12 30 january 2015 Police Officer Career Project When I was 16 I became interested in the law enforcement field. I want to start off as a police officer‚ become a detective and possibly become a criminal profiler. The very first thought about becoming was when Sierra Lamar disappeared. I became even more interested by watching tv shows like Criminal Minds‚ Cold Case and The Serial Killer Speaks. I think I can make a difference in the community. Police officers job is to protect lives
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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
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Adapting Traditional Police Organizational Structure to Accommodate Community Oriented Policing The changing face of society is forcing many police organizations to make many changes in the way they run‚ organize and structure their departments. As public expectations of police change from crime fighters to public safety problem solvers‚ police administrators must modify their organizational structure in order to meet broader mission statements and carry out new tasks. This structural modification
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Police Operations LAS CJA/214 September 03‚ 2010 Arnold Wicker Abstract In the early 1900 policing made up of two basic functions patrolling and investigating crimes. Patrol officers patrolled the areas mainly on foot requiring direct contact with the community they served. The detectives investigated illegal gambling operations and corruption. Looking into modern policing dangers in the job
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When police officers start their shifts‚ one thing they must always keep in mind is the standard of their work. They may have to make a split second decision and regardless of the outcome‚ they may be liable for their actions. This is especially true in the area of misconduct. Prepare a typed document that follows APA guidelines that includes: A paper 200-300 words in length‚ double-spaced In a situation where an officer is forced to make a split second decision for example when in pursuit‚ what
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Police brutality notes: http://graphs.net/police-brutality-statistics.html : 25% of all united state police officers say that they have witnessed fellow officers harassing a citizen “most likely because of his/her race” More than 10‚000 complaints of police abuse were filed only in Chicago in a time span of 2 years. Only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Graphs.net. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. <http://graphs.net/ police-brutality-statistics.html>. http://www.bustle.
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The City of London Police Introduction The City of London is the world’s leading business and financial centre. Over 450 international banks are sited here. The City of London is the recognised world centre for the insurance industry and home to the headquarters of countless international corporations. More than 300‚000 people travel to work in the Square Mile every day‚ generating tens of billions of pounds for the UK economy. Many major global companies have their headquarters in the City
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Police Militarization: Domestic Terrorism While police militarization of law enforcement is deemed as necessary because of the fear and threat of terrorism‚ however a closer look should be taken to examine how police militarization has effected United States citizens often times harming‚ and sometimes killing innocent people. Modern American policing has become unnecessarily and dangerously militarized‚ in large part through federal programs that have armed state and local law enforcement agencies
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Police discretion essentially alludes to the decision-making power/choice that is afforded to police in terms of the handling of a given situation; the fewer rules given to officers and the more individual power they wield‚ the greater the discretion. Alternately‚ with more rules placed on officers concerning the ways in which they should conduct themselves/police business‚ the lower the level of discretion. In many ways‚ police discretion is very important; every day‚ officers are faced with situations
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the community isolates the police? I think some of the community isolates police officers because they do illegal things like smoking weed. People who do illegal things do not want the police involved in their lives because they fear they will get caught. The police discipline people with ticket‚ arrests‚ etc. and people do not like it and they isolate the police for these reasons as well. Finally sometimes people just angry and need someone to take it out on and the police is a good source for them
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