Police force sometimes needs to carry deadly weapons to ensure citizen’s safety and public regulation which is definitely police’s duty and responsibility. However‚ these weapons bring some controversy about whether it could lead to an escalation of crime in that society. Personally‚ I believe this should be discussed on both hands. Obviously‚ the police force in places with higher crime rate should carry a gun to steer clear of severe criminals. However‚ the policemen in peaceful places such as
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A use of force continuum is a rulebook that provides police officers and civilians with a set of guidelines as to how much force they are allowed to use against an opposing member in any given situation. The officer used a few force options during the incident being 1) verbal commands because she gave clear and undertandable direction by explaining to the man what she wanted him to do‚ for example‚ “stand against the car.” This was objectively reasonable because the man was completely capable of
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It was in the year 1919‚ when a majority of police forces across North America introduced a futuristic product which has spiked a lot of controversy. The TASER‚ an electroshock rifle invented by Thomas A. Swift was designed as a means to decapitate excessively aggressive suspects without having to use a traditional firearm (Blair et al 2012). Although the idea of a high tech device that gave police officers an added layer of protection may have seemed like a great idea at the time‚ all inventions
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FYS-Presentation/Midterm test October 14‚2014 Topic: Abuse of power in the police force – There has to be an invisible sun that gives us hope when the whole day is done. Introduction: Nowadays a lot of killings have taken place in various parts of the world e.g. U.S.A‚ U.K and many more. There have been a lot of misconduct with the police force. The reason why I picked this research‚ is due to the abuse of power in the police force. A lot of young people have died‚ because of petty incidences or racism
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Danny Conroy Police‚ Law & Society Paul Moke 9/20/12 Struggles Facing Women in the Police Force Women have made major progress compared to where they were a hundred years ago. Women once did not work outside the home‚ now they are right up there with men in the jobs category. Most thought that to be a police officer you had to be a male because they are stronger and show less weakness‚ but overtime woman fought back to be allowed in the force. The first woman to become an officer was
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Officer use of force is on the rise within the Delano Police Department (DPD). Within the last 12 months‚ the department has observed a total of 46 use of force incidents. In comparison‚ over the same previous 12 month period the department had 20 use of force incidents. This figure represents over a 120 % increase. In reviewing the use of force reports for these force incidents‚ in every incident officers either had to use physical force such as their hands‚ police batons‚ or brute force to control
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the security system – the police and the armed forces. Traditionally‚ the police are expected to play the central role in policing that has a narrow law enforcement and crime control or crime repression focus (Greene‚ 2000). Police are therefore traditionally responsible for public order and safety maintenance‚ for law enforcement‚ for intervention in a variety of situations‚ for preventing‚ detecting‚
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“Have you ever used force?”‚ In the spiel “The use of force” by William Carlos Williams‚ a physician uses force to save a child’s life. Doctors make a promise called the “Hippocratic Oath”. This oath assures that doctors do no harm. The story reveals how force is portrayed by all characters. The doctor uses force by holding the little girl down and the little girl resists which just makes the doctor use added brunt. The parents try to help hold her down but she continues to kick and scream. Using
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they get to work. It is important that when joining the police force that the agency are able to change the system that will help make sure that the women can do well without worry of being discriminated. Reason with the lack of women not joining the workforce is simply because they don’t get enough awareness of the potential of joining the police force to begin with. There is no one encouraging them to even consider the idea of being a police officer. For men‚ it is already considered for them since
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Philippine Military and Police Force Today Mendoza‚ A. Pol sci 11 MHG. October 2013. Corruption‚ inefficiency and politicization are the common characters of the Philippine military and police in status quo. The emerging issues and concerns regarding the military and police are what make them be labelled as weak‚ corrupt‚ and insensitive by Filipinos. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been demoralised and have done inefficient work on establishing peace and order as
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