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    The blue wall of silence is an unwritten rule found in police cultures related to individual characteristics and the environmental conditions of police work. The blue wall of silence encompass a culture of solidarity and discourage reporting fellow officers‚ which diminishes organizational goals and the public’s trust. These rules are either established under unethical practices deemed acceptable within the cultural environment or out of fear of retaliation. When unethical behavior is found at the

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    Oscar Wilde Police body cameras have been a topic of controversy in the last year‚ one of the main ramifications this topic has is that body cameras will provide more evidence in cases where white police officers kill black civilians. There has been a lot of cases in which the only witness left is the officer and there’s no evidence to prove him wrong. Police body cameras should be a part of every police department uniform in the United States. Body cameras are having an effect in police-public interaction

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    Interesting facts about police officers and detectivesIn order to become a police officer a person must have a high school diploma and complete on the job training.Police officers must go through physical and mental training to prepare them for high-stress situations and for danger they often face. Their duties include enforcing the laws‚constructing traffic stops‚filling out paperwork‚and responding to emergency phone calls. In order to become a police officer a person must possess certain skills

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    birthed an insolent child of violence‚ this child that so dearly receives an overbearing amount of attention strives to overpower the celestial nature of unity and peace. Throughout decades of forming the United States‚ a police officer’s job has undyingly remained the same; police officers work and live in order to protect and serve our communities. To commence‚ a prime way that officers have been able to protect our communities is by persecuting constituents who disregard traffic violations. Driving

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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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    Even though the police force is doing all they can to resolve the situation‚ police misconduct is still a major problem in the United States because many innocent people have been wrongfully accused and even died at the hands of careless police officers who abuse their authority. One case claims that “A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit.” (Webber) This is a perfect example as it shows how police were abusing their authority

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    Police Use Of Force Essay

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    Every day police officers are granted a vast amount of authority including the right to use force to apprehend citizens who are not abiding by the law‚ police are also given the right to be able to defend them self when their life is in danger‚ just like any other human being. Police may have to use force in some given situations to stay safe. The citizens of the community in which the police officer works in must be able to trust that the officer will use the power they are granted in honorable

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    that have been the center of controversy for centuries which is police discretion. Discretion is defined as‚ “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choicer or judgment‚ power of the free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds” by Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The people of the United States has been a part of this concept for the creation of the Unites States Constitution. The Constitution allows police officers to have the authority to make a sensible and accountable

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    According to the National Institute of Justice‚ “There is no single‚ universally agreed-upon definition of use of force. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has described use of force as the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject”.” (NIJ‚ 2001) The amount of force used by police officers and whether it was appropriate or not is a battle the people have been having with officers across the country. In certain situations‚ the amount of force

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    force is a necessary component for police officers as it is used as a form of self-defence to protect the officer from any danger against a potential threat. The ‘use of force’ can be justified as using “the amount of force necessary to mitigate an incident‚ make an arrest‚ or protect themselves or others from harm”. However‚ through the years it has become a controversial topic within policing’s and has resulted in many cases and allegations against the police of using unjustified excessive force

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