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    Police History

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    shall have‚ the same validity as my handwritten signature.   Student ’s signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): Melissa Sinnett Police History Paper Melissa Sinnett Introduction to Police Theories and Practices/CJA 214 12/02/2012 Mr. Clifton Franklin As you sit on the side of the road with the blue lights of the police car parked behind you lighting up the interior of your car you sit and shake your head. The patrol officer walks up and politely asks you that one little

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    Police and Society

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    Police and Society Quiz One: Police and Society Roberg (2005) argued that the history of policing can be traced all the way back in time to where the family enforced the norms and customs of conduct. The Roman then introduced a police force of twenty-four hour patrolling‚ and continued on to the development by the England on the emphasis of prevention. This method of prevention was then carried over to America and has exceeded by far. Today we have our police departments that were based off of

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    Police Culture Number 8 powerpoint (Definition)The knowledge‚ attitudes‚ expectations‚ behaviours and rituals that exist amongst police‚ or which more broadly‚ characterize a police force. Police Culture affects: how police see themselves and their role as police • how they see the world around them‚ how they police (how policing is performed). Differences exist within and between police cultures. Police officers‚ as individuals‚ will not all equally adopt or adhere to the dominant police culture

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    Police Brutality

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    Police Brutality is Prevalent Background Information Over the recent years‚ police have been one of the organizations to be associated with the largest cases of misconduct. Police brutality can be termed as the process of misuse and abuse of authority by the police. The rising cases of police brutality are causing more harm to the public‚ compared to the actions perpetrated by real criminals. Although police claim that it’s sometimes necessary to curb crime‚ the process is illegal and police officers

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    Police Organization

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    Police Organization The function of policing is to provide overall public safety. The goal is to deter and prevent crime by immobilizing police units. There are various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level. The United States has one of the most complex law enforcement systems because of the various levels of their policing agencies. Within the United States‚ each state‚ city‚ county‚ town‚ and incorporated village has its own policing agency. Although there are various

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    History of Police

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    History of Police Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 4‚ 2012 Miriam Moore History of Police He was an important political leader in England and the “father” of modern policing. Robert Peel fought for over 30 years to improve law enforcement and finally‚ in 1829‚ persuaded the English Parliament to create the London Metropolitan Police. This police department is recognized as the first modern police force (Walker & Katz‚ 2011). This English heritage is what produced American policing. The

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    Police Ethics

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    position with the Somerville auxiliary police department‚ in my interview I was asked to discuss the importance of ethics in the daily work of a police officer. Ethics are important not only for a police officer‚ but‚ indeed‚ also for every citizen in the course of everyday life. They are a mark of character and basic morality in our dealings with others. Today many people claim to be struck by occasional lapses in proper police conduct. It is human nature to remember

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    Police Militarization

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    the American Civil Liberties Union‚ or ACLU. The images depicted on the news of the neighborhood police officers wearing face and head protectants‚ and driving in armored vehicles‚ wielding around rifles made for war‚ are not incidents alone in themselves‚ this is a representation of a nationwide trend of police militarization (ACLU). “Sending in a heavily armed team of officers to perform normal police work can dangerously escalate situations

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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 Organizations

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    The local police agencies make up the majority of the law enforcement employment (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). The local authorities perform most of the grunt work throughout their jurisdictions. They are often in charge of preventing and investigating crimes that are committed in their jurisdiction/community (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). They would be the ones that collect the evidence. They do use state level labs for assistance‚ but they are in charge of the majority of cases unless they request

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