Police Discretion David Gonzalez University of Phoenix Introduction to Policing CJA/370 Professor John W. Feltgen June 23‚ 2005 Abstract In this paper I will discuss police discretion and the use of these discretionary powers in the law enforcement workplace. I will explore the mythical aspects of police discretionary powers and the source of this myth. I will further discuss the control of discretionary authority. I will name instances of law enforcement officials using their discretionary powers
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corruption is defined as the abuse of power by a public official for private gain. Police corruption is the abuse of power by a police officer for their own personal gain. Police officers become corrupt mainly for monetary gain because most feel that police officers do not make enough money and they want to make more. Police corruption can be costly to society and it can even violate the rights of society. Police corruption can show favoritism to some and unfairness to others. If the people of our
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The California Highway Patrol Most people think that the sole purpose of the California Highway Patrol is to stop speeders‚ issue tickets and stick to the freeways. Unbeknownst to most people there are many layers to the California Highway Patrol. From being a safety dispatcher‚ helicopter pilot‚ to officer. All that the CHP represent and do is in their mission statement. “The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety‚ service‚ and security to the
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Effectiveness and Efficiency Businesses often discuss about ways to improve their managements. Employee effectiveness and efficiency is a beneficial process for enhancing a business‚ although they may sound similar they are entirely different. Effectiveness means when a business is successful in producing the desired strategies planned by the employees‚ mainly the managers. Whilst efficiency measures the relationship between minimum inputs with a maximum output. There are common issues that
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Effectiveness Effectiveness is the level of results from the actions of employees and managers. Employees and managers who demonstrate effectiveness in the workplace help produce high-quality results. Take‚ for instance‚ an employee who works the sales floor. If he’s effective‚ he’ll make sales consistently. If he’s ineffective‚ he’ll struggle to persuade customers to make a purchase. Companies measure effectiveness often by conducting performance reviews. The effectiveness of a workforce has an
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Police Discretion Should Be Enhanced Police discretion can be defined as can be examined in many ways. A police officer’s belief system consists of his or her beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and other subjective outlooks. Regardless of any factors‚ there is always room for improvement and police officer’s discretion should be enhanced. All police officer’s use discretion in every situation they encounter. Officers realize they are constantly in the public eye and every move they make
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Organizational effectiveness Organizational effectiveness is critical to success in any economy. In order to achieve increased and sustainable business results‚ organizations need to execute strategy and engage employees. However‚ our research indicates that most organizations are struggling to get it right. FREDERICK TAYLOR: EFFECTIVENESS WAS DETERMINED BY FACTORS SUCH AS PRODUCTION MAXIMIZATION‚ COST MINIMALIZATION‚ TECHNOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE‚ Etc HENRI FAYOL: EFFECTIVENESS IS A FUNCTION
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Police Department Organization CJA 214 Police Department Organization There are three different types of police departments they individually have their own jurisdictions nonetheless their structure is very similar. For bigger departments the structure is going to be more in depth mainly because of all the
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Team Effectiveness Explanation of Team Effectiveness Team is formed by a group of people to work together. It was also called a group. Team effectiveness meant a team which is effective‚ doing well in the tasks. There have three variables of team effectiveness. These are task performance‚ satisfaction with membership and satisfaction with team output. These three variables been also divided into two group‚ Task Performance and Group viability. The group viability is the satisfaction with membership
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Organizational Effectiveness ORG/581 Organizational Effectiveness The survival of an organization must have the ability to change with the environment. New generations and advanced technology continue to challenge organizations. To completely gain an understanding on the effectiveness of an organization‚ it is important to identify the three key metrics and provide an example for each. Next‚ a company will be selected for ineffectiveness and a description of practices that have
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