Phase 2 Individual Project CJUS141-03 Michelle Perman Professor Nici May 30‚ 2011 RE: Police Qualifications I chose to do my report on one bigger city in Wisconsin. The city of the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) has various mental and physical exams that are required in the hiring process of becoming a police officer. I know that there are bigger police departments out there‚ but seeing that I found out so much information just on one city that I didn’t feel the need to compare MPD with
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I wish to attend the Fairfax County Teen Police academy this summer‚ because I’ve always had the dream of becoming a police officer. I’ve always wanted to give back to my community by upholding the law and to serve and protect others. With the amount of hate I see towards cops‚ it intrigues me to become one. It seems like people nowadays don’t respect the police as much as they used to. Which is what I want to change‚ I want others to see that cops are the good guys and what we do is saving your
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Police Brutalizing Racial Minorities Police brutality and racial profiling has been the talk of the century. Dating back to the Civil Rights Movement‚ minorities have been treated as inferiors to the white race; even post Civil Rights Movement‚ minorities have yet to be treated as complete equals in the United States of America. In the past decade‚ police brutality and racial profiling have made the front page of many news articles and news channels. Law enforcement officers should incorporate using
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regulation. At one moment the police officer is a hero‚ the next a monster...to people in trouble he is a savior..to criminal suspects he is a demon (Geller 53). The police in this country protect citizens everyday and yet need protection themselves. Police officer have the power to interrogate someone‚ arrest someone and settle disputes. However‚ when someone does not comply with the officers and resist arrest‚ the officer must use force. This is where police officers are limited in power. There is
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Should police be allowed to carry tasers? Do you agree? Taser is a device‚ which has electronic shock that use electrical current to disrupt muscle control. This essay will argue that police are within their rights to carry tasers. Police officers are one the most apparent weapons of the government‚ and they are delegated with significant power and judgment. They are the only members of society lawfully authorized to take life or impose serious injury to maintain order and implement the law.
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Cassie-Have there been times when a police officer had probable cause but were not able to use the evidence? Emily-Is there any reason why you can’t go into a home? Cassie-What are the rights of a suspect if police enter in the home? Emily-Has there been a time and a place where the cops had to take someone in and ask them questions or do you just do it where you are at? Cassie-If a suspect is brought in for questioning to the station and if they’re not guilty what happens? Do those people have
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I believe that police officers should wear body cameras because" body cameras will reduce the use of force needed by officers and lessen the number of complaints by citizens against the police" said those in favor of body cameras. And body cameras give police superiors reliable supervision‚ debriefing‚and disciplining‚enabling them to condemn bad police work and commend good police work. but body cameras can be a bad idea on some occasions because if a person is being arrested and spot the camera
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Should The Police Be Hated For Doing Their Job? The Police Chief’s Magazine states that‚ “The law enforcement profession has always been a tough business‚ over the course of a career an officer will see the beast and the absolute worst of people”‚ that is a police officer’s day. The police do their job to protect people‚ they shouldn’t be hated for protecting the innocent. Most police officers just want to help people‚ even the people who hate the police‚ because police officers can’t pick
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In some states police has to wear body cameras out in public‚ but in other states why can’t they have it? Nearly all the states in the US considered having body cameras. This will show the real side of the story on any cases and it will help testify against people’s cases. Back in 2014 Michael Brown’s death sparked rage in a lot of communities and this led to people demanding body cameras for the police. Police should wear body cameras because this will improve the police behavior‚ help reduce the
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Should the English police carry and use firearms? This essay explores the debate whether the English police carry and use firearms? It is a debate that has been a focal point in the public‚ policing agency‚ government and political arenas since the formation of the police. The English police are well known for their ‘unarmed’ tactic of policing and are only a few police forces worldwide that do so. It was this model of policing that Sir Robert Peel tried to distill from when he first formed the
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