Intro The University of Texas at Austin is one of the most prestigious schools in the United States‚ it is among one of the highest in graduation rates‚ campus size and amount of students that attend there. While the University of Texas has such a high attendance of students that go there‚ the local municipal departments of Austin is right along the road with honors and recognition. Though the city of Austin is not big in citizen count‚ the local municipal department has its work cut out for them
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Deviancy and corruption within police organizations has influenced public’s negative perceptions and attitudes‚ as well as negatively impact the social relationship between the two groups. Policing in America‚ was established to maintain social order by enforcing rules and laws‚ protecting citizens‚ and taking appropriate action to ensure safety and justice. Police officers are expected to exercise “power and authority” while preserving moral character‚ but it is not always the case. Individual morale
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Hypervigilance is an increased state of vigilance and awareness that may be caused by fear and anxiety‚ as well as certain mental health conditions. People experiencing hyper vigilance typically exhibit symptoms in an attempt to avoid danger (Hypervigilance‚ 2015). According to Dr. Kevin Gilmartin‚ hypervigilance is when officers feel the physiological and emotional effects of the job. They are very upbeat while working their shifts‚ but when they head to their life outside of the agency‚ they experience the
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The state has an independent authority to govern itself and the mandate to govern and protect its citizens. The law enforcement officers are the agents of enforcing the law‚ and the police play a very significant role in promoting peace. There are policies that guide how the police maintain law and order and which describe the growing series of actions that an officer can take when resolving a situation. These policies recognize the rights of the people‚ and that the police have the instruction to
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"deviant" sexual relationships‚ particularly in conjunction with various other co-factors such as occupation‚ can affect self-esteem‚ the development of personal identity‚ Christian ethics and general psychological functioning. Many straight male police officers are against anything feminine. Being a competent female officer challenges assumptions that policing is a masculine occupation suited only for masculine men‚ so too does being a competent gay male officer. Homophobic attitudes in society
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Police Analysis Paper Intro to Police Work‚ Professor Phifer Thursday 8-12pm Ivana Simmons March 3‚ 2010 Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me especially for this course. Student Signature __________________________
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Police hierarchy has been around since the late 1800s. Almost all law enforcement agencies follow the same organizational structure. Departments can have different variations of titles but essentially have the same functions and responsibilities. Rank is structured in a top down type of hierarchy. “This means that problems that cannot be solved at one level continue to rise through each hierarchical level until a resolution is reached” (Johnson‚ 1994). At the top we have chief‚ then assistant
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Police brutality is a phenomenon that has stood the test of time and it is the culprit to igniting many passionate debates across the United States. The term "police brutality" was in use in the United States as early as 1872‚ when the Chicago Tribune reported on the beating of a civilian under arrest at the Harrison Street Police Station (1872)‚ and more recently when the CBS news reported that an officer was caught on video violently taking down a citizen (2017). The police have had an extensive
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Police Ethics and Deviance Ethics and the police is a subject that most people are interested in. When people use the words ethics and police in the same sentence‚ people usually think of police deviance‚ police corruption‚ misconducts such as drug and alcohol abuse‚ sexual violence‚ domestic disputes‚ and violence within families. Most common subjects people most associate with police ethics is police brutality‚ police deception‚ and abuse of their authority. Police officers in the United
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The United States has been a gun culture country since the day the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4‚ 1776. After many decades‚ gun ownership had rapidly increased‚ and many lives have been saved with a gun. An American citizen can legally purchase a handgun at age twenty-one and a rifle at the age of eighteen with a cleared background check by a licensed dealer. In recent months’ guns has become a very conversional topic because of all the incident happening around. For example‚ Orlando
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