has shown that police are more likely to abuse blacks rather than whites and this is caused by racial profiling. But through the history of police brutality‚ police brutality was first used after a police officer was described beating a civilian in 1633. Police brutality is the abuse of force and it is usually through physical. But there are other ways to abuse which are verbally and sometimes psychologically and this is done by a federal or state authorities which are the police officers. The history
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of Phoenix April 25‚ 2006 Title of Paper (Level II sub-header) Once a new officer is out of the academy he‚ or she is assigned a field training officer. The field training officer will assist the new officer to acclimate into police culture‚ or the socialization process. Socialization is the process of learning values. Social process and behaviors associated with law enforcement institution (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ p. 364). Socialization is the interaction that depends on the association
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Auxiliary Police The Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force (HKAPF) currently has 4‚500 auxiliary police officers and known as the best in Asia. It comprises volunteers from all walks of life and has a proud history dating back to its establishment in 1914. The original role of the HKAPF as a trained manpower reserve to support the regular force during times of emergencies has been maintained. The HKAPF continues to render the form and amount of support as determined by the Commissioner of Police in accordance
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In performing their duties‚ police are allowed to use a wide range of discretion. Police discretion “is defined as the power enjoyed by a public officer to make a choice among possible courses of action or inaction”(Green & Kelso‚ 2010). Using police discretion‚ officers can decide whether to make an arrest‚ and make decisions about the amount of force to use during an altercation. Factors that affect these decisions are race/ethnicity‚ the seriousness of the offense‚ the suspect’s demeanor‚ poverty
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positive and negative representations of police work. As a result‚ a complex relationship exists between media consumption and public attitudes towards the police. The purpose of this study is to test the impact that media consumption has on attitudes toward police misconduct. The research design proposed for use in this study would be the experimental design‚ a two-group‚ posttest-only‚ randomized experiment. Introduction The public impression of police use of force‚ as brutality‚ in modern
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"deviant" sexual relationships‚ particularly in conjunction with various other co-factors such as occupation‚ can affect self-esteem‚ the development of personal identity‚ Christian ethics and general psychological functioning. Many straight male police officers are against anything feminine. Being a competent female officer challenges assumptions that policing is a masculine occupation suited only for masculine men‚ so too does being a competent gay male officer. Homophobic attitudes in society
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Police Liability and High Speed Pursuits Rodgers There is a line in the Bible that states “sometimes the wicked flee‚ when no man pursueth‚" (Proverbs 28:1‚ King James Version)‚ law enforcement officers know only too well that there are numerous instances in which motorists flee‚ despite the fact that they are being pursued‚ and are lawfully being commanded to pull over and stop‚ for purposes of investigation‚ citation for traffic offenses‚ or for arrest of a more serious crime. Police pursuits
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Hey‚ Aryana. Welcome to Criminal Procedure. I noticed you committed on my discussion. After researching deeper‚ I came across some case summaries that are now legal laws about the Fourth Amendment which allows some police deception as long as the suspect’s will is not overborne. The Supreme Court has recognized that not all deception prevents a person from making an "essentially free and unconstrained choice." For example‚ when an undercover officer asks to enter a home to buy drugs‚ the consent
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Andrea Machuca Police Admin In The 21st Century Professor Rhoads Broken Windows The broken windows theory has been a controversial method amongst the community and the police department. The question is‚ what is the broken windows theory? The broken windows theory is based on the notion that a simple “broken window” visibly neglected will only lead to an escalation of crimes in the community. For example‚ by leaving a wall tagged up with graffiti‚ rather than restoring the wall to it’s original
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Montgomery County’s Police Department‚ approximately 95% (94.1) of female officers were affected by killing someone in the line of duty had a 90% (88.2) impact on female officers to her male counterpart at 85% (82.2). The exposure to dead and battered children impacted female officers at almost 80% (82.0) to male officers at almost 70% (73.2). Responding to a felony in progress showed female officers at 70% (73.4) while there was no affect on male officers (Pendergrass et al.‚ 1984). Police stress: history
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