Police Corruption: A Perspective View Into the Definition‚ Cause‚ & Harm Randy Botelho BSLS Capstone‚ LS498-01 – Unit 9 Professor Odim December 17‚ 2011 Thesis Statement Corruption in law enforcement is not victimless and creates a negative perception of the United States legal system. Introduction There are few professions in the United States that are entrusted with protecting society’s safety and system of laws that have been established throughout the course of American
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Police Culture in the United States Internal and External Mechanisms Police Culture in the United StatesAlthough it is senior police management that makes decisions about police strategy‚ departmental policy‚ and the allocation of police resources‚ ordinary officers in fact make the great majority of day-to-day policing decisions. These police officers decide whom to stop‚ whom to question‚ and whom to arrest‚ as well as how best to deal with public concerns and complaints. See
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Forgiveness‚ tolerance‚ empathy and acceptance‚ these are the values that make up the core of who I am. I am a Christian‚ there is no doubt of that but as a true follower of Christ you must also follow his example. The line maybe straight and narrow‚ but it is there. My mother has a beautiful picture hanging in her home of Christ and an adulterous woman at his feet with crowds gathered round to stone her. The bible verse and story for this artwork is found in the King James Bible‚ John chapter 8:
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Police Corruption Police Corruption in policing is viewed as the misuse of authority by a police officer acting officially to fulfill their personal needs or wants. There are two distinct elements of corruption; misuse of authority and personal attainment. The police officer stands at the top of the criminal justice system in a nation where crime rates are high and where the demands for illegal goods and services are widespread. These conditions create a situation in which the police officer is
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the same norms‚ does not mean that they will all react the same way to any given situation. (cite) Police officers react the same way‚ even though they are taught to put their own personal norms aside and follow the procedures from the department. The only values officers must employ in the delivery of their police services are the values of their profession. They are not to use their own personal values in their decision-making processes while enforcing the law.(cite) Recruits come from all different
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and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse. Police corruption has been a problem in American society since the early days of policing. An ancient natural tendency of human beings is to attempt to placate or win over those in positions of authority over them. This tendency is complicated in today’s materialistic society by greed and by the personal and financial benefit to be derived from evading law. The temptations toward illegality offered to police range from free
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The article‚ ‘Police‚ Politics‚ and Culture in a Deeply Divided Society’ tries to explain the divide and perception of law enforcement from the Arab minority group of Israel. In Israel‚ the Muslim Arabs are the main minority along with Christian Arabs and Druze. There were multiple factors that the article listed that affected the Arabs perceptions of the police in a negative way including political disagreement along with cultural differences. The different subgroups of Arabs had varying relationships
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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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The Price of Police Brutality Chris Lawton Union Institute and University Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice Management CJM 303 Professor Toni Bland October 19‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will differentiate between reasonable force and excessive force. I will describe when excessive force turns into police brutality and how the police culture can influence police brutality. I will discuss some of the many negative repercussions that excessive force / police brutality have on the law enforcement
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Police Brutality is Prevalent Background Information Over the recent years‚ police have been one of the organizations to be associated with the largest cases of misconduct. Police brutality can be termed as the process of misuse and abuse of authority by the police. The rising cases of police brutality are causing more harm to the public‚ compared to the actions perpetrated by real criminals. Although police claim that it’s sometimes necessary to curb crime‚ the process is illegal and police officers
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