruption The police. Twenty-four hours a day‚ three hundred sixty-five days a year‚ this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police interact in some form with the average citizen more often than any other government official. In society today the police
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Candy Burtle CJA/214 Memo Espinoza Police History Paper 09/30/2013 In 1828 Sir Robert Peel began the establishment‚ which was later known as the London Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan police were the first modern police agency. Officers were employees of the state and not just citizens assisting in apprehending criminals. They were required to wear uniforms and badges with their identification information on them. These
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Police History Tracy Doubledee CJS/241 July 13‚ 2015 Kenneth Jones Police History Law enforcement has come a long way since it was first started. Just like anything else it required a lot of trial and error. Many of the principles and practices that began the foundation of our law enforcement are still very much a part of law enforcement official’s everyday life. How did law enforcement come about and what ups and downs has it had? Law enforcement had to overcome many hurdles to get where they are
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Future of Policing With the many challenges that police officers face today the trends of policing may hinder them more than not. Our society has become more computer savoy over the last decade forcing our police departments to step up and keep up with technology in order to stay ahead of the average criminal. It is almost impossible today for the average police department to operate without the means of new and advance technology. The new generation of criminal mind is one that has had access
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Police History Matthew Rico GJA/214 April 15‚ 2013 Damien Torres Police History Sir Robert Peel British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel is responsible for the development of the modern concept of the policing system in the 1800s. The first American police officers deployed on foot with no special training‚ tactics‚ policies or procedures‚ and had minimal education. American policing is a direct reflection of English heritage. Peel and some of the greatest minds of the 1800s developed the
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Police Detective Becoming a Police Detective is not an easy task at hand. For those who would like to start a career in this profession it does not come easy. Being a detective in the law enforcement is a major responsibility that usually relates to crimes that are solved to homicide‚ robbery‚ burglary‚ auto theft‚ organized crimes‚ missing persons‚ juvenile crime‚ fraud‚ aggravated assault/battery‚ sexual assault‚ computer crime‚ domestic violence‚ surveillance‚ and arson‚ among others. Although
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Police Professionalism By: Loren Hensley Police officers have a very reputable job‚ meaning they must be professional at all times. The job of a police officer is to protect and to serve the public. Since most of their time is spent in the public eye‚ they are expected to maintain professional behavior. The first step in projecting their professionalism is their dress. They should be dressed neatly‚ and according to the uniform regulations of their department. Appearances say a lot
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Police in America Amy Quinn CJA 214 February 2013 Professor Kehoe Police in America According to our text‚ Robert Peel is the “father of modern policing” (Walker & Katz ‚2011). Robert Peel was an English political leader whom saw the need to improve and structure law enforcement. (Walker & Katz‚ 2011) He devoted his time to seeking solutions to his countries ever growing social problems. Peel helped create the first police force‚ “The London Metropolitan Police in 1829” (Walker
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