The Fine Line between Police Discretion and Corruption Abstract In today’s law enforcement agencies there is a fine line between discretion and corruption. Imagine that you are a police officer‚ you pull over a car that you suspect is driven by someone who has had too much to drink. Upon reaching the window you find that it’s an old friend from school. Do you take him to jail or do you take him home? Police officers have the power to make this decision. In the world of the officer this could
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Police officer’s main responsibility is their roll to enforce the laws that exist to provide for public safety and the protection of our individual rights as citizens of the United States. In the 2007 State of New York v. Oliver‚ Isnora‚ and Cooper case‚ it was appropriate to prosecute the five police officers for assault‚ wrongful death‚ various civil rights violations‚ and negligence of duty. When the case first started‚ the police officers disregarded the fourth amendment which states that if
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Meaghan Loving Ethics in Criminal Justice Police Corruption Essay Police Corruption can be defined as a form of police misconduct in which law enforcement officers break their social contract and abuse their power for personal or department gain. There are three forms of police corruption. These forms are Nonfeasance‚ which involves failure to perform legal duty‚ another form is Misfeasance‚ which is failure to perform legal duty in a proper manner‚ and the third form is Malfeasance‚ which is commission
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Running head: POLICE ETHICS AND DEVIANCE ASSIGNMENT Police Ethics and Deviance Assignment Axia College Police Ethics and Deviance Assignment Police officers live by a specific code of ethics that helps them to their chosen profession in the noblest means possible. The problem is that officers are human and as humans‚ they sometimes give in to temptation and bad judgment while trying to fulfill the completion of those duties. A few of the deviant behaviors that officers succumb to are
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In our society today‚ there have been several events‚ specifically within the last several years‚ where police corruption has been brought into question. Situations like Ferguson‚ Missouri have shown our country that we need to question how those in blue behave when handling different cases. In December of 2015‚ the streaming service Netflix released a ten-part documentary series entitled Making a Murderer. This series follows the story of Steven Avery‚ and what happened in his life after being jailed
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Week 1 Assignment In order for a Police agency to prevent and deter Police misconduct‚ there must be a definition to what actions and behaviors that the term will encompass. The term ‘police corruption’ has been used to describe many activities: bribery; violence and brutality; fabrication and destruction of evidence; racism; favoritism or nepotism. Many different scholars differ in their own examples of the definition. Before attempting to the question of whether a precise definition is possible
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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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Militarization of the Police Imagine a military grade tank rolling down your residential street‚ 撤OLICEspray painted on the gunner. In many parts of the country this is now a reality. In one county 6 million dollars was allocated to local police for armored vehicles. (Levitz) This and other military grade weapons have sparked a debate in the nation about militarizing the police. If you take into account‚ the original purpose of special forces‚ money spent‚ and the proportional response to a crime
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African Americans have a long history of experiencing police brutality in America. The rise of social media coupled with new technologies allow us to view many of these incidents for ourselves‚ often causing social unrest amongst other issues in many minority communities. However‚ many fail to realize that this violence may have a lasting negative effect‚ particularly for young adults and may even affect the way in which they view the police. Youth are negatively affected by the violence within African
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Lives Matter has started in response to police brutality incidents. A lot of cases have not received the right justice due to no real evidence‚ due to the fact they do not testify. Therefore‚ police officers should be required to wear body cameras‚ when they are on duty and have the right quality of training. Racism has caused over more than one problem throughout the years. Recent incidents of racism has led to riots‚ marches‚ protests‚ and etc. Police brutality has surfaced more on racism in the United
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