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    difficulty lies in defining terrorism; thus the now famous quotation‚ “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter’. This essay will look at both the way this phrase can be beneficial and inversely cause issues in the objective to define terrorism. It is apparent that there are objective distinctions that can be made that separate the true terrorist from the true freedom fighter. Regardless of derogatory labels or national political ideology these distinctions do exist. Therefore the aim of

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    The local police agencies make up the majority of the law enforcement employment (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). The local authorities perform most of the grunt work throughout their jurisdictions. They are often in charge of preventing and investigating crimes that are committed in their jurisdiction/community (Grant & Terry‚ 2008‚ pp. 13). They would be the ones that collect the evidence. They do use state level labs for assistance‚ but they are in charge of the majority of cases unless they request

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    In 1962 the Supreme Court decided that public schools did not have the power to authorize school prayer. This decision made public school in the U.S. more atheistic than many European nations. For example‚ crosses still hang on the classroom walls in Poland‚ and the Ten Commandments are displayed in Hungary. There are prayers held at the beginning of legislative and judicial sessions and every President has mentioned a divine power in his inaugural speech. In keeping with a spirit of religious freedom

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    Role of the Police in Democratic Society (Broader than mere “function”) Police as the guarantor in Protecting Human Rights of Citizens—Civil and Political The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. The right to life‚ liberty and security of person Introduction The role of the police all over the world has been traditionally seen within the basic context of: the Prevention and detection of crime‚ Protection of life and property

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    there are some workers that shouldn’t have the right to strike. Federal government workers (public service workers)‚ should not have the right to strike. For‚ they are very much important in the community. And their absence can lead to damages being done. Public Service Workers include Police Officers‚ Firefighters‚ and teachers etc. Can you imagine what your community will be like if Police Officers no long attended to their duty? To answer the question it will be like a community

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    Police Department Roles and Function CJA/214 Police Department Roles and Function In this paper the principal roles and functions of police organizations and their roles as it applies to the law will be identified. Secondly‚ the description of various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ federal level‚ and the roles and functions of each will be discussed. In addition‚ the role and function of patrol will be explained. The principal roles and function of police organizations The

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    Should Sexual Education Be Taught in Public Schools? In 2008‚ studies show that 50% of all teenage girls in the United States‚ ranging from ages 14-19 became teen moms. This is the highest rate of teenage pregnancy since the early 1990s and it will continue to increase if there is no intervention‚ Sexual education should be taught in public schools because it could help avoid pregnancies and decrease the rate in STDs among the youths. Teenagers can get properly educated and be provided with accurate

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    community where the police‚ who are supposed to protect and serve the community‚ assault‚ harass‚ and discriminate the people for no apparent reason? First off‚ that is called police brutality and it sure does not go down well at all‚ police brutality is a serious crime and should not be taken lightly at all just because they are police officers. Police officers tend to be looked at very negatively from a civilian’s point of view‚ and to me the main reason why they are is because of police brutality. In

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    Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police

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    The Nature of Police Work The myth of police as crime-fighters has been conveyed to the American people through television dramas‚ comic strips‚ and newspaper articles. It conjures up in one’s mind an image of a police officer doing a dangerous job that requires him or her to outshoot‚ outpunch‚ and outwit dangerous criminals. For most American police‚ there is little correspondence between this image and reality. In a major metropolitan area (where crime rates are the highest)‚ half of the officers

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