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    History of Police

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    History of Police Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 4‚ 2012 Miriam Moore History of Police He was an important political leader in England and the “father” of modern policing. Robert Peel fought for over 30 years to improve law enforcement and finally‚ in 1829‚ persuaded the English Parliament to create the London Metropolitan Police. This police department is recognized as the first modern police force (Walker & Katz‚ 2011). This English heritage is what produced American policing. The

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    Reverse Discrimination

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    O’Connor Mrs. Cogliano English 11H 9 April 2010 Reverse Discrimination Through Affirmative Action white Caucasian males have been adversely subjected to Reverse Discrimination as our society attempted to advance women and minorities. Reverse discrimination is Discrimination against a privileged group in order to correct previous discrimination against a disadvantaged group. The accusation of ‘reverse discrimination’ is often directed against those favoring equity programs or

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    kinds of argument against racial and sexual job discrimination‚ which include the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the Executive Order 11246‚ and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. There is also the argument against racial and sexual job discrimination based on Utilitarianism‚ Rights‚ and Justice. The Utilitarian argument states that jobs should be assigned based on skills and personality traits‚ if it advances public welfare. Discrimination creates inefficiency‚ which is opposite to utilitarianism

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    Employment Discrimination Issues LAW/531 July 11‚ 2011 Employment Discrimination Issues According to Cheeseman‚ 2010‚ “prior to the passage of major federal antidiscrimination laws in the 1960’s‚ much discrimination in employment existed in this country. In the 1960’s congress enacted several major statutes that outlawed employment discrimination against members of certain classes. These federal laws were instrumental to providing equal opportunity in employment in this country

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    Police Ethics

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    position with the Somerville auxiliary police department‚ in my interview I was asked to discuss the importance of ethics in the daily work of a police officer. Ethics are important not only for a police officer‚ but‚ indeed‚ also for every citizen in the course of everyday life. They are a mark of character and basic morality in our dealings with others. Today many people claim to be struck by occasional lapses in proper police conduct. It is human nature to remember

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    Police and Ethics

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    The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department is a small police department in New Jersey‚ just west of the Hudson River. It has less than 3o officers who patrol an 11-mile stretch of the Palisades Interstate Parkway. In 2010‚ a PIPPD officer named Vincent Roberson had a sexual relationship with Gail Lawrence. The majority of their involvement was conducted while Officer Roberson was on duty. Over the next year‚ there would be complaints filed‚ allegations‚ and an ultimate forced resignation

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    the American Civil Liberties Union‚ or ACLU. The images depicted on the news of the neighborhood police officers wearing face and head protectants‚ and driving in armored vehicles‚ wielding around rifles made for war‚ are not incidents alone in themselves‚ this is a representation of a nationwide trend of police militarization (ACLU). “Sending in a heavily armed team of officers to perform normal police work can dangerously escalate situations

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    Running Head: HISPANIC GROUPS AND DISCRIMINATION Hispanic Groups and Discrimination Abstract This paper discusses the immigration of Hispanics to the United States in which they faced prejudice‚ segregation and racism. We will discuss such topics as dual labor market‚ affirmative actions‚ quotas‚ instructional discrimination‚ reverse discrimination‚ glass ceilings‚ glass walls and glass escalators. “Hispanic workers are among the fastest growing segments of the U.S. labor force‚” said Jesse

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    Police Organizations

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    The local police agencies make up the majority of the law enforcement employment (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). The local authorities perform most of the grunt work throughout their jurisdictions. They are often in charge of preventing and investigating crimes that are committed in their jurisdiction/community (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). They would be the ones that collect the evidence. They do use state level labs for assistance‚ but they are in charge of the majority of cases unless they request

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    Police Supervision

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    POLICE SUPERVISION PSPOL – 212 CASE STUDIES IN POLICE SUPERVISION ELIZABETH DIAZ FALL 2012 POLICE SUPERVISION PSPOL – 212 POLICE SUPERVISION CASE STUDY (2A) ELIZABETH DIAZ 10/14/2012 BACKGROUND Police Officer Jacob Goulde is a member of the Town of Utopia Police Department. He’s a married father of two. Officer

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