Controlling Police Through Litigation Controlling Police Through Litigation Police departments draft and implement policies and procedures to provide consistency and eliminate ambiguity in department practices. These are guidelines are for staff and officers to follow in a variety of different situations. Police policies and procedures may have the force of law‚ or be considered by a court or jury in determining whether an officer acted lawfully in the line of duty. Procedures related to employee
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Police corruption seems to be a problem in the United States as well as most of the world. The simplest explanation why corruption exists is that the police officers are human beings and as such are prone to give in to temptation. Another widely held opinion is that the officers don’t get enough pay. No matter what are the reasons police corruption is abuse of authority and power; it is also betraying to the public trust. The researches proved that in socioeconomic disadvantage countries the percentage
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Police officers are permitted to use deadly force while in the field if it is in defense of self and others. Recently the media has focused in on the police’s use of deadly force on African-Americans. Some high profile cases involve those of Walter Scott and Michael Brown. These are both cases in which police officers used deadly force on African-American males where both suspects were unarmed. Scott was killed by a police officer after being stopped while driving his car. Scott flies the car
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When I was young‚ I thought police officers were super heroes. From the television I watched‚ police officers were always catching criminals. However‚ as I grew older‚ I saw police officers do everything but catching criminals. As I was reading Police Discretion and Boredom: What Officers Do When There Is Nothing To Do by Scott W. Phillips‚ I came to understand that‚ as the author theorized‚ an officer’s discretionary decision making can minimize the boredom that may be associated with down time
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Police Administration Newspaper article on man beaten to death in Cincinnati 01/18/2013 I picked this article because it’s a perfect example of police misconduct have to do with Police Administration‚ and I also thought it was interesting. On the day it occurred a man name Nathaniel Jones was outside White Castle passed out when employees called 911 to Report it. So the police arrive on the scene‚ and it was said that Nathaniel was being irate. Several police than started beating Nathaniel
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of contact between police and society. Each time a police officer interacts with anyone‚ a body-worn camera will contribute recorded footage of all that occurred during the contact allowing for less likelihood of false interpretation of a specific incident. The advocacy of the body-worn camera focuses on being an effective solution to a problem with the recorded video documenting exactly what happened‚ eliminating the he-said/she-said ambiguity that often characterizes police-citizen encounters
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the public’s respect and improve the police/community relationship. The procedures of investigation will vary by nature of the complaint‚ general orders of the agency‚ and whomever investigates the complaint (Iannone‚ 2009). Internal complaints are those that initiate from within the agency (Iannone‚ 2009). They can come from officers‚ supervisors‚ audits‚ courts‚ investigators‚ and internal affairs. These should be handled very seriously as police officers are not normally ones to complain
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Police officer’s Oath: "On my honor‚ I will never betray my badge‚ my integrity‚ my character‚ or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the Constitution‚ my community and the agency I serve." - theiacp Everyone wants to feel safe. It is natural for you to want some type of security. I have that feeling too. I am referring to those who take it upon themselves to protect those around them: police officers. Most
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English 101 8 December 2010 The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department: Honest or Crooked? The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is an agency of highly disciplined and trained people whom sometimes‚ although not terribly often‚ do the wrong thing. We were taught at an extremely young age that the police are friends of the community. There are honest and dishonest people in all societies‚ as well as in the police department. A police officer’s mission is to enforce the law which citizens
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with the Community leaders in our cities. Police officers hold a key role in the development of the communication between teens and their community. Studies show that the teenage brain is not developed throughout their most important years of decision making. This can allow for many mistakes that can be corrected or completely avoided with the proper training of police officers. There are many new training classes being offered around the country to help police officers become aware of the ways a teen
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