Law Enforcement in a Democratic Society cha pt er 1 ISBN 0-558-46766-0 Law Enforcement in the 21 Century‚ Second Edition‚ by Heath B. Grant and Karen J. Terry. Published by Allyn & Bacon. Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education‚ Inc. st Chapter Out line INTRODUCTION The Themes of the Book The Police Function: Social Control and the Use of Force Policing Within the Rule of Law: The Challenges of Discretion The Delicate Balance: Crime Control versus Due Process The Levels of Law Enforcement Municipal
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legitimately reflect criminal enterprise or terrorism precursor activities. Law enforcement must establish legitimacy in the communities they serve if trusting relationships are to be established. For communities‚ their leaders and representatives must collaborate with law enforcement and share responsibility for addressing the problems of crime and terrorism prevention in their neighborhoods. It is important for law enforcement agencies to go beyond just community relations so that all officers understand
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Technology today‚ has helped in several ways. Not only has it help‚ but it has also changed the way we think and feel. Which makes a huge impact in our society. Today‚ law enforcement has focused a whole lot on technology. Technology is making its ways through the door and helping law enforcement solve crimes. In Chapter 1‚ it talks about the importance of technology and how it “plays an expanding role in the everyday operations of the front line police officer (Hess pg. 16).” Law enforcement now has
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The Growing Social Problems Facing our U.S. Veterans Today There are numerous social problems that plague our world today. These issues can be very detrimental to our society as a whole and can also have very negative impacts on many lives. One major social problem we are facing today is the way we are dealing with and handling our United States Veterans. Despite the fact that we are one of the world’s most powerful nations we are failing to properly take care of our service members who put
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The issue I decided to focus on was how law enforcement should be trained professionally in order to maintain peace with the people and themselves. During the professional era of policing‚ there were both positive and negative outcomes which still affect people to this day. It is important to be quite educated on the job a person decide to do so they do not encounter too many problems. Lately‚ people encounter problems with the way law enforcement deals with some issues‚ such as police brutality
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About the author: I have worked in Law Enforcement for over 20 years‚ both as a Civilian as well as a Military member. Along with an extensive Law Enforcement background I also possess over 27 years of management‚ supervisory and Leadership experience. The passion and love I have for our Military members and L.E. personnel keeps me devoted to the cause of wanting them to have the best resources availed. Since so much responsibility is placed on men and women in uniform its truly important that they
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What do you feel are the legal and economic issues facing law firms currently? The current‚ prolonged economic downturn has caused considerable issues for law firms‚ and has seen 11‚000 facing collapse. This is due to a “perfect storm” of legal aid cuts and the unwillingness of banks to provide loans. Putting into perspective the detrimental effects of a fragile economy‚ the SRA‚ (Solicitors Regulatory Authority) has placed 160 firms under intensive supervision‚ owing to concern surrounding their
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Law enforcement agencies are molded after armed forces groups in relations of their physical activity and rank organization. Law enforcement officers share the connection of attendance at the law enforcement academy‚ wear class a or class b uniforms and are obligated to follow the instructions of those of greater rank. There are a small number of variations‚ almost all municipal law enforcement agency departments use alike rank structure. The highest rank is typically the law enforcement commissioner
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Impact of Terrorism in Law Enforcement The devastating events of 9/11 provided a forewarning to our country concerning the dangers of terrorism. However‚ it has created a particularly greater impact on the duties and standards expected of law enforcement agencies on all levels (local‚ state‚ and national). Law enforcement has begun implementing new tactics in an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks from threatening our national security. One aspect of policing in which terrorism has brought
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The first article is written by Joseph Kennedy (2003) called “Drug Wars in Black and White” and the second article is called “Street-Level Drug Law Enforcement” by Lorraine Mazerolle‚ David W. Soole and Sacha Rombouts in 2006. In addition‚ the last article is by David Dixon and Phillip Coffin (1999) called “Zero Tolerance Policing in Illegal Drug Markets” from the Drug and Alcohol Review. Summary Kennedy (2003) discusses the background of the war on drugs in 1920s and provides information that shows
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