Book Review – The Murder of Biggie Smalls Introduction The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace‚ born in 1972‚ spent the majority of his life in the Bed-Sty neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York. At the age of 12‚ he began selling drugs. He became a central figure in the east-coast hip-hop scene after he was discovered by Sean “Puffy” Combs‚ with his platinum-selling album Ready to Die in 1995. The gangster-life was brought to an end on March 9‚ 1997‚ where Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting
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Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police
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answer several questions in regards to the following scenario. You are a police psychologist for a major metropolitan area. You are also a member of its hostage negotiation team. You have just been called out to a crisis incident at 3:15 p.m. on a Friday. It is a residential area about three blocks from a middle school and a public library. The information you have at this time is that the subject is a 42-year-old male who is holed up in his house with his wife‚ son‚ and family friend. He has murdered
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The Mysterious Phone Call It was late one Friday afternoon as my sister and I casually drove down the busy street‚ listening to the current hits on the radio‚ and trying to relax after a hard day at work‚ we could not imagine the news that was going to come our way in just a matter of minutes. I was slumped back lazily‚ my feet sloppily propped up on the black dashboard of my sister’s Suzuki‚ and my eyes beginning to droop as Nickleback flowed out of the car’s speakers. I could see the heat waves
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A Call for Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American colonists to proclaim freedom from Great Britain’s oppressor‚ King George III. American colonists had been suffering for many years when this important document was drafted. King George III had pushed the colonists into a state of tyranny and most decided it was time to start an independent nation under a different type of government. Jefferson focused his piece toward many audiences. He wanted not only
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comes to mind when we think of “Police Officers”. In elementary school‚ the most common phrase students would be asked was “what do you want to be when you grow up”‚ and the most common response would be “a police officer”; and now sadly‚ most are rethinking this occupational choice. The authority that most cops these days believe they have is over the top; they think that they can take advantage of everything and everybody simply by the power of their badge. Police officers need to have more discipline
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and the Police Part I: Outline Eileen Garcia CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice June 17‚ 2013 STEPHEN HUMPHRIES Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people‚ even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse
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Dangers of Police Pursuits January 2006 Abstract Debate rages over whether high-speed pursuits are justified. And consensus is growing among local and national law enforcement for the need for stricter controls to dictate when‚ where and why police engage in such potentially deadly car chases. The written pursuit policies of 47 state law enforcement agencies and the nation’s 25 largest cities were subjected to comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis of the policies focused on factors justifying
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The Illinois Informer Stock broker convicted of convenience store murder Joshua Richardson is found guilty of second degree murder after trying to plea bargain for a shorter sentence. January 29‚ 2013| By Anthony Mancillas [pic][pic] |Eric Baron‚ left‚ Joshua Richardson‚ right. | In the late evening of July 16th‚ 2012‚ an armed robbery in Santa Barbara‚ California led to the gruesome murder of Eric Baron. Baron a cashier at a local convenience store‚ was shot twice
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Police Discretion Police discretion is freedom or the power of state officers to exercise various alternative actions towards a person. A police officer may choose to give a warning‚ issue a ticket of violation or arrest an offender. Not all circumstances allow police to have discretion. According to a research by Carrington and Schulenber (2004)‚ various factors affect police discretion. These factors include the seriousness and the nature of the crime‚ prior contacts with the police‚ injury to
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