The Effects of Stress on a Police Officer Police Officers are stressed by allot of things on a daily basis to include loss of family time‚ fellow officers‚ irregular sleeping schedules‚ and citizen conflict. According to the Nebraska Department of Veterans ’ Affairs (2007)‚ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events. Stress behaviors include recurrent recollections of the event‚ Emotional distancing
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A police officer regardless of the crime that is being investigated or whoever we are dealing with has ethical considerations‚ that I believe are realistic and should be followed. A police officer must obey the law‚ act in a professional manner at all times and never use the authority we have to intimidate or demean others. (Hall‚ 2015). Regardless of the crime or person you are dealing with‚ everyone is expected to be treated fairly. A defendant has the same rights as a police officer. We are
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Any time an officer makes an arrest or conducts an investigation‚ he or she has to go by a protocol. A police officer takes an oath upon graduation as to his or her expectation. The Ethical Considerations are laid out realistically and in perfect order as to where anywhere can under the meaning of each. Not only should the Police Ethics reviewed periodically‚ but they should be on display where anyone can see that they are standardized (National Criminal Justice Reference Service‚ n.d.). The ethical
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Unprofessional Police Officers and Corruption Within The Police Force In the Internet I have found an interesting web-site “Bad Cop‚ No Donut”. This is a “weekly wrap-up of North American police brutality‚ misconduct and corruption”. In other words there are plenty examples of unprofessional police officers. Here I found three situations to analyze. The first situation is described in the article “Woman dies after being struck by police officer during shootout”‚ In general it looks like a
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A police officer accused of police brutality‚ struggles with his professional and personal life. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: MICHAEL O’DONNELL (40’s)‚ is a former military soldier and is now a veteran police officer with the New York Police Department. O’Donnell and his partner‚ MITCH WILLIAMS (40’s‚ Black) patrol the streets. They both believe in justice and protecting their community. They are best friends. William’s wife‚ SANDY‚ is expecting a baby. When a 9-year-old girl is shot in the chest and the
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Searches are to protect the officer First affirmative constructive: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially decrease its authority to detain without charge or to search without probable cause Starting with definitions first is Federal Government “an organization established by the US constitution to make and enforce the laws for the US”. We would like to draw a distinction between the government authorities ( such as police officers‚ DEA‚ FBI etc) and u.s armed
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public officers in disciplined service‚ we need high level of integrity at all time. When we are going to make decision we should think of ourselves were on-duty for 24 hours. However‚ that police officer obviously didn¡¦t carry such mindset. He made several fraudulent invoices to defraud his supervisor in 2001. And in 2003‚ he offered to sale his police warrant card‚ which constitute theft. Both charges show that this officer lacks the alertness and awareness of his identity of being a police officer
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Officers’ Important Skills I feel that one of the most important skill that a police officer should have is good observation skills. It is important that law enforcement officers have good observation skills because they are essential in an investigation‚ every day duties‚ encounters with criminals and the determination of a situation. According to Dahl (2002) enforcing a law could not work if it was not for perception. Its entirety structure is based on perception. Infringement of the law are watched
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The job of a police officer requires them to put their lives at risk to protect others and the threat seems to end when the uniform is off. Does the threat really end for officers of color? Eric Adams opens a small window into his world as a colored officer with his article‚ “The Thin Blue Line Between Us.” Though he takes his job seriously and upholds his badge with honor‚ he is aware that not all police actions are for the best. He recognizes the brokenness of the system that he must fight against
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I interviewed Sergeant John Keefer‚ at the Borough of Ambler Police department. Sgt. Keefer’s responsibilities as a sergeant in the department is to plan‚ prioritize‚ assign‚ supervise‚ and review the work from local law enforcement staff. He mentioned they are involved in traffic and field patrol‚ investigations‚ crime prevention‚ community relations‚ and related services‚ and activities; supervise staff in dispatch‚ records‚ and property and evidence room as assigned. The first part of the questions
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