Police departments do things differently from one another. Each of them have their own policing style. A policing style is a collection of the police department’s methods‚ routines‚ and processes (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). The department’s policing style serves as a reflection of the department’s culture and affects all aspects of police work in that community. In 1968‚ social and political scientist James Q. Wilson conducted a study on police departmental styles (Jihong & Hassel‚ 2005). He studied
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people. Police work calls to a certain type of person‚ the type of person that would put his or her life in danger for the good of another. There is a debate on whether or not there is a distinct subculture in American Policing. I feel that there is a distinct subculture. Current sociological research looks at police behaviors‚ values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ socialization‚ or personalities to determine exactly what kind of people police officers are. Research shows that police officers
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has shown that police are more likely to abuse blacks rather than whites and this is caused by racial profiling. But through the history of police brutality‚ police brutality was first used after a police officer was described beating a civilian in 1633. Police brutality is the abuse of force and it is usually through physical. But there are other ways to abuse which are verbally and sometimes psychologically and this is done by a federal or state authorities which are the police officers. The history
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today in the United States‚ would be police brutality. Police brutality can be viewed as the deliberate use of exaggerated force by a police officer‚ which oftentimes results in bloodshed‚ bruises‚ broken bones‚ disfigurement and lately‚ in death. The fact of the matter is that most of these incidents are either “swept under the rug” or covered up. There is and have always been a blatant impunity and little to
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Table 27 Police Officer as Sociologist # Title Role of Police Officer 1 Cultural translator Police officer attempts to lessen misperceptions between parties and to build trust between them. 2 Peace publicist Police officer attempts to redirect resources to improve social life in a more efficient manner. 3 Assessor of novel ideas Police officer points out the pleasures gained by misconduct so that a better understanding of why people engage in conflict may be realized. 4 Defender of the language Police
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Being a police officer is one of the hardest jobs around. They are trained and hired to "protect and serve" their communities and they are constantly in the public eye. Everything that they do is criticized by the people who are watching them. Like in every other profession‚ there are some who should really not be doing that job‚ and those people give a bad name to the really good and dedicated officers that work so hard to take care of people. One of the problems that cause the public to have a
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ASSIGNMENT #2 – Police Discretion When enforcing the law‚ no two situations are ever the same‚ there for becoming difficult and impossible‚ in some cases‚ to enforce the law equally. There are different circumstances in every crime‚ take murder for example. A ruthless‚ sadistic murder that was intentional. A pregnant woman being beaten by her husband until she‚ out of desperation‚ grabs a knife and stabs him to death. Two very different circumstances but they both fall under the same crime‚ murder. The
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People today has always take their rights seriously when it comes to police brutality. The definition of police brutality is police use of excessive or unnecessary forced by when dealing with civilians. The excessive force is used to handle a situation that is needed but sometimes can be an unnecessary to solve the situation. Police officers uses nerve gas‚ batons‚ pepper spray and guns to or physically intimidate the civilians. But the question is that should it be necessary every time or for different
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Many cases and people are found by the expert nose of a canine. They play an important role in police duties and cases. K-9’s has made the police force more efficient. This gives us more deaths‚ bombs‚ and illegal drugs found. With the help of these dogs it makes the duties of a police officer and community a lot easier. K-9 dogs also known as police dogs have evolved and changed over time. These dogs were used all the way back from modern time. Romans used dogs for mainly hunting and security. The
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Looking back on my eleven years of being a Memphis police officer‚ there has been several times in which I have been faced with an ethical dilemma. A police officer can encounter these types dilemmas on a daily basis. I remember one of the first ethical issues I faced‚ was during my probationary phase. We had been dispatched to a one car accident. The dispatcher advised the complaint was a motorist who observed a vehicle severe off the road hit a guardrail and split a pole. My partner who had relinquished
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