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    mid sized town police station. I have recently received vital output statistics which show that the station is performing poorly in terms of service quality (not enough routine patrol‚ delay in answers to calls and complaints) and productivity (low turnover in investigation of crimes‚ searches for evidence‚ questions of suspects and witnesses). Below are the main points of my presentation to the stations’ “board of directors”. “Chair’s Report”:  Present the history of the police station emphasizing

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    Stop & Frisk is a procedure done by police officers to search for weapons or any items that can cause harm to others. If the officer has probable cause and feels like the person is going to commit a crime or has a weapon‚ then they will go to the person to do a stop & frisk. The officer stops the person and runs his/her hands over the person’s outer clothes to see if they do in fact have a weapon. The search is supposed to be done very carefully and lightly to not overstep any boundaries or rights

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    What are the sources of police stress? There are many different sources that cause police office stress: Constant exposure to people who suffers from tragedy and pain‚ officer’s safety and health threats‚ the loss of fellow officer in the line of duty‚ in control of their emotions‚ the responsibility of protecting citizens‚ and the responsibility of owning a firearm‚ pressure from the media and peers. How do stress and trauma differ? Stress occurs in every day and at every stage which is inescapapble

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    American Police Issues

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    Issues with in American police. When I first began researching the topic of these issues with in our police force‚ it really got my mind pondering different things. How do we survive in a world where there is so many issues taking place day after day? Many Americans believe out police system is completely corrupt. The top police based issues concerning Americans today are such things as Police organization and management of police‚ Socialization into the

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    Police Involvement Essay

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    policies‚ and corruption that led to people fearing the police‚ and ultimately led to a negative connotation toward the police. However‚ like all stereotypes‚ there is a smidge of truth. Over the years‚ a small percentage of the police have abused their power‚ leading people to believe that all police are tainted. It is through sources such as media‚ to cause naïve people to believe that the police are “out to get” one group of people‚ or that police are corrupt individuals who cover up for each other

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    Education and Training Plan For Peace Officers As appointed Leader and Director of the Police Academy I have designed a curriculum that encompasses educational and strategic information‚ that I deem vital to the role of a Peace Officer and the community each individual officer serves in. Upon successful completion of the hiring process the basic training is to commence with the requirements for the State Police Exam in conjunction with all the physical activities; which also includes the following

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    Police Brutality in NYC

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    Police Brutality in NYC Police brutality is the use of excessive physical force‚ including beating citizens with hands or batons‚ or using guns‚ and even lethal weapons. For the vast majority of citizens‚ this is something they never have experienced. Many police officers go their entire careers without ever having to draw their weapon or even engage in a serious physical confrontation in order to protect themselves or the public from an offender. A very small percentage of law enforcement

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    Law Enforcements Cross The Line “It begins with a relatively minor incident: A traffic stop. A burglary. A disturbance. Police arrive and tensions escalate. It ends with an unarmed black man shot dead” (Somashekhar). Already a total of‚”896 people shot dead by police this year” ("Investigation: Police shootings"). The 31 of which were of a weapon unknown‚ which means‚”could not determine whether a person was armed because of conflicting accounts from witnesses or a lack of information‚” (Somashekhar)

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    Police Misconduct Response I would define police brutality as something that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using the amount of force with regards to a subject that is more than necessary. By excessive force‚ I mean that the officer use more than the amount of force to get the subject under control. I feel that police brutality happens when an officer has the subject under control and then might hit the subject with a black stick‚ or use the taser gun on the subject

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    Police Brutality Issues

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    today in the United States‚ would be police brutality. Police brutality can be viewed as the deliberate use of exaggerated force by a police officer‚ which oftentimes results in bloodshed‚ bruises‚ broken bones‚ disfigurement and lately‚ in death. The fact of the matter is that most of these incidents are either “swept under the rug” or covered up. There is and have always been a blatant impunity and little to

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