Landmark Case “Use of Deadly Force” Tennessee v. Garner‚ et al In October of 1974‚ a Memphis Police officer made a split decision to fire a shot that ultimately ended the life of 15 year old Edward Garner. This choice was made in an attempt to prevent the deceased from evading an arrest based on an eye witness account of a suspected burglary. This action was disputed by the State of Tennessee and the deceased members father‚ each was basing the argument of very opposite ends of the spectrum
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Use of Force Use of Force Serena R. Smith Grand Canyon University JUS 515 Use of Force Use of Force One night‚ a small-town patrol officer stops a car driven by two teenagers. The officer believes that one of them might be responsible for a string of recent burglaries. The teens are questioned‚ and the officer becomes angry at their responses. Over the objections of the teenagers‚ both teens are pulled out of the car and shoved around a little. They are both told that they are under arrest
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Police officers are trained in all situations not to use excessive force while using the use of force continuum; however‚ excessive force should be considered if the situation requires it. Excessive force is frequently used by police. Sometimes it is justified or excessive. Law enforcement officers are authorized to use force in any circumstances. Incidents involving excessive force by police frequently receive attention from the media‚ legislators and criminal courts (Use of force by police
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of the traditional role of the police in our society is the ability and need to exercise coercion in performing some of their functions. With some unknown frequency and severity‚ law enforcement officers use various forms of verbal and physical coercion in performing their everyday functions of enforcing the law and maintaining order. How and when the police use and do not use physical force influence the immediate accomplishment of police functions. The use of force also affects public attitude that
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Unnecessary Force by Police Sherry Morley ENG/147 September 22‚ 2014 Leslie Adams Abstract There are too many accidental deaths by the police in the United States. Whether it be shooting an unarmed teen‚ putting people in choke holds‚ or just simply beating a man that cannot even get on the floor in a hurry‚ because he is on crutches. There is a big hysteria over all the unarmed shootings‚ such as in Ferguson‚ MO‚ Philadelphia‚ PA‚ and then the using of choke holds. The New York Police Department
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Integration of the Police Force The local police departments along with the Erie County Sherriff’s are soon too integrated into one force. This paper will talk about three problems that will arise from this integration and then three solutions for each one of these problems. With that there will be drastic changes‚ from rank structure‚ to pay grades‚ to how they will operate as one force rather than different precincts. This means that they have to find a way of going about this drastic change
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Amicus Brief IV: Police and Excessive Force It is hard to define what excessive force is. There’s no concrete definition of excessive force. Police have to subdue suspects every day. Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to use force. The reasonable levels of force are presumed by law enforcement officers on the street‚ second-guessed by police review boards and sometimes tested in civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions on a case-by-case basis. When cops use more force than there is
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) Police are a “body of officers representing the civil authority of government.” (Banton) Police are responsible for maintaining public order and safety‚ enforcing the law‚ and preventing and investigating any criminal activities. The existence of American law enforcement has been around since the first Europeans landed in North America. America inherited much of its government policies from Great Britain. “The first Europeans who landed on our shores‚ found a strange and wondrous new land‚ inhabited
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media recently about police’s use of excessive force. The issue has been so talked about that even multiple articles on this policing blog site have mentioned this issue. However‚ this brings a question to mind. How often do police actually draw their firearms in their policing careers? Most of the problem regarding police’s use of excessive force revolves around that fact that numerous officers are using their firearm unjustly. It makes you wonder‚ other than the police shootings that have became well-talked
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Myanmar Police Force The Union of Myanmar is geographically situated in Southeast Asia between latitudes 09cated between Bangladesh and Thailand‚ with India and China to the north‚ Myanmar covers an area of about 675‚000 sq km (over 260‚000 sq mi). Myanmar is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia. The capital and largest city is Yangon‚ an important trade centre is Mandalay located in central Myanmar. My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect
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