Racial profiling within law enforcement has been around for such a long time‚ leading many to wonder why it has persisted. Part of the reason is that there has been a lack of action by Congress surrounding this issue. Early in 2001‚ the End Racial Profiling Act was introduced to Congress‚ which stated “no law enforcement agent or law enforcement agency shall engage in racial profiling.” (The Leadership Conference‚ 2011) It failed after the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States‚ due
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Law Enforcement Today University of Phoenix CJS/200-Quentin Gerbich The individuals that work in the field of law enforcement today are presented with issues and concerns unlike any faced by those of the past. The changing face of crimes and criminal activity in this country and around the world are at the root of many of these challenges. In this country‚ the most significant issue is the shift to a more multicultural society. There are also concerns regarding police corruption‚ use of deadly
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The Rule of Law and the Orthodox Doctrine of Parliamentary Sovereignty are constitutional concepts which were popularised by Albert Venn Dicey‚ an influential 19th century constitutional lawyer. Therefore‚ it seems only appropriate to begin this discussion with Dicey’s interpretation. In Dicey’s formulation‚ Parliamentary Sovereignty is comprised of two aspects‚ the positive and the negative. The positive side is that Parliament can ‘make or unmake any law’ and the negative aspect is that ‘no court
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Policing Trends and Issues Nicole Fox Westwood College ABSTRACT This research project is an analysis of six scenarios. The scenarios are as follows: History and rolls of law enforcement in society‚ Levels of jurisdiction‚ Distinction among the multiple functions of Law enforcement agencies‚ Analysis of Historical events that have shaped modern policing practices‚ Ethical and professional behavior in the workplace‚ and Evaluation of how knowledge‚ skills‚ and attitude learned in this
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The ethical issue would be rather to arrest the man for domestic violence or driving while intoxicated due to the test that the officers performed and what they observed. 2. What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important potential economic‚ social‚ or political
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The Importance of Discipline in Law Enforcement Officers Discipline is an essential quality in the law enforcement career. Many people would agree that discipline consists of training‚ correcting‚ or helping citizens and oneself to obey the laws and codes of behavior. Discipline brings forth good leadership and courage when dealing with issues in the community and country. For example‚ Police officers can help the community by patrolling the streets‚ responding to emergencies‚ and dealing with members
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Local police are the front line of law enforcement efforts in the United States. Police are in the communities. They are the ones that respond to a complainant’s residence when they call 911. The majority of states utilize their State level law enforcement in a highway patrol capacity. They are the officers on the interstates and highways that many people have the opinion of fee grabbers looking to write everyone a hefty priced citation. The federal law enforcement agencies‚ of which there are many
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Research Paper SOC 454-002 Law Enforcement and Society November 12‚ 2013 How does Law Enforcement respond to gangs? Introduction Law enforcement agencies have a variety of tasks at hand that they have to perform; protecting‚ serving and problem solving are just a few. This research paper will look into how law enforcement responds to gangs‚ the background on police and gang relationships‚ and why the creation of gang police units. Multiple studies will be used
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The impact of cultural diversity on Law Enforcement has challenges in recruitment‚ retention‚ and promotion of police personnel from various racial‚ ethical and cultural backgrounds. This also makes it hard for police officers to provide protection to the community because some become biased to particular races‚ age and ethnicities. For example‚ a police officer that was brought up in a household of KKK members and see a young African American male running down the street immediately he begins to
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develop a training program for in-service officers‚ what subject matter relevant to 21st century policing would you develop? If I were developing a training program for in-service officers‚ I would focus on technology and how to leverage it by law enforcement officers. There are many resources out there that if used it could benefit the budget‚ responsiveness‚ and overall quality. 2. What aspects of training do you believe most need evaluation and what methods would you develop to evaluate today’s
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