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    Controlling Police Through Litigation Controlling Police Through Litigation Police departments draft and implement policies and procedures to provide consistency and eliminate ambiguity in department practices. These are guidelines are for staff and officers to follow in a variety of different situations. Police policies and procedures may have the force of law‚ or be considered by a court or jury in determining whether an officer acted lawfully in the line of duty. Procedures related to employee

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    Police officer’s Oath: "On my honor‚ I will never betray my badge‚ my integrity‚ my character‚ or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the Constitution‚ my community and the agency I serve." - theiacp Everyone wants to feel safe. It is natural for you to want some type of security. I have that feeling too. I am referring to those who take it upon themselves to protect those around them: police officers. Most

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    Asia Williams Sociology 002 Social Injustice/Police Brutality A social injustice‚ as understood in our society‚ is any action against an individual or group‚ which would deny them of their basic human rights. Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Over the past years‚ police have acted out in ways that have made people wonder “are our officers of the law really doing their job?” Unjustified shootings‚ severe beatings‚ fatal choking’s‚ and rough

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    Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman thought that he should follow Trayvon because he had on a hoodie which Zimmerman deemed suspicious. While Zimmerman was following this young man home‚ he called the police and they told him to remain in his car. Despite being told to remain in his vehicle‚ Mr. Zimmerman went against police orders and left the vehicle. When he Zimmerman his vehicle‚ he attacked Trayvon‚ which resulted in a scuffle. During that scuffle‚ Mr. Zimmerman shot Trayvon in his chest‚ which lead to his

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    Police History L. Lynette Sweney CJA/214 Jeremy Leach Police History Law enforcement and policing within the United States is one of the components that go into the criminal justice system within the United States. Law enforcement along with the criminal and civil courts and the corrections sections such as jails all come together to establish the criminal justice system we follow today.

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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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    Community leaders in our cities. Police officers hold a key role in the development of the communication between teens and their community. Studies show that the teenage brain is not developed throughout their most important years of decision making. This can allow for many mistakes that can be corrected or completely avoided with the proper training of police officers. There are many new training classes being offered around the country to help police officers become aware of the ways a teen thinks

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    Police Brutality The biggest issue that is arising in America today within police agencies is police brutality. “Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (The Law dictionary). Throughout this paper police brutality is discussed an analyzed to conclude its causes and effects. In order to conduct this paper numerous online articles have been examined to produce statistics on this sensitive topic. These articles are written by creditable

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    Police Brutality Can you imagine walking into your local Timmies and getting your coffee for free? Can you imagine being able to drive as fast as you want‚ make a u-turn whenever you want and run through as many red lights as you want? Can you imagine having an army of men at your side with one phone call? Can you imagine driving‚ and at the flick of a switch‚ every other car moves out of your way? Seems out of reach for the average person‚ well‚ that is the daily life of a police officer

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    between police officers and citizens has resulted in‚ and continues to yield‚ an unfortunate‚ growing number of deaths of both parties. Police brutality has already caused 345 civilian deaths in just 2017 alone‚ according to The Washington Post. Over the past few years‚ police shootings have been gaining increased negative attention in the press throughout the country‚ even to the point of sparking the “All Lives Matter” and “Black Lives Matter” movements. On the flip side‚ the number of officer deaths

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