Institution: Instructor: STRESS IN POLICE Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes‚ prevalence‚ and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out‚ the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers‚ lowers their productivity
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of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice ME RT NT OF J US CE TI National Institute of Justice R e s e a r c h R e p o r t N BJ A C E I OF F IJ J O F OJJ D P B RO J US T I C E P “Broken Windows” and Police Discretion S G OVC RA MS U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 810 Seventh Street N.W. Washington‚ DC 20531 Janet Reno Attorney General Raymond C. Fisher Associate Attorney General Laurie Robinson Assistant Attorney General
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Police Discretion David Gonzalez University of Phoenix Introduction to Policing CJA/370 Professor John W. Feltgen June 23‚ 2005 Abstract In this paper I will discuss police discretion and the use of these discretionary powers in the law enforcement workplace. I will explore the mythical aspects of police discretionary powers and the source of this myth. I will further discuss the control of discretionary authority. I will name instances of law enforcement officials using their discretionary powers
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The Police and Corruption The police. Twenty-four hours a day‚ three hundred sixty-five days a year‚ this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police interact in some form with the average citizen more often than any other government official. In society today the police
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Dangers of Police Pursuits January 2006 Abstract Debate rages over whether high-speed pursuits are justified. And consensus is growing among local and national law enforcement for the need for stricter controls to dictate when‚ where and why police engage in such potentially deadly car chases. The written pursuit policies of 47 state law enforcement agencies and the nation’s 25 largest cities were subjected to comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis of the policies focused on factors justifying
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Police Department Organization Paper “What if the structure of police organizations is shaped by factors beyond easy human contrivance‚ such as the size and age of the force‚ the degree of stability in the political environment‚ the complexity of governmental regulation‚ the geographical dispersion of the population‚ or the nature of police work itself” (Maguire 2003)? * In this paper I will describe in detail various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level and how
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Police officers are government officials who are appointed to enforce the law and maintain order in society. While placed in dangerous and stressful situations‚ a law enforcement official has been trained to administer the law in an unbiased way that will maintain the trust of the public and not violate a citizen’s rights (Cooper 1930). While police are trained for this there is still a major problem known as abuse of authority. Abuse of authority occurs when men and women in law enforcement disregard
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Throughout history‚ efforts to police society have been flawed by brutality in one way or another. Police Brutality exists in many countries and is only one of several forms of police misconduct. Abuse by law enforcement officers in the United States is one of the most serious human rights violations in the country. Police officers have engaged in unjustified shootings‚ severe beatings‚ fatal chokings‚ and unnecessarily rough treatment. The history of police brutality is cyclical‚ going through phases
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Police Brutality In recent years‚ police actions‚ particularly police abuse towards people‚ has come into a wide view of the public‚ and have been ones critical eye for years now. Society brings into question whether people should be more concerned about protecting themselves from criminals or more so law enforcement. Over time‚ there has been much attention being brought upon police brutality along with extensive evidence showing there needs to be a watchful eye out for those whose duties are to
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In most situations that police officers have to deal with‚ they are given a certain degree of discretion to decide not only when to use force‚ but also about which type of force to use. No matter what the situation is or what it seems to be at the moment‚ it requires the officer on the scene to analyze that particular situation and apply his or her training and moral values when choosing how to react. Police officers and law enforcement personnel hold the lives of each and every individual that
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