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    Police Discretion

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    Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion

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    comes to mind when we think of “Police Officers”. In elementary school‚ the most common phrase students would be asked was “what do you want to be when you grow up”‚ and the most common response would be “a police officer”; and now sadly‚ most are rethinking this occupational choice. The authority that most cops these days believe they have is over the top; they think that they can take advantage of everything and everybody simply by the power of their badge. Police officers need to have more discipline

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    Police Brutality

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    Police brutality remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. The excessive use of force by police officers persists because of overwhelming barriers to accountability. This fact makes it possible for officers who commit human rights violations to escape due punishment and often to repeat their offenses. Police or public officials greet each new report of brutality with denials or explain that the act was an aberration‚ while the administrative and criminal

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    Police Corruption

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    A person who is corrupted lacks integrity or honesty; it is someone who uses a position of trust for dishonesty. In this case a position of trust is a Police Officer. Police corruption is when an officer misuses his/her authority to fulfill there needs and wants. There are many different forms of corruption; gratuity‚ involving free meals and discounts; bribery‚ involving the exchange of money or other goods between an officer and a suspect; theft and burglary‚ involving officers stealing property

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    Police Discretion

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    criminal and noncriminal events” (Boivin &ump; Cordeau‚ 2011). Every police officer has a great deal of discretion concerning when to use their authority‚ power‚ persuasion‚ or force. Depending on how an officer sees their duty to society will determine an officer’s discretion. Discretion leads to selective enforcement practices and may result in discrimination against certain groups of people or select individuals (Young‚ 2011). Most police officer discretion is exercised in situational situations with

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    Police Brutality

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    Alton sterling‚ Philando Castile and Gregory Gunn are just 3 out of 136 African Americans whose lives were taken by police officers this year. Those were not the only lives that were taken in 2016. Not only have these men lost their lives for unfair reasons‚ their families have lost somebody so important in their lives. Police brutality with black people is a serious issue. If these 3 men were white wouldn’t these stories sound different? Alton Sterling was 37 year old black man from Baton Rouge

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    Public Image Of Police

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    Print The Public Image of the Police Final Report to The International Association of Chiefs of Police By The Administration of Justice Program George Mason University Authors (Alphabetical Order): Catherine Gallagher Edward R. Maguire Stephen D. Mastrofski Michael D. Reisig October 2‚ 2001 Contact Person: Stephen D. Mastrofski Administration of Justice Program George Mason University 10900 University Boulevard‚ MS 4F4 Manassas‚ VA 20110-2203 Telephone: (703) 993-8313 Fax: (703)

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    Police Brutality

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    Persuasive/Policy/Problem/Cause/Solution Central Idea/Thesis: Police brutality should be regulated with greater strength and objectivity. INTRODUCTION I. Police brutality is constantly made known to us all through mass media‚ but I hadn’t ever taken the time to truly grasp the severity of it until it hit close to home. A. Three weeks ago‚ a close family friend was brutally beaten in front of his children at a family gathering by the police. B. My purpose is to persuade my audience that police brutality should be regulated with

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    Police Corruption

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    "Analysis of Police Corruption" Police corruption is a complex phenomenon‚ which does not readily submit to simple analysis. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all‚ whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers. Since its beginnings‚ may aspects of policing have changed; however‚ one aspect that has remained relatively unchanged is the existence of corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication on any given day will have an article

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    police powers

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    ABUSE OF POLICE POWERS IN PAKISTAN With intervening dictators and historical autocracy‚ it is now after sixty five years of independence that Pakistan has evolved to a culture “partially” democratic. The military and police institutions must function under rule of law in order to uphold legitimate separation of powers. The Oxford Dictionary defines the term Police as‚ “the civil force of a state‚ responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.”1 With

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