English 111 December 5‚ 2011 Police brutality Police brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States and it occurs in every community. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order‚ prevent‚ and detect crime. They are engaged in a dangerous and stressful occupation that can involve violent situations that must be controlled. In many of these confrontations with the public it may become necessary for the police to administer force to take control
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Over the past decade‚ police brutality has covered major headlines because officers have acted out in ways that have made citizens question their motives. The Law Dictionary defines police brutality as “the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians”. Things such as unjustified shootings‚ deadly chokings‚ and rough treatment have all added to the constant problem of police brutality mainly‚ in the black community. Annoyingly‚ the police officers responsible for
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I interviewed Sergeant John Keefer‚ at the Borough of Ambler Police department. Sgt. Keefer’s responsibilities as a sergeant in the department is to plan‚ prioritize‚ assign‚ supervise‚ and review the work from local law enforcement staff. He mentioned they are involved in traffic and field patrol‚ investigations‚ crime prevention‚ community relations‚ and related services‚ and activities; supervise staff in dispatch‚ records‚ and property and evidence room as assigned. The first part of the questions
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Rich Barnes Police procedures essay 2/26/10 Pd4/5 Advances in Technologies that impacted on Policing The police have originated from many years ago coming up with new technology to make the people the serve safe. Police officers made a change to patrol on foot to actual patrol cars. They have made it so nobody has to wait for a call to no were crimes is ‚ they have two way radios always strapped around them. And they also made it to where as though they have lab tops in every patrol
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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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Issue’s facing police departments in today’s society‚ in my opinion are; the increase in crime rates due to the poor economy and lack of jobs available‚ civil law suits due to “crocket cops”‚ safety of law enforcement officers‚ policing multicultural communities which can be very stressful for law enforcement‚ they are understaffed‚ and corruption which has destroyed the public faith in law enforcement and is what triggers the civil law suits. I feel if each of these things was addressed individually
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According to the National Institute of Justice‚ “There is no single‚ universally agreed-upon definition of use of force. The International Association of Chiefs of Police has described use of force as the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject”.” (NIJ‚ 2001) The amount of force used by police officers and whether it was appropriate or not is a battle the people have been having with officers across the country. In certain situations‚ the amount of force
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without probable cause Starting with definitions first is Federal Government “an organization established by the US constitution to make and enforce the laws for the US”. We would like to draw a distinction between the government authorities ( such as police officers‚ DEA‚ FBI etc) and u.s armed forces‚ The distinction from the military is important‚ especially because the military may be an enforcement arm of the government. but under posse comitatus active military personnel cannot be used to “execute
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This secion will be on how police cars have changed‚ over the years. Who had the first ever motorized patrol car used in U.S. law enforcement? Akron Police Department claims this spot with the historic distinction‚ of their electric-powered patrol wagon produced in 1899. Sadly it did cach on. One big reason being‚ powered by electricity fielded on the streets of Akron and could only last it 30 miles before its battery needed to be recharged however it did travel at 18 mph. The buggy made by the
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