With advances in technology we see new and scary ways criminals commit crimes. With the introduction of cell phones and scanners years ago‚ criminals could listen to police radio traffic and see where and how we police were responding. No need for "look outs"‚ technology became the look out. Now in the computer age we see crimes from identity theft and hacking into computers to steal personal and corporate confidential information to cyber stalking and sexual predating to cell phone cloning. Criminals
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Police are often stereotyped to be authoritative‚ dictatorial employees of the state. According to the National Research Council (2004)‚”...Officers embrace attitudes that are more authoritarian than the average person and that these attitudes influence police behavior in undesirable ways” (p. 129). Through the Social Learning theory we are going to examine what and how police and police culture have been influenced to adapt to an authoritative personality‚ as well as perspectives on authoritative
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Local‚ State‚ Federal Police Angela Brandon CJA/484 March 25‚ 2013 Frank Owens Local‚ State‚ Federal Police The United States uses police officers on three different levels to deal with citizens that violate the laws. The local‚ state‚ and federal agencies operate on different levels. Maintaining order and service functions‚ purpose of policing is to do investigation of suspected criminal activity and refer criminals to the American court. Police is needed to help maintain peace
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Law enforcement officers have a duty to advance the law enforcement profession and the practice of policing‚ while upholding their commitment and duty to serve the public and preserve all human life. Police officers have guidelines for the use of de-escalation techniques‚ less-lethal force‚ and deadly force. This consensus policy takes into account and reflects the broad views and experience of the field - ranging from a line officer to an executive. The policy adopted by these organizations reflects
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News Story Lynchburg police have apprehended a man believed to be the sole suspect in the murder of his mother‚ Diane Wagner‚ and attempted murder of his father‚ Bert Wagner‚ October 5‚ 2011. Diane Wagner worked at a local daycare center‚ and Bert is a construction worker. Twenty-year old Ben Wagner of 134 Donald Street has been charged with the murder of his mother‚ and attempted murder of his father. According to police‚ Diane Wagner was found in the kitchen with two gunshots wounds to
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Various aspects of police operations Jose Sanchez Cja/214 November 23‚ 2011 Francisco Juarez Various aspects of police operations Being a police officer is not as easy as we all think. There are many risks that police officers take by trying to protect our community. Some of this risks police officers take can even take them to dead‚ every year a lot of them get injured and some they are just killed from all over the world. Let’s begin with some as simple as a car crash‚ the police officers are
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“We’re not anti-police‚ we’re anti-police brutality” This a quote by an American civil rights leader and former White House adviser‚ Al Sharpton. The police are using lethal force more often against innocent citizens even though some do not realize it. It becoming a massive problem in the United States and there has not been too much to help prevent the issue. Instead‚ when people try to get justice for the innocent victims‚ they get hate and told that they are just creating more problems. This is
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Police Work and Related Fields Bryan Watson Block F December 1 1995 CO-OP Christmas exam 1. The working conditions of a police officer can vary from easy to stressful situations where the officers life and the lives of others are threatened. The officer must deal with these situations in the way they feel is best but sometimes
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Historical Development of Police Agencies CJA/204 August 8‚ 2011 Abstract Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was considered the civic duty of members of a community. These “drafted” officers were not paid or trained. Appointed Sheriff’s were motivated by money‚ and lost focus on enforcing the law. Policing was considered reactive
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The Effects of Stress on a Police Officer Police Officers are stressed by allot of things on a daily basis to include loss of family time‚ fellow officers‚ irregular sleeping schedules‚ and citizen conflict. According to the Nebraska Department of Veterans ’ Affairs (2007)‚ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events. Stress behaviors include recurrent recollections of the event‚ Emotional distancing
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