these cities and around the country‚ police‚ citizens‚ and activists debate over the argument of whether or not police officers should wear body cameras. The topic of police brutality has become more prevalent due to social media recording questionable acts of violent incidents involving the police. The shooting in Ferguson‚ Missouri includes one of the most controversial cases because of police brutality‚ and started riots across the country. Citizens fear police-centered crimes such as violent assault
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It all started when a police officer in Ferguson‚ Missouri shot a black suspect by the name of Michael Brown‚ who was trying to surrender. This caused an uproar as people demand that justice must be served because of the fact that Michael Brown died by a white police officer‚ having citizens concluding that the white officer fired shots at the suspect is because he was black. However‚ the reality is that Michael Brown robbed a convenience store‚ assaulted an officer in uniform‚ and made a move for
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Correspondingly‚ police officers need to be more trained and experienced when dealing with people with mental illness. Rossler and Terril (2017‚ p.190) explain “how officers lack the requisite experience or training to properly manage and deescalate encounters involving [people with mental illness]”. (Borum‚ 2000‚ Mulvey & White‚ 2014‚ Teplin‚ 1983 as cited in Rossler‚ Terril (2017‚ p.191) state how in some circumstances‚ officer encounters with people having mental illness can escalate and result
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The debate on the value of higher education for police officers continues to be one of the most persistent and pervasive issues in policing. Although there are several different interpretations of what constitutes a professional police officer there appears to be a consensus about the need for professionalism in policing. Researchers have attempted to measure performance through such variables as officer attitude‚ discretion‚ ethics‚ cynicism‚ decision-making‚ and use of deadly force. Despite the
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Should The Police Be Hated For Doing Their Job? The Police Chief’s Magazine states that‚ “The law enforcement profession has always been a tough business‚ over the course of a career an officer will see the beast and the absolute worst of people”‚ that is a police officer’s day. The police do their job to protect people‚ they shouldn’t be hated for protecting the innocent. Most police officers just want to help people‚ even the people who hate the police‚ because police officers can’t pick
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Relationship Between Private and Public Police CJS 250 July 25‚ 2010 Relationship between Private and Public Police Private police and public police are important to society. Both are necessary to the protection of society‚ whether it is protecting one’s business and personnel or it is protecting one from personal harm. Both are responsible for crime deterrence. The relationship between private and public police is one that has been debated for many years. In some views the relationship
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In some states police has to wear body cameras out in public‚ but in other states why can’t they have it? Nearly all the states in the US considered having body cameras. This will show the real side of the story on any cases and it will help testify against people’s cases. Back in 2014 Michael Brown’s death sparked rage in a lot of communities and this led to people demanding body cameras for the police. Police should wear body cameras because this will improve the police behavior‚ help reduce the
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Criminal Subculture and the Police Subculture Criminology August 14‚ 2012 The Similarities and Differences in the Criminal Subculture and the Police Subculture A police officers job is to protect and serve. An officer is to offer assistance to those in need and to enforce the laws established by the law makers. A police officer’s job is not the monotonous 8-5 job that most have…..it is ever changing‚ 24-7. It is not a normal environment. Think about it‚ a police officer runs into a gun
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There are a multitude of things that can affect a police officer’s discretion. The first big factor that they take into consideration is the suspects demeanor and how they carry themselves in the presence of the officer. A suspect that makes the officers job harder than it must be rather than cooperating with them are at a greater risk of getting arrested than not. Another big factor is the suspects records. The past charges and police run-ins will take a big toll on the officer’s decisions. In most
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One of the most controversial aspects of police work comes about in the phoenix police department operational orders 1.5‚ Use of force. Reasonable amount of force to conduct lawful public safety activities. Force typically depends on what is reasonable as well as the totality of circumstances. Employees who are involved in use of force must be a able to articulate it actions and explain their actions through reports and memorandums. Such reasonableness may include severity of the crime‚ whether
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