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    Police and Society Quiz One: Police and Society Roberg (2005) argued that the history of policing can be traced all the way back in time to where the family enforced the norms and customs of conduct. The Roman then introduced a police force of twenty-four hour patrolling‚ and continued on to the development by the England on the emphasis of prevention. This method of prevention was then carried over to America and has exceeded by far. Today we have our police departments that were based off of

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    Question 3: To whom do the police account? To what extent do current arrangements enable the police properly to account to the community for their actions? 1. INTRODUCTION: The community demands accountability from the police. The community has conferred upon the police powers which are not conferred upon ordinary individuals in the community. In any democratic society based on the rule of law and responsible government‚ it is fundamental that police independence be balanced with accountability

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    Police Influence on Society Joann Torres CJA/344 University of Phoenix Abstract In this paper I will discuss and describe how the historical development of policing in the United States relates to the current relationship between police and different ethnic groups and social classes. I will include in my discussion examples from law enforcement practices‚ and court procedures. In my paper I will briefly talk about civil rights movement and will include some example from the 1960’s‚

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    Police Influence on Society Policing has come along way the In the United States. Resources such has vehicles‚ radios‚ and computers have made policing much more efficient. Although policing has advanced‚ history of policing has had a huge impact on the current relationship between African Americans and police. Tension between African Americans and police existed throughout the history of policing and still exists within policing today. Policing history is divided into the political era‚ reform

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    Police Brutality Brandon Tucky Gen 499 Instructor:Bunch 4/26/2015 Police brutality is the unlawful use of power‚ act or authority by the policepersons on the civilians (Russell-Brown 2009). Police brutality is an unfortunate corollary of the dangerous job of protecting society from its worst citizens‚ an anomaly attributable to the characteristic of individual police officers and the police department (Holmes and Smith‚ 2008). The actions can be employed with either the use of firearms‚ other

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    Police Influence Police Influence on Society Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/344 March 25‚ 2012 Police Influence Police Influence on Society The history of policing in diverse neighborhoods has not been

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    It is widely regarded that the police in any given society have a difficult job to fulfill. Dealing with criminals and placing themselves in harms way on a day to day basis is indeed‚ an admirable calling. Although seen as difficult‚ there is an underlying sentiment in the general public that the job of law enforcement officers is relatively strightforward. Simply put‚ their job is to arrest the "bad guys". This is true to a point‚ a large part of their job is to arrest these so called "bad guys"

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    Liam Eifert English 802 October 12‚ 2014 Graffiti in Urban Society Defining what is or is not art is difficult. Another concept that is difficult to define is what constitutes a crime and why something is considered a crime. In the case of graffiti and street art‚ both of these difficult concepts collide‚ creating a very controversial subject. Since the beginning of simple hip hop graffiti in Philadelphia during the 1960s‚ graffiti has evolved into many different forms and has developed a subculture

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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY & POLICE The Relationship Between The Community & Police Aody Rafati CRLS 3300 Marquette University November 30‚ 2014 Introduction Police play an essential role in maintaining peace in society. Yet police officers face multiple job related challenges. Although police officers strive to maintain an ethical‚ just image‚ multiple factors may infringe on how the community perceives police officers. The relationship between police officers and the community

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    footage on the news. What is it? Living in the United States‚ a lot of cases in today’s society are Police Brutality. Police Brutality remains the most critical and divisive human rights violation in the United States of America. We are supposed to trust the police to protect us‚ not take advantage and abuse the power‚ we‚ the people‚ have invested in them. The immoderate use of police brutality continues because police don’t know how to de-escalate‚ most cops face no disciplinary threats‚ and because

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