power comes great responsibility. As police officers begin going through their training they soon realize the great power they will soon possess. As history and documented facts have shown us‚ many of them show great control and responsibility. On the other hand‚ there are a small percentage of officers who take advantage of their control and become corrupt. This brings scrutiny and lack of trust in police departments nationwide. Police corruption refers to police personnel who use their position and
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The police service is usually financed by public funds and serves the benefit of the public at large. However‚ there are situations where the police service makes charges to individuals and organizations to recover costs incurred in the delivery of their services. Section 25 of the Police Act 1996 provides that special police services is provided to any individual who has made payments of charges stipulated by statutory provisions. Special police services relate to policing of events such as concerts
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Police Encounter Matthew A Loos Kaplan University CJ227: Criminal Procedure Unit 2 Assignment July 15‚ 2013 Officer Smith‚ in my opinion‚ had reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop on the female driver the night in question. According to (Lasker‚ 2012)‚ “In People v. Hackett‚ 2012 IL 111781‚ a unanimous supreme court overturned the appellate and trial court decisions and remanded the case for a trial based on evidence stemming from what the court held to be a justified "investigatory
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Ethnicity and the Police Part I Cheryl Cooper March 24‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Ethnicity and the Police There are many views of how the criminal justice treats different ethnic groups. Some say that police are fair and they are just doing their jobs. Some people believe that it is the fault of the suspects that cause the use of force scenarios. There is a possibility of this‚ but then I question if this was true why these incidents are only happening to ethnic groups
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How diversity affects police work? Traci Ann Fuchs August 16‚ 2013 SS 310 Cultural Diversity DR. Don Kirk Macon The role of the police is to enforce the law‚ not to question it. This means that the police have been used to do society ’s racial dirty work--to return runaway slaves to their masters and to enforce segregation in the South. We have only to think of Southern sheriffs like "Bull" Connor to remind us of how the white power structure has fought to maintain its privileges. However
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Police Role & Discretion By Dr Jacqueline Azzopardi PhD What is a “role”? Role = RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES linked with a particular position in society Role expectation = the BEHAVIOUR & ACTIONS that people expect from a person in a particular role Role conflict = Trying to perform 2 or more INCOMPATIBLE responsibilities (STRESS!) Eg: Police Service Vs P Force What is the Role of the Police? “Anyone attempting to construct a workable definition of the police role will typically come away with old
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notable reforms have occurred in the notable reforms have occurred in the structure and ethos of the police service. Significant efforts have been made to address diversity and integration in the workplace. Being traditionally viewed as a male oriented occupation an important challenge to the police service has been the dismantling of the gender divide in the requirement and subsequent development of police officers. Past research had reported differential deployment of men and women officers’ physical
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Problems Police Officers Face Cierra Stewart Everest University Online Introduction to Criminal Justice James Loughlin May 22nd‚ 2013 ABSTRACT Today being a police officer is more than just chasing a bad guy on a high speed chase or making an arrest. Many police officers deal with job stress which causes things to go wrong in their personal life. Many departments have come to terms with this and now offer help to those who need it. Officers and departments are also dealing with corruption
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The job of a police officer requires them to put their lives at risk to protect others and the threat seems to end when the uniform is off. Does the threat really end for officers of color? Eric Adams opens a small window into his world as a colored officer with his article‚ “The Thin Blue Line Between Us.” Though he takes his job seriously and upholds his badge with honor‚ he is aware that not all police actions are for the best. He recognizes the brokenness of the system that he must fight against
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country fair and regimented. The police force was meant for good it was meant to help and improve us as a united front. Even though‚ they are trying their hardest and trying to insure your safety‚Police are taking their power or authority too serious and hurting or killing people. They haven taken many lives of people who intrusted them and believed to be there to protect them The police force is an interesting job to go into if you have the right mindset and motives. Police officers are supposed to be
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