1. Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? Why or why not. No‚ as there are different circumstances in the same crime‚ take Murder for example. A sadistic murder deliberate without motive. A violent husband who kicks his pregnant wife repeatedly‚ until she grabs a knife in desperation and stabs him to death. Two very different circumstances of the same crime of murder. 2. In what types of situations should police officers be allowed NOT to enforce the laws?
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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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Patrol Officers are not assigned a case to try and solve. In most major cities police departments have enough personal to cover every aspect of a crime‚ however‚ the role of the patrol officer during investigations has increased. On page 23‚ in the book‚ under the patrol officer as an investigator‚ it mentions that the role of the patrol officer has been limited‚ however‚ as time continues that same role seem to increase. The role of the patrol officer has taken over some of the same responsibilities
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been killed at the hands of police officers. Drastic changes are needed to solve the issue of police brutality. Such excessive force by police officers is very disturbing to the community. People around the country are fighting for a country where law enforcement treats all communities with dignity‚ employs restraint on the power police officers‚ and only use the necessary force to maintain the community’s safety. Over the years there have many cases involving police brutality such as the cases of
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force is a necessary component for police officers as it is used as a form of self-defence to protect the officer from any danger against a potential threat. The ‘use of force’ can be justified as using “the amount of force necessary to mitigate an incident‚ make an arrest‚ or protect themselves or others from harm”. However‚ through the years it has become a controversial topic within policing’s and has resulted in many cases and allegations against the police of using unjustified excessive force
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become a police officer. I would like to work for the Houston Police Department. The headquarters of the Houston Police Department is located at 1200 Travis in Downtown Houston. HPD has many police stations located around the city of Houston with each station having their own jurisdiction. When I was in introduction to Criminal Justice we were assigned to go on a ride along with a police officer. I went on a ride along with Officer Sergeant Martinez of the Houston Police Department. The police station
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Every day police officers are granted a vast amount of authority including the right to use force to apprehend citizens who are not abiding by the law‚ police are also given the right to be able to defend them self when their life is in danger‚ just like any other human being. Police may have to use force in some given situations to stay safe. The citizens of the community in which the police officer works in must be able to trust that the officer will use the power they are granted in honorable
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of contact between police and society. Each time a police officer interacts with anyone‚ a body-worn camera will contribute recorded footage of all that occurred during the contact allowing for less likelihood of false interpretation of a specific incident. The advocacy of the body-worn camera focuses on being an effective solution to a problem with the recorded video documenting exactly what happened‚ eliminating the he-said/she-said ambiguity that often characterizes police-citizen encounters
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Introduction Police officers on the job face a variety of challenges on an everyday basis. The police department’s job is to insure and guarantee a better and safer community in order for citizens to feel at ease. There are a couple of techniques used by officials to improve their work in the field. Methods such as the seniority system‚ subculture‚ changing rank‚ career development‚ rights and responsibilities are aspects of the job that officers may face or deal with. These factors organize and
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Oscar Wilde Police body cameras have been a topic of controversy in the last year‚ one of the main ramifications this topic has is that body cameras will provide more evidence in cases where white police officers kill black civilians. There has been a lot of cases in which the only witness left is the officer and there’s no evidence to prove him wrong. Police body cameras should be a part of every police department uniform in the United States. Body cameras are having an effect in police-public interaction
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