ASSIGNMENT #2 – Police Discretion When enforcing the law‚ no two situations are ever the same‚ there for becoming difficult and impossible‚ in some cases‚ to enforce the law equally. There are different circumstances in every crime‚ take murder for example. A ruthless‚ sadistic murder that was intentional. A pregnant woman being beaten by her husband until she‚ out of desperation‚ grabs a knife and stabs him to death. Two very different circumstances but they both fall under the same crime‚ murder
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Adapting Traditional Police Organizational Structure to Accommodate Community Oriented Policing The changing face of society is forcing many police organizations to make many changes in the way they run‚ organize and structure their departments. As public expectations of police change from crime fighters to public safety problem solvers‚ police administrators must modify their organizational structure in order to meet broader mission statements and carry out new tasks. This structural modification
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When police officers start their shifts‚ one thing they must always keep in mind is the standard of their work. They may have to make a split second decision and regardless of the outcome‚ they may be liable for their actions. This is especially true in the area of misconduct. Prepare a typed document that follows APA guidelines that includes: A paper 200-300 words in length‚ double-spaced In a situation where an officer is forced to make a split second decision for example when in pursuit‚ what
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Police Misconduct Amanda Winter University of Phoenix October 7‚ 2011 Police misconduct can happen in various ways in the criminal justice community. Police Brutality Police brutality is a type of police misconduct. This type of police misconduct can sometimes be confused with the police use of force. “Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary” (US Legal Inc.‚ 2001-2011)
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Police brutality notes: http://graphs.net/police-brutality-statistics.html : 25% of all united state police officers say that they have witnessed fellow officers harassing a citizen “most likely because of his/her race” More than 10‚000 complaints of police abuse were filed only in Chicago in a time span of 2 years. Only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Graphs.net. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. <http://graphs.net/ police-brutality-statistics.html>. http://www.bustle.
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The City of London Police Introduction The City of London is the world’s leading business and financial centre. Over 450 international banks are sited here. The City of London is the recognised world centre for the insurance industry and home to the headquarters of countless international corporations. More than 300‚000 people travel to work in the Square Mile every day‚ generating tens of billions of pounds for the UK economy. Many major global companies have their headquarters in the City
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Police discretion essentially alludes to the decision-making power/choice that is afforded to police in terms of the handling of a given situation; the fewer rules given to officers and the more individual power they wield‚ the greater the discretion. Alternately‚ with more rules placed on officers concerning the ways in which they should conduct themselves/police business‚ the lower the level of discretion. In many ways‚ police discretion is very important; every day‚ officers are faced with situations
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the community isolates the police? I think some of the community isolates police officers because they do illegal things like smoking weed. People who do illegal things do not want the police involved in their lives because they fear they will get caught. The police discipline people with ticket‚ arrests‚ etc. and people do not like it and they isolate the police for these reasons as well. Finally sometimes people just angry and need someone to take it out on and the police is a good source for them
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just taken command of the Sunny Grove police department. The department is riddled with various organizational issues ranging from theft to poor records management. I am responsible for leading a vigorous turn-around within the organizational culture and transforming the department from its currently underperforming state of operations to a respected department within the state in minimum time. OVERVIEW There is a list of issues the Sunny Grove Police Department (SGPD) has suffered from
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military police are a very important part of our criminal justice system. They play very significant roles to America and many other countries. The military police supply safety and training for Americans and other allies. They protect and support other branches of soldiers in the military and help train other police forces within ally regions. Military police are a very tough job‚ and it requires certain skills and knowledge to become a military officer. Officers in the military police have lots
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