The Law Enforcement Profession Abstract In order to understand comptemporary law enforcemment‚ we should recognize the conditions that impact our profession. It is agreed upon by many scholars that major changes in law enforcement occur every five years. Policing is sometimes characterize"... like a sandbar in a river‚ subject to being changed continuously by the currents in which it is immersed..." (Swanson‚ Territo and Taylor‚ p. 2). However‚ in recent years some major changes have occurred
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to say‚ it was a mortifying past for both the African Americans and the people of LA. The emotion explosion that accounted for thousands of injuries and billions of dollar worth of damage originated from the discriminatory decision of a court case. Rodney King‚ a middle-aged African American man‚ was pulled over on a highway for drunk speeding. He was brutally beaten by four police officers for no apparent reasons‚ and someone recorded the scene. The short clip soon hit the news‚ which shook the African
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their skin may be a different color. In order to be a successful hero you must be a highly motivated person. Without motivation you would not be very successful because you would have no ambition to try and make a difference in the world. I think Rodney Dangerfield is a great example of this because he started he career at just 15 and he died while he was in the middle of a movie. Also when his wife tried to make him quit he just blew their many years of happiness and divorced her. In one of his
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song talks about the riots that broke out in Los Angeles on April 29th. 1992. after four white police officers were acquitted by a largely white jury for beating an African American named Rodney King. It became one of the biggest riots in U.S history. On March 3‚ 1991 an African American by the name of Rodney King was driving at excessive speeds on the 210 freeway. He was chased for about 20 minutes by a California Highway Patrol car. When he finally stopped and pulled over he was confronted by
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Essay 1992 Los Angeles riots: The riots began with the violent arrest of Rodney King March 3‚ 1991‚ in a high-speed pursuit King drove through several red lights and stop signs; he pulled over in the Lake View Terrace. King had a record for drunk driving but the officers involved testified that they believed him to be under the influence of the narcotic PCP‚ in a later blood test he was tested negative for PCP. A civilian named George Holliday recorded the whole arrest‚ the defendants also alleged
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but made out of gold. Oversized sweaters were popular . how it affected. The 90s fashion had some affect on what happened in the earlier paragraphs. Since sagging pants was popular in like rap and stuff and gangsters they might have saw Rodney as a threat or thought he was going to do something bad since that was what gangsters wore usually. Jeffrey Dahmer’s case could be tied in with fashion because guys were starting to be more like girls during this time period that is why he only chose
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The Power of the Situation A week of urban mayhem was ignited by the April 29‚ 1992 jury acquittal of four white police officers who were captured on videotape beating black motorist Rodney King. The angry response in South Central produced its own brutal footage‚ most dramatically the live broadcast from a hovering TV news helicopter of two black men striking unconscious with a brick‚ kicking‚ and then dancing over the body of‚ white truck driver Reginald Denny. The final three-day toll
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meaningful snippets of what happened during the trial of Rodney King‚ the viewers were introduced to the conflict used in the film that surfaced and distinctly placed attention on the concept of belonging. In the film‚ the Freedom Writers were made following the Rodney King trial in 1992 and the OJ Simpson murder case in 1994. These trials brought out the sensitive issues about injustices experienced by people of different ethnic origin. The Rodney King trial provided the film’s background and was presented
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went live asking citizens of Los Angeles " People‚ I just want to say‚ can we all get along? Can we get along?... We’ve just got to‚ just got to. We’re all stuck in here for a while. Let’s try to work it out. Let’s try to work it out" (82). The Rodney King Riot was one of the most horrific riots Los Angeles had seen. However‚ the people were now being heard. After the riots‚ King was given a second chance at justice as the officers who beat him was tried again. Although the officers didn’t get
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chemical sprays‚ electro-shock weapons‚ batons‚ dogs‚ flashlights‚ radios‚ and guns (Police Brutality). Police brutality cases have received more attention due to some of the high profile cases that have reached the media‚ for example‚ The Rodney King case. Rodney‚ a 25 year old‚ unemployed construction worker from Altadena‚ on parole after serving a one-year
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