today’s society‚ there has been an escalation of reports involving police officers using deadly force on unarmed suspects. Almost every day news channels are reporting on incidents that involve deadly police shootings. News reports have a major impact on how police officers are perceived by the public‚ leading police officers to be thought of as killers. According to the Washington Post‚ 793 people have been shot and killed by police. Some may question how accurate this number is‚ due to the fact
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Scenario 3 Weatherbell and Farzal are Police Constables on duty when receiving a call from ’All That Glitters ’ - jewellers in the shopping centre about a woman who is believed to be a theft.The information they have got about the suspect is : young‚tall woman with long blonde hair wearing jeans and black jacket carrying a black rucksack. As the police constables mentioned above drove past Station Square they see young woman meeting the description they have. When officer Weathrbell runs after the
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Police Officers: Heroes of the 21st Century It is the bad things that the media highlights in the news when it comes to law enforcement and the bad things that people remember when it comes to police officers. The job of an officer changes daily and from one circumstance to another; they must use their best judgment to make the best decision in the most critical of times ensure the safety of everyone. With the advancement of technology and weapons of all sorts‚ law enforcement has come a long way
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Many cases and people are found by the expert nose of a canine. They play an important role in police duties and cases. K-9’s has made the police force more efficient. This gives us more deaths‚ bombs‚ and illegal drugs found. With the help of these dogs it makes the duties of a police officer and community a lot easier. K-9 dogs also known as police dogs have evolved and changed over time. These dogs were used all the way back from modern time. Romans used dogs for mainly hunting and security. The
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perceptions of the police regarding extensive media coverage of police misconduct. News media is the source for citizen’s opinions on the police. Routine crime reports are hotly debated as to whether its portrayal of police is positive or not. For some scholars‚ the police are presented as being unrealistically effective‚ whereas others say that the news media only emphasizes the failed attempts by police rather than positive ones. Ultimately the media can further support the legitimacy of police or it can
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Professionalism is key for any career not only police officers. However‚ police officers deal with the community everyday who look at them as role models. The uniform has an extreme effect on the community and it must be portrayed in a positive light. Police officers run around in dirt‚ blood‚ and really anything you can think of. However‚ during the job it is important to clean yourself up if you get dirty. In addition‚ a police officer must be able to be differentiated from a regular civilian.
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There are many reasons for a police officer to exercise discretion. Police discretion is a choice by a law enforcement officer based on his or her training and experience whether to investigate or apprehend‚ the disposition of suspects and the application of sanctions (Schmalleger‚ 2015). Perhaps the most common practice for using discretions would be in those instances were the police handbook falls short‚ better known as the gray areas. Furthermore‚ police officers have also been known to use discretion
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seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in turn generates collective
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Police departments have tasks of organization that is divided according to purpose‚ area and time. Work Assignments are given to certain groups that are divided amongst the department and have a distinct purpose that is unique from the other groups. For example; a police detective performs certain duties that are distinct from that of a patrol officer and vice versa. Each division has their own purpose to achieve certain functions within the department‚ to maintain effective functions within the
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POLICE DISCRETION There’s a difference between the ministration and administration of justice. Nobody (except mechanical jurisprudence theorists) wants a ministerial agency of justice‚ one that would ritually and religiously follow every rule and regulation down to the letter in a mechanistic‚ repetitive‚ assembly-line manner. Instead‚ we need responsible administers -- officials who show "good judgment" and exercise discretion by assessing the context of each and every situation. By definition
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