on the head when you mention the perception of police officers as an oppressive force. It appears that the old perceptions of police officers die-hard and some of the atrocities police officers have committed in the past are difficult for some groups to get around. For instance‚ the shootings and beating of unarmed blacks and who can forget that famous image taken by Bill Hudson of the Parker High School student Walter Gadsden being attacked by police dogs. These types of imageries has created an
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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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The Lowest Price is Unethical The worldwide corporation name‚ Wal-Mart‚ is best known for its endless selection of products for sale and their everyday lowest prices in town. Unfortunately these attractive characteristics arise from the act of breaking 18th century philosopher’s ethical theories. Wal-Mart is guilty of using their employees and suppliers as a mere means to an ends for the highest corporate profits possible each quarter. Their practices alienate their employees from their work efforts
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Police corruption is a complex issue. Police corruption or the abuse of authority by a police officer‚ acting officially to fulfill personal needs or wants‚ is a growing problem in the United States today. Things such as an Internal Affairs department‚ a strong leadership organization‚ and community support are just a few considerations in the prevention of police corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication in an urban city during any given week would most likely
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ethics of the justice system as a whole. Police corruption is undoubtedly a complex phenomenon which affects all parties within a society. A majority of officers show great control and use their authority responsibly and for the overall good of the community. However‚ there are a few officers and departments who have been engrossed by corruption and abuse their authority‚ highlighting the importance of discussing the unethical behavior that is corruption. Police corruption can generally be defined as
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POLICE ETHICS & MISCONDUCT AS RELATED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK Planted Evidence Ethics are a human-made construct‚ a code of conduct established by humans in a certain culture‚ time and place. When it comes to law enforcement‚ ethics‚ or conduct of police officers‚ are to be those already established by humans who invest in police officers the official capacity to see that others follow them. When police officers do not follow the established code of ethics‚ they are typically guilty of
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Police Brutality Did you know that Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force‚ usually physical‚ but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation‚ by a police officer? Despite major improvements in police practices (since 1981) reports of alleged police misconduct and abuse continue to spread through the nation. Police Brutality still goes on around the world today with improvements of enforcing police brutality in police departments. There have
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The relationship between the police and community has seemed to deteriorate over the last few years. Some experts believe this from not communicating effectively with local communities. It can also stem from fairness shown in how the police department polices. In addition‚ media representation and social media also play a role in how the public perceives the police and the job they are doing. These factors can influence and change how the public perceives the police and the job they are doing.
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proficiency‚ and clear communications. Unfortunately for many cases where people were found guilty these rules in the laboratory weren’t entirely met. There are many cases of unethical conduct in the laboratory‚ ending up in serious consequences to the scientist and the facility itself. One of the cases portraying unethical conduct that affected the accused could be the one of Jeff Pierce who was released in 2009 being found innocent with DNA testing. Pierce had already been serving fifteen years
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There are more than 900‚000 sworn law enforcement officers serving in the United States. A total of 1‚439 law enforcement officers died in the line-of-duty during the past 10 years‚ an average of one death every 61 hours or 144 per year. According to the Memorial Fund Report‚ the leading cause of death for a police officer in the United States is by a person with a firearm (Facts and Figures). In 2016‚ the number of police officers that were killed in the line of duty hit a five-year high (Miller)
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