ASSIGNMENT #2 – Police Discretion When enforcing the law‚ no two situations are ever the same‚ there for becoming difficult and impossible‚ in some cases‚ to enforce the law equally. There are different circumstances in every crime‚ take murder for example. A ruthless‚ sadistic murder that was intentional. A pregnant woman being beaten by her husband until she‚ out of desperation‚ grabs a knife and stabs him to death. Two very different circumstances but they both fall under the same crime‚ murder
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Police Operations LAS CJA/214 September 03‚ 2010 Arnold Wicker Abstract In the early 1900 policing made up of two basic functions patrolling and investigating crimes. Patrol officers patrolled the areas mainly on foot requiring direct contact with the community they served. The detectives investigated illegal gambling operations and corruption. Looking into modern policing dangers in the job
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When police officers start their shifts‚ one thing they must always keep in mind is the standard of their work. They may have to make a split second decision and regardless of the outcome‚ they may be liable for their actions. This is especially true in the area of misconduct. Prepare a typed document that follows APA guidelines that includes: A paper 200-300 words in length‚ double-spaced In a situation where an officer is forced to make a split second decision for example when in pursuit‚ what
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Police brutality notes: http://graphs.net/police-brutality-statistics.html : 25% of all united state police officers say that they have witnessed fellow officers harassing a citizen “most likely because of his/her race” More than 10‚000 complaints of police abuse were filed only in Chicago in a time span of 2 years. Only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Graphs.net. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. <http://graphs.net/ police-brutality-statistics.html>. http://www.bustle.
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The City of London Police Introduction The City of London is the world’s leading business and financial centre. Over 450 international banks are sited here. The City of London is the recognised world centre for the insurance industry and home to the headquarters of countless international corporations. More than 300‚000 people travel to work in the Square Mile every day‚ generating tens of billions of pounds for the UK economy. Many major global companies have their headquarters in the City
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Police Militarization: Domestic Terrorism While police militarization of law enforcement is deemed as necessary because of the fear and threat of terrorism‚ however a closer look should be taken to examine how police militarization has effected United States citizens often times harming‚ and sometimes killing innocent people. Modern American policing has become unnecessarily and dangerously militarized‚ in large part through federal programs that have armed state and local law enforcement agencies
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Police discretion essentially alludes to the decision-making power/choice that is afforded to police in terms of the handling of a given situation; the fewer rules given to officers and the more individual power they wield‚ the greater the discretion. Alternately‚ with more rules placed on officers concerning the ways in which they should conduct themselves/police business‚ the lower the level of discretion. In many ways‚ police discretion is very important; every day‚ officers are faced with situations
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Intro 2 CJ - Abstract Police and the Rule of Law Police and the Law of Rule is a key component of the Fourth Amendment which controls law enforcement officials. The Fourth Amendment contains two parts: the reasonableness clause and the warrants clause. Each clause is independent because a search can be reasonable without a warrant‚ but if a warrant is required‚ certain steps must be taken. There are 3 requirements that must be
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John Busby (Author) vs. Meyer Family (Crime Family responsible for the attack). Raymond Meyer organized the shooting of John Busby. Raymond Meyer drove the car when James Meyer shot John Busby in the face with a shotgun. John Busby was an honest police officer who had a family. He was working hard for the right reasons. Busby’s life was forever changed by this act of violence. This conflict created a different world for not only John Busby‚ but his entire family. In a quick moment the life
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History of the Whitehall Division of Police | The Early Days Every story has a beginning! The story of the Whitehall Police Department would be incomplete without a little bit of background information first. The following is information recorded at the Council meetings of the Village of Whitehall. On September 24‚ 1947 a copy of the proceedings for the incorporation of the Village of Whitehall‚ Franklin County‚ Ohio was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. As a result of such proceedings
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