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    relationship between individual personality‚ impulsivity‚ youth‚ inexperience‚ gender‚ race‚ prior military service‚ academy performance‚ and police misconduct (social learning‚ strain‚ and organizational characteristics of how they conduct business) (Donner‚ C. M.‚ Marcum‚ C. D.‚ Jennings‚ W. G.‚ Higgins‚ G. E.‚ & Banfield‚ J.‚ 2014) (Harris‚ C.‚ 2014). Police officers have sworn to protect and serve our great nation no matter what the cost. Some options that we can take to deter their unethical

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    written. Shakespeare develops the theme of both physical and psychological decay and corruption through the actions‚ dialogues‚ and figurative language of the characters.  “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” –Marcellus (Act 1‚ Scene 4) The following quote was taken from Act 1‚ Scene 4 and was said by Marcellus. Interestingly‚ it foreshadows one of the main themes in the play Hamlet- That is corruption and decay‚ an element Shakespeare always uses in his plays‚ such as Othello and Macbeth

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    demonstrates that the merit system and an outside agency are necessary to prevent systemic corruption within the Justice System. Systemic corruption appears to be facilitated‚ encouraged and protected by the “code of silence”. For example‚ officers are taught by fellow officers how to use the authority given to them to advance the sub-culture of crime. This fact is a matter of debate. The question of crime in police departments is often blamed on unethical officers rather than the truth of the officers

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    Corruption The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habits.[2] Morris‚[3] a professor of politics‚ corruption is the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Economist I. Senior[4] defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which

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    WRITE YOUR PAPER. ...PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THIS AS YOUR OWN WORK. THIS IS PLAGIARISM‚ AND FACILITATORS DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHECK PAPERS AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS’ SUBMISSIONS. I HOPE THIS HELPS...! Police Operations Name CJA/214 Month dd‚ 2011 Facilitator’s Name Police Operations In the United States‚ policing agencies at all levels participate in various activities and operations. Responsibility‚ naming‚ function‚ authority‚ and jurisdictions vary at local

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    Introduction to Police Theory and Practices Copyright © 2012‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is an introductory overview which provides students with the opportunity to gain an understanding of policing in the United States. It surveys the basics of police functions‚ from individual and organizational roles to the issues faced on a daily basis. This course also examines the procedures and methods of operation of police and critical issues

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    Matthew Berry University of phoenix Ethnicity and the police part 1 outline Tim Anderson 03/29/13 • Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity. To begin‚ police corruption is a very complicated issue to deal with from all angles. From the perspective of most law enforcement agencies these ordeals are not easy to deal with. Corruption only has one side and that is internal with an external persuasion‚ meaning that there may be a top notch officer

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    Overcoming Stress‚ Fatigue‚ Brutality‚ and Corruption within the Police Force Betsy Krumbholz Everest University Online CCJE 1020-51 Intro to Criminal Justice Instructor Michael Teague November 25‚ 2012 Abstract This week’s assignment is overcoming stress‚ fatigue‚ brutality‚ and corruption within the police force. Unfortunately‚ the role of a police officer is one of the most stressful professions there is. We will be discussing the reasons why this is so‚ and what is being done to

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    In philosophical‚ theological‚ or moral discussions‚ corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for his or her own personal gain. The father of the nation‚ Mahatma Gandhi had once quoted: “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Isn’t that what

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    Introduction Corruption is a disease‚ a cancer that eats into the cultural‚ political and economic fabric of society‚ and destroys the functioning of vital organs. In the words of Transparency International‚ “Corruption is one of the greatest challenges of the contemporary world.” It undermines good government‚ fundamentally distorts public policy‚ leads to the misallocation of resources‚ harms the private sector and private sector development and particularly hurts the poor. Corruption also defined

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