Private Police Officers: Roles and Responsibilities Amanda Spearman CJA 500/Survey of Justice and Security Nicholas Russo‚ Ed.D./Univ. of Phoenix October 4‚ 2010 Public versus Private Police Officers: Roles and Responsibilities The roles and responsibilities of policing vary depending on whether the officer works in the public or private sector. While there are some similarities the differences are important and define each agency. Comparing public and private police officers
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Are women more effective police officers? When asking people what gender makes a more effective officer‚ I get various responses. Some people say having women in the police force has its disadvantages. That women will bring the police force down. Women officers are seen as less trained‚ less powerful‚ and less willing to use force‚ that they are just seen as too soft (National Survey). But others will say women will help out the police force in many ways‚ in a sense‚ make it stronger. As
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Police officers are trained in all situations not to use excessive force while using the use of force continuum; however‚ excessive force should be considered if the situation requires it. Excessive force is frequently used by police. Sometimes it is justified or excessive. Law enforcement officers are authorized to use force in any circumstances. Incidents involving excessive force by police frequently receive attention from the media‚ legislators and criminal courts (Use of force by police
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What Kind of Police OfficerUses Excessive Force Examining why police officers use excessive force is a complicated subject to unfold. There is no simple explanation on why they use force. Studies have revealed that their personality dynamics plays a factor in their judgment. Scrivner (1994)‚ described five different profile types of violence-prone officers who may be subjected to this kind of behavior. The various group types are Chronic Risk Group‚ Job-Related (Traumatic) Experience Group‚
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Since the accusation of police brutality is on the rise‚ there’s a question of whether police officers should or shouldn’t wear body cameras with their uniform. There can be many issues with wearing body cameras such as‚ there being an invasion of privacy and the expenses that come along with them. There can be many technical issues involved with the equipment. The cameras aren’t able to record 24/7 because of the lack of storage and battery life. This can cause issues with recordings of certain
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According to Mahatma Gandhi‚ “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Providing a service to others is vital to an individual’s character development. It helps give a sense of morality and responsibility to the individual performing the service. From animal shelters to the JROTC program within a high school‚ schools and communities have gradually provided an exponentially increasing amount of organizations that individuals can join and places they can go to provide
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Once a pool of potential candidates for police officer jobs has been established‚ the selection process begins. Candidates will be rated based upon the information gleaned from the recruitment process including an evaluation of each candidates Knowledge‚ Skills Abilities and Other relevant criteria. Candidates will progress through a series of events leading to becoming a New York City police officer beginning with a pre-hire interview‚ a medical exam‚ a written psychological profile exam‚ a physical
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Should police officers wear body cameras? A 2013 University of Cambridge study found that when officers wear body cameras‚ both police and respondents are less likely to use violence. This study indicated a drop in the use of force by more than fifty percent. Body cameras will make the streets safer for both officers and the general public. Continuously wearing the camera will hold the officer accountable for his/her behavior. Also‚ body cameras can prevent cases like the Ferguson and Baltimore case
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these cities and around the country‚ police‚ citizens‚ and activists debate over the argument of whether or not police officers should wear body cameras. The topic of police brutality has become more prevalent due to social media recording questionable acts of violent incidents involving the police. The shooting in Ferguson‚ Missouri includes one of the most controversial cases because of police brutality‚ and started riots across the country. Citizens fear police-centered crimes such as violent assault
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has helped solve many cases where police officers were accused of excessive force. Most importantly cameras provide proof of how many police officers have been accused of excessive. The cameras are not only been used to take selfies but have been used to catch how police officers over use their power against people with less power. Not only cell phone cameras from witnesses have helped catch police brutality but police officers own dash cameras in their own police car and video surveillance in the
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