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    around the world; just in a different form. One domestic and probably global issue that relates to the movie is the problem of police brutality. All over the United States there has been many cases of police brutality. In many instance there has been case of white officers killing unarmed black men. For example‚ the Eric Gardner case‚ when he was choked to death by a police officer because they thought he was someone else. The Michael Brown case‚ when an officer had him at gunpoint and he shot Michael

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    Police socialization is the process in which recruits are introduced to police officers who impart not only their knowledge‚ but also any negative qualities they possess (Volti‚ 2008). The influence of socialization is enormous: it can erase the positive influences from training and introduce the recruit to the darker side of the police subculture (Ellwanger‚ 2012). It is through socialization that police recruits are inducted into the police subculture‚ enabling the subculture to maintain its norms

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    of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice ME RT NT OF J US CE TI National Institute of Justice R e s e a r c h R e p o r t N BJ A C E I OF F IJ J O F OJJ D P B RO J US T I C E P “Broken Windows” and Police Discretion S G OVC RA MS U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 810 Seventh Street N.W. Washington‚ DC 20531 Janet Reno Attorney General Raymond C. Fisher Associate Attorney General Laurie Robinson Assistant Attorney General

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    injustice from different race‚ such as police brutality. The conservative say "reforming the police" will end police brutality. Reforming the police will not stop police brutality‚ it only severes the trust between people and police. The conservatives say “The death penalty is a punishment that fits the crime of murder; it is neither ‘cruel’ nor ‘unusual.’ Executing a murderer is the appropriate punishment for taking an innocent life.” If that is the case‚ why is the police allow to walk after killing an

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    Criminal Justice : Policy and Practice Police Deviance : Rotten Apple or Rotten Barrel? Jessica 18th November 2010 Contents 1. Abtract……………………………………………………………………..….P.3 2. Bad Barrel : Police culture leads to corruption………………………..…..…..P.5 3. Application : IRA Miscarriage of Justice………………………………….....P.10 4. Application : Case of Rolando Mandoza………….…………………………P.12 5. Policy implication…………………………………………………………….P.14 6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………P.16 7. References……………………………………………………………………P

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    Police Officers are a symbol of justice in the public eye. They represent a long storied tradition of courage and sacrifice to uphold and protect the law. Officers are expected to maintain the highest degree of ethics and personal behavior throughout their careers. Great lengths and expense go into each and every recruit. All of this hard work and dedication is to help form and shape the best men and woman within America’s police force. However‚ what happens when the trust has been broken and

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    Police corruption becomes apparent in many different forms. A basic definition for police corruption is‚ when an officer gets involved in offenses in which the officer uses his or her position‚ by act or omission‚ to obtain improper financial benefit (“corruption”). The main reason for such corruption is typically for personal gain‚ such as bribery and gratuities; not only is this type of misconduct illegal‚ but it weighs a heavy toll on the local towns and state. The topic of police corruption has

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    as I cooled down. She took me to the police station as we waited for my parents. Her fellow co-workers gave me a tour around the police station. By that time‚ I had almost forgotten that I didn’t even have my parents with me‚ when my grandma showed up to retrieve me. Running as fast as my little legs could carry me‚ I ran into her arms‚ and I never

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    "The changes brought about by the adoption of New Public Management principles in policing related organisations have resulted in little improvement in the areas of performance and accountability." New Public Management and the Queensland Police Service Introduction The early 1990s saw a change in the way business was conducted and services delivered by Australian public sector organisations. This change was in synchronisation with the rising tide of globalisation that hailed in the ongoing necessity

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    Police officers views openly gay and lesbian individuals as extremist militant types because of the following reasons: Social learning - Police officers grew up in an environment whereby gays and lesbian were view by the society as extremist militant types and therefore they grew up with that perception in mind and when the join police‚ they still have the same perception which lacks basis. Labeling - This has been as a result whereby the police officers just label them that way and this behavior

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