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    majority to believe were making progress. For instance our domestic pillars of authority (police officers) are sometimes prone to stereotypical social rumors that may influence racism or natural racists that in turn may cause nationwide problems when apprehending an African American due to racial profiling regarding excessive or unnecessary force. Channel 4 can reveal that between 1999 and 2012: • 293 police officers were disciplined for racist behavior • 749 were referred to the IPCC • Five were

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    with Frank Serpico the main character graduating from the Police Academy‚ He is determined to be a “good” cop and represent everything that the image of a law enforcer is meant to be. However‚ where there is bad there is good and the police force is no exception. No matter where Serpico goes Police Corruption seems to be all around and his morals are challenged time and time again. He however wants to change this and break down on Police Corruption‚ but of course with every department being corrupt

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    INTRODUCTION Police officers in Australia‚ as well as worldwide‚ have been consistently accused of abusing their authority over the years. Police officers are known to protect and serve and to be the law enforcers of the land‚ but due to the reality that some human beings are concerned about self-satisfaction and lawlessness‚ police authority can often times be misconceived as abusive and aggressive. The powers of the police are consistently being scrutinized by the media‚ the community and even

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    Police Corruption and court cases are very common and prevalent. A common pleas judge reversed 53 narcotic convictions Friday which is based on investigations of police in drug units (Writer‚ 2013). Judge Shiela Woods- Skipper overturned convictions that were based on the testimony of former Jefferey Walker who was arrested in May as part of an FBI corruption inevestigatgion (Writer‚ 2013). The District Attorney in the case Robin Godfrey requested the reversals in the hearing he said afterward that

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    The term corruption simply refers to the use of authority by a police officer to fulfill personal needs or wants. There are three simple criteria for a “corrupt act” which must all happen simultaneously: (1) misuse of authority‚ (2) misuse of official capacity‚ and (3) misuse of personal attainment. (Dantzker‚ 1995). Police corruption falls into two major categories-- external corruption‚ which concerns police interaction with the public‚ and internal corruption‚ which involves the relationships

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    Police Negligence and Liability 1 Running Head: Police Neglect/Liability Police Negligence and Liability Police Negligence and Liability 2 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine factors involved in police negligence and the extent of liability the officers hold. Are police officers held accountable for their misjudgments or reckless behavior when they are at fault? This paper exams relevant cases in which police officers have been

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    Phoenix Instructor: Diana Mitchell WK 2: Ethnicity and the Police Outline Part 1 Option 2: Speech CJA/334 3/30/2015 Public Opinion of Police by different Ethnic group. Today I am here to talk to you‚ the citizen of our great community about the police that serve us. Let me make this clear‚ I’m not here to talk about the performance of the police that serve our community. Today I’m here to see and understand where public opinion of police stands. During my study I’ve found that public opinion vary

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    they were in the 1800’s. Peel established the Metropolitan Police when he served as Home Secretary of England. Since Sir Robert Peel introduced his principles of policing in the early 1800’s‚ our country has continued to follow his ideas of effective policing. Community policing is based on Peel’s concept of prevention. According to one of Peel’s principals‚ the real key for policing is "The police are the people and the people are the police". Peel believed that prevention of crime could be accomplished

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    Myanmar Police Force The Union of Myanmar is geographically situated in Southeast Asia between latitudes 09cated between Bangladesh and Thailand‚ with India and China to the north‚ Myanmar covers an area of about 675‚000 sq km (over 260‚000 sq mi). Myanmar is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia. The capital and largest city is Yangon‚ an important trade centre is Mandalay located in central Myanmar. My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect

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    Police Influence on Society Joann Torres CJA/344 University of Phoenix Abstract In this paper I will discuss and describe how the historical development of policing in the United States relates to the current relationship between police and different ethnic groups and social classes. I will include in my discussion examples from law enforcement practices‚ and court procedures. In my paper I will briefly talk about civil rights movement and will include some example from the 1960’s‚

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