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    Introduction School Shootings A number of cases have been examined with hopes of uncovering features that school shooters have in common in regards to family life‚ personalities‚ histories‚ and behaviors. Not only are they examined for that reason‚ but to also shed light on how they are different. Statistically speaking school shootings have been a very rare occurrence‚ but they are societal issues nonetheless. However‚ the reasons in which a person chooses to commit these horrific crimes is

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    Ethical and Professional Practice Police integrity and ethics are a very crucial part of Law Enforcement and it is needed to be an effective police officer. Integrity and ethics also help build trust within communities. Honesty and trustworthiness by police officers improve community interactions‚ enhances communication‚ and promotes responsibility for addressing crime and misconduct. Police departments can strengthen relationships by understanding and training on three main concepts of ethics and

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    INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT Technology is an essential tool to criminal justice and law enforcement agencies. The faster and more effectively it works‚ the safer our streets and communities are. The more cost effectively it can work‚ the more officers‚ investigators and agents can be used to fight crime. Not paperwork. Since the first wave of computerization in the 1970’s the implementation of information technology within policing has been questioned and often met with

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    Arizona law enforcement has abused civil forfeiture by seizing large amounts of property. Table 1 represents the total amount of state forfeiture funds received by law enforcement for the years 2000 to 2014. Arizona law enforcement has forfeited approximately $412 million in property. On average‚ forfeitures in Arizona are yielding law enforcement $27 million per year (Carpenter et al.‚ 2015‚ p. 50). Civil forfeiture incentivizes law enforcement in Arizona to seize property because there is no limit

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    School shootings in general are tragic‚ because they often affect innocent victims and almost always could have been prevented. In the given scenario Harless actions are in fact unstoppable‚ but the actions of the faculty are quite the opposite. The school went about the situation completely wrong. Instead of confronting the students once notified they are possibly in possession of a firearm‚ they should have notified law enforcement‚ worked to secure the area then isolate Harless and McCoy. In this

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    focuses on how people who work in the field of law enforcement detect deception. Whether it be through interrogations or consensual encounters. I have a really strong interest in this topic because I am currently working towards a degree in Administration of Justice. I want to work as a police officer and eventually work my way into the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). I also have a couple of family members working in law enforcement who have introduced me to many police officers

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    Law Enforcement and Social Media Social media is new tool for law enforcement that has proven instrumental in community oriented policing. As times and technology advance‚ police need to keep up to maintain the edge against criminals. The internet‚ social media in particular‚ is a relatively new occurrence‚ and how to most effectively utilize it as a crime fighting tool has probably not even been realized yet. Criminals are not known to be the brightest bunch‚ and there are new stories every day

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    This essay focuses on the demographics of the police department‚ who the police are‚ the struggles minorities encounter as police officers‚ and how society perceives police departments. The responsibility of Law Enforcement Officers is to protect citizen’s constitutional rights‚ enforce laws‚ and provide service. Sir Robert Peel also known as the father of modern policing created a police force because society was becoming more complex. This was a result of the industrial revolution but also to avoid

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    connected through the years with technology. Starting from the days of “beat cops" or "bobbies" and their "runners" who helped collect information; the law enforcement branch of the criminal justice system has had an interesting evolution. In today ’s world‚ the use of technology assists in this effort. The introduction of technology to Law Enforcement was already at a boom‚ in 1964‚ St.Louis was the only city to have a police computer system; and four years later‚ 10 states and 50 cities had state-level

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    feel. Which makes a huge impact in our society. Today‚ law enforcement has focused a whole lot on technology. Technology is making its ways through the door and helping law enforcement solve crimes. In Chapter 1‚ it talks about the importance of technology and how it “plays an expanding role in the everyday operations of the front line police officer (Hess pg. 16).” Law enforcement now has an easier way to get in touch with other law enforcement agencies and databases around the globe.

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