Police Discretion Should Be Enhanced Police discretion can be defined as can be examined in many ways. A police officer’s belief system consists of his or her beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and other subjective outlooks. Regardless of any factors‚ there is always room for improvement and police officer’s discretion should be enhanced. All police officer’s use discretion in every situation they encounter. Officers realize they are constantly in the public eye and every move they make
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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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Are We Really Being Protected By The Police In Our Communities? A middle age man rides through his city of Los Angeles intoxicated. Who would have ever thought he’ll get pulled over before making it home? King did not expect for his night to become a disaster after having a wonderful time out with friends. Although driving under the influence in any state is illegal; what made this particular case make the front page of multiple news articles? King led officers on a high- speed chase endangering
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U.S. Constitution and Use of Force David Baxter CJ400 Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice Park College September 25th‚ 2010 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Ideologies Affecting Police Use of Force 4-6 Public Climate Regarding Use of Force 6-8 Law Enforcement’s Position Regarding Use of Force 8-12 Societal
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Police Misconduct Police brutality is the use of excessive force by a police officer. “Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary” ("Police Brutality‚" 2013). Police corruption is the misuse of authority by a police officer‚ including a range of actions encompassing an officer’s misuse of his or her authority for personal gain. Police corruption is one
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Proposal for: Police Brutality Introductory Statement: Police brutality is one of the biggest human rights violations in the United States. The reason why I choose this topic is because I (amongst others) believe that police brutality happens all the time all of over the United States and still remains unrecognized. Additionally‚ the public should be knowledgeable about this topic because of how serious this crime can be and the serious outcomes that police brutality can have on other police officers
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As a result of what happens‚ Garys perspective of life and people of the Port changes. Deadly Unna is a novel written by Phillip Gwynne about fourteen year old Blacky and his life at the Port. The novel is based around the game of football but deals with many issues facing adolescents such as racism‚ human behaviour‚ courage and morals‚ violence‚ sacrifice and relationships. What Blacky learns is that his town is racist‚ learns to stand up for what he believes in Blacky discovers how racist
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How does Blacky’s identity change with the death of Dumby Red? The novel Deadly Unna by Phillip Gwyne‚ addresses many issues including racism and identity. This book provides the opportunity to look at how friendship can change the way people view themselves and others throughout. Deadly Unna the main character‚ Blacky confronts issues such as racism‚ conformity and identity as part of growing up as a teenager in the port. Before Blacky became friends with Dumby‚ he went along with the
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Police Corruption Police Corruption in policing is viewed as the misuse of authority by a police officer acting officially to fulfill their personal needs or wants. There are two distinct elements of corruption; misuse of authority and personal attainment. The police officer stands at the top of the criminal justice system in a nation where crime rates are high and where the demands for illegal goods and services are widespread. These conditions create a situation in which the police officer is
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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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