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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Institution: Instructor: STRESS IN POLICE Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes‚ prevalence‚ and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out‚ the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers‚ lowers their productivity
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Authoritarianism The personality type is defined by nine traits that were believed to cluster together as the result of psychodynamic‚ childhood experiences. These traits are conventionalism‚ authoritarian submission‚ authoritarian aggression‚ anti-intraception‚ superstition and stereotypy‚ power and "toughness‚" destructiveness and cynicism‚ projectivity‚ and exaggerated concerns over sex.[1] In brief‚ the authoritarian is predisposed to follow the dictates of a strong leader and traditional‚ conventional
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Police Report Tomas Gonzalez‚ University of Phoenix CJA/304 February 26‚ 2013 Oscar N. Ruiz Police Report There are various types of communication used through the criminal justice process‚ considering the witness‚ prosecution‚ judge‚ and defense they all have their own element of communication to get their message across effectively and to prove their point. Communication for Prosecution and Defense The type of communication used by the prosecution or defense is typically more formal
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Police Ethics and Deviance Police officers are presented to the community as a support system. Society is given a conception that the police are to protect and to serve the community. However when ethical standards are breached and deviant behaviors prevail in policing society is affected and intimidated. Ethics Ethics are values and a system by which acts are judged. Many ethical behaviors are learned in childhood‚ family‚ educational‚ and community experience. All levels
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Police Culture and Police Misconduct M. Collins Criminal Justice 593 Dr. Jiabo Liu April 2008 Outline I. Introduction II. Main Issues III. Analysis IV. Suggestions and/or Recommendations V. Conclusion VI. References 1 INTRODUCTION In the United States‚ there are city‚ county‚ state‚ and national police forces. They have very difficult and dangerous responsibilities. These public servants are required to perform many different jobs. They
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Communication from WWII to Present Wars Communication on the battlefield is essential to victory. Without proper communication troops‚ supplies‚ and other necessities would not be readily available when needed. From soldiers on the front line calling for reinforcement or Predator drones being controlled by an operator thousands of miles away. Communications have changed the way we live and the way we kill. In World War II the Royal Corps of Signals (founded in 1920) duty was to operate and
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English 11 THW3 TTh 1:00-2:30 PM Prof. Kristine Marie Reynaldo CFQQ #3 1. “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound Comment: I am surprised when I saw the “poem”. I didn’t know it’s allowed to only have two lines. But I think it is pretty though. Simplicity and brevity is always beautiful. I like how he used the word apparition. Given that he’s in a transport station‚ faces appear and disappear from your sight as they hurry around. I think it’s the perfect word to use. Fun fact: In
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AVAILABLES In addition to bank loans there is a range of alternative sources of finance available. At same time‚ a loan from a bank might not be the best way forward for every business. THESE ARE THE MOST POPULAR ROUTES: 1. Own finance – one can choose to start his own business by using his own financial resources. This may be from savings accounts or other investments that he has. Typically‚ it is not advised that one should fund his start-up from personal overdrafts‚ loans or credit cards as
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Police Analysis Paper Intro to Police Work‚ Professor Phifer Thursday 8-12pm Ivana Simmons March 3‚ 2010 Certification of Authorship: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me especially for this course. Student Signature __________________________
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