The Role of Police. People depend on police officers and detectives to protect their lives and property. Law enforcement officers‚ some of whom are State or Federal special agents or inspectors‚ perform these duties in a variety of ways‚ depending on the size and type of their organization. In most jurisdictions‚ they are expected to exercise authority when necessary‚ whether on or off duty. Police officers have general law enforcement duties‚ including maintaining regular patrols and responding
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There are many popular misconceptions about police officers. One popular misconception is that they protect their own. What people don’t understand sometimes is that police officers are properly trained‚ they went to police training and the trainings main goal is to ensure that officers avoid taking unnecessary risks. This means calling and waiting for back-up‚ and always having a partner when using direct confrontation‚ the way the media portrays police officers on television‚ in movies is like their
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The Price of Police Brutality Chris Lawton Union Institute and University Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice Management CJM 303 Professor Toni Bland October 19‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will differentiate between reasonable force and excessive force. I will describe when excessive force turns into police brutality and how the police culture can influence police brutality. I will discuss some of the many negative repercussions that excessive force / police brutality have on the law enforcement
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“The Media Underestimate Police Brutality” The article “The Media Underestimate Police Brutality” by Michael Novick opens with the following expression “Don’t trust everything you read in the papers.” This article illustrates how the media portrays police brutality. Novick believes that police brutality is an epidemic and not an aberration. This article contains many well made points‚ but it is biased‚ has unsupported evidence‚ and too many facts that are not needed. Although Novick’s article
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October 13th‚ 2013 Brutality: In modern day America police brutality occurs quite often. Police officers are using unreasonable forces on criminals‚ which are causing lots of chaos. People are getting seriously injured and killed. These horrific actions have to be extinguished. Reasonable can be defined in many ways. According to Mirriam-Webster’s definition reasonable means being in accordance with reason‚ not extreme or excessive‚ moderate‚ fair‚ and having the faculty of reason (Merriam-webster
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1) What are the various functions of a police agency? Compare and contrast how these functions differ at the federal‚ state‚ and local levels. What would happen if the various functions and roles of policing agencies were limited among communities? What is custodial interrogation? What is the relationship between custodial interrogation and the overall criminal justice system? How can we improve this relationship? There are many functions to a police agency. Some of the common functions are preventing
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Police have a hard job‚ which most would not prefer. Police have a difficult and time-consuming day. The deal with a lot‚ from drunk people to people that are high. There are several divisions of the police department. Most police officers feel they have a duty to serve to their city and or country. Police have a lot they have to do in one day. An officer has several tasks to accomplish in one day of work. To start the day they get in their car and start to patrol. Then if they get radioed or
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My dream job is to be a pilice officer. I think work in police would be a fun and exciting. When I watch police officers katching or fighting with offenders on the news‚ it makes me want to be out there and help them. I also like the idea that I would be helping many people. Police officers risk and lose their lives for people they don’t even know. While there are bound to be lots of challenges‚ the rewards should outweigh them. First of all you can meet a variety of people‚ it can be a grate alternative
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In most situations that police officers have to deal with‚ they are given a certain degree of discretion to decide not only when to use force‚ but also about which type of force to use. No matter what the situation is or what it seems to be at the moment‚ it requires the officer on the scene to analyze that particular situation and apply his or her training and moral values when choosing how to react. Police officers and law enforcement personnel hold the lives of each and every individual that
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Police Discretion Police Discretion Discretion is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choice or judgment‚ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds.” In law enforcement discretion is left up to each individual officer on the field everyday. Police officers are given the authority to make reasonable and responsible decisions out in the field. Discretion is used in many situations‚ such as when
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