When examining the issue of police use-of-force‚ the issue of what conduct constitutes too much force must also be addressed. The legal assessment for excessive force is whether the officer reasonably believed such force was necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose (McEwen‚ 1996). Another concern for many is the possibility of racial profiling among certain officers. Allegations of the use of excessive force by police officers have fueled the debate over possible racial profiling and have
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Essay #1 As a public defender in the juvenile court‚ you have been asked to speak to a youth advocacy group about police and juveniles. In exactly three paragraphs‚ summarize “what the police don’t want you to know.” Under no circumstances should a child ever be interrogated by the police without a lawyer present. Juveniles have the right to remain silent and to have a lawyer‚ but often are not made aware of this. Instead‚ a majority of children waive their rights to a lawyer and are interrogated
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Police Discretion April 20th ‚ 2008 One aspect of the criminal justice system that has been debated for many years is that of police discretion. Police discretion is defined as the ability of a police officer‚ a prosecutor‚ a judge‚ and a jury to exercise a degree of personal decision making in deciding who is going to be charged or punished for a crime and how they are going to be punished. This basically is saying that there are situations when these law enforcement officers have to use their
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"The changes brought about by the adoption of New Public Management principles in policing related organisations have resulted in little improvement in the areas of performance and accountability." New Public Management and the Queensland Police Service Introduction The early 1990s saw a change in the way business was conducted and services delivered by Australian public sector organisations. This change was in synchronisation with the rising tide of globalisation that hailed in the ongoing necessity
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exceptions to this requirement. For instance in crisis situation where the delay in getting a warrant would make the search useless‚ it is allowed. This is referred to as a “time is of the essence” clause. A valid arrest automatically permits the police to search the surroundings of the subject per se and the subject to disarm him/her and to prevent evidence from being destroyed or tainted. The same rule applies to cars and other vehicles because they may transport or contain contraband. The purpose
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0 Introduction A Police Clearance list and certifies a person’s criminal convictions‚ if any. It is issued by the Criminal Record. If the person does not have any criminal convictions‚ the Police Clearance Certificate will certify that the individual does not have any criminal convictions. It can also be called a certificate of good conduct‚ arrest record‚ rap sheet‚ judicial record extracts‚ arrest sheet‚ etc. Police clearance differs between countries and is issued by police authorities or government
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them have a process to how a trail starts from beginning to end. Let’s take a look on how the criminal trial process beings. Before entering into the court room depending on the specific facts of the case‚ the first step is to make an arrest. If police have probable cause “a set of facts and circumstances that is led to believe a particular person has committed a crime”. (Schmalleger‚2012‚p.397) they will go ahead and make an arrest. After and arrest has been made‚ the suspect or the accused must
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around 715 people that have been shot by police alone in 2016. Police violence in the US has become a major point of interest recently due to the amount of shootings. In recent news there have been many reports of police shooting and/or killing black men‚ which has led to movements such as the black lives matter movement‚ a movement working for the validity of black lives. Although there are points made to support both sides of the story‚ I feel that the police are to blame for the recent amount of
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Impact of police regionalisation on the police police regionalisation is having a big impact on the police as they are having to close down different regions as they don’t have the money to keep them open Impact of police regionalisation on army How is police regionalisation influenced by social factors? How is police regionalisation influenced by groups? Positives of police regionalisation positives of police regionalisation are that there will be more offices to deal with the
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Forces (Police) During World War II‚ over eight million people died in Germany. The SS‚ Gestapo‚ and Green police were a big part in those deaths. The SS‚ also known as the Schutzstaffe‚ were Hitler’s personal bodyguards protecting him 24/7. The Gestapo‚ also known as the Geheime Staatspolizei‚ were Nazi Germany’s secret police. They made sure people obeyed the Nazi’s and did this not always legally. Last but not least‚ Nazi’s Green Police (Ordnungspolizei) were Nazi Germany’s public police force
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