Policing Essay Police discretion poses an interesting paradox in our democratic society. As Ramirez et al (2000) explains‚ we entrust the police to enforce the law‚ to maintain order‚ and to use legitimate force if necessary ’. Not only do we expect police to complete this rather demanding task‚ but we also expect them to accomplish these tasks by treating the public in a fair and even-handed way ’. Thus a major problem is the over policing ’ and stereotyping ’ of marginalized groups such
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Early in the Holocaust‚ German army units participated in the massacre of the Jews in Eastern Europe. Among these‚ the Reserve Police Battalion 101 was made up of civilian police men‚ German men‚ and volunteers subject to the military draft. They were middle-aged working family men with a lower middle class background. Their main purpose was to be an essential source of manpower in holding down German-occupied Europe. In 1941‚ they were told that they had to perform a gruesome and undesirable task
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Their First Century and the New Era By Peter Horne‚ Ph.D.‚ Professor‚ Mercer County Community College‚ Trenton‚ New Jersey | | ver since the founding of police departments in the United States in the mid-19th century‚ policing has been viewed by most people as a traditionally male occupation. Men still are the overwhelming majority of police officers‚ and this will continue to be so in the immediate future. Women in policing now make up approximately 13-14 percent of all employees‚ and the women
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relationship between the police and the general public was very divided. The police were under major scrutiny for racism and brutality. The police force felt like they were taken for granted and the US people felt that the police were never around when they needed them. After 9-11 two things happened. The first thing to happen was that all American’s realized how vulnerable our country really was and the second thing that happened was that the people saw just how much they needed the police. It is very
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Imagine a police force with no cars‚ radios‚ and no communication. These officers had no back up‚ they patrolled on foot facing any dangerous situation alone. Police were appointed by politicians for limited terms of service. Because of the apparent political ties corruption was very common. This policing era is referred to as the political era. During the political era residents were not able to “call” upon an officer for assistance. A civilian would have to flag down an officer as he was walking
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Police Body-Cameras Shockingly Justice Departments are allowing crime to happen‚ due to the fact that they trust police views of the case and declare them innocent‚ thus letting them go without any charges. This needs to stop and the only way for that to happen is issuing police officers body-cameras. Law enforcement should wear body cameras because it will reduce police brutality‚ gain back public trust‚ and treat disorderly cops according to their misconduct as well as reward well-trained officers
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March 28‚ 2012 Dear colleagues: To prepare for learning Motivational Interviewing in the healthcare field‚ we’d like to start off with a pre-test of your current knowledge. Cut and paste this url address into your websearch engine http://www.ceuuniversity.com/emc/emctesting.html It will take you to an “interactive” on-line test on Motivational Interviewing. There are 34 questions. At the end of the test you click on submit. It will identify – by number(s) - which questions you scored
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1. What role does the police/corrections subculture play in fueling law enforcement misconduct? Defend your position. It is unreasonable to believe law enforcement misconduct does not exist; it has been ongoing since the creation of the law enforcement entity. This is due to the subculture created within the police and corrections units. A subculture is unwritten rules and guidelines referring to attitudes‚ beliefs and behaviors assisting the officers in survival. Survival refers to camaraderie
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Police Brutality in the United States Police brutality is a fact of American life. In most major cities across the country‚ officers abuse their authority in the most flagrant ways. New York City and Los Angeles are the most notorious for police brutality cases. In New York‚ when mayor Rudolph Giuliani took office in 1994‚ he instituted a "zero tolerance" policy‚ the theory that allowing small crimes to pass unpunished will encourage disrespect for the law in larger matters. This led to a huge increase
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The Rise of Police Brutality Police in society have the role of maintaining order and safety by enforcing policies and laws. These roles provide a special authoritative power over the general population that can sometimes be misused. Unjustified loss of civilian life and other forms of assault by police officers can be explained by the following reasons: a fear of harm that causes knee-jerk negative fight or flight reactions‚ an invalid fear based on racism‚ and a lack of proper de-escalation training
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