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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Technology’s impact Technology has made a huge impact in our society over the years‚ of course technology will continue to increase on its numbers. 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
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topic that has been debated for centuries. During the mid 1900s‚ the Civil Rights Movement brought forth equality and led the United States to where it is today. The Civil Rights Movement was several cases brought together in order to end segregation. Schools were the first to be desegregated. This case‚ known as Brown v. Board of Education overruled the “separate but equal” precedent supporting racial segregation in schools and set the stage for gradual integration. First‚ the case went to the court
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complainant. In some cases these sources are the same person. An interrogation is the questioning of a suspect that is directly or indirectly involved in a crime (Hess & Hess‚ p.184). It is usually more difficult to question a suspect than questioning a witness or a victim. Once the suspect is identified and located‚ the person can admit to the crime‚ make a statement‚ or confess to that crime (Hess & Hess‚ p. 190). An interrogation is accusatory. Investigators use behavioral methods to determine
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Decisions Over the past several decades attitudes towards law enforcement have changed tremendously. Law Enforcement officers are looked down upon by most people because of wrong decisions made in the heat of the moment by a growing percentage of police officers. Those wrong decisions that some have made‚ have had a huge impact on the nation because lives were wrongfully lost. In order to prevent needless killings‚ all law enforcement officers should be required to take fear training classes to
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the safety of the public is more sophisticated. Law enforcement communication has grown from only poster to community policing‚ the media and social networks such as Twitter‚ Facebook and YouTube. Now it’s not as difficult to catch criminals and terrorist groups. It is still a difficult task‚ but due to Open Source Intelligence‚ getting information is not as hard as it once was in the past. Social media brings a positive impact to law enforcements. It can be used to broaden intelligence gathering
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The impact of cultural diversity on Law Enforcement has challenges in recruitment‚ retention‚ and promotion of police personnel from various racial‚ ethical and cultural backgrounds. This also makes it hard for police officers to provide protection to the community because some become biased to particular races‚ age and ethnicities. For example‚ a police officer that was brought up in a household of KKK members and see a young African American male running down the street immediately he begins to
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with a defined mission‚ policies and procedures. Law enforcement today exists to serve the cause of justice. The cause of justice involves combatting criminal entities and this could be labeled as their mission. A mission drives policies and procedures after that. Procedures are exactly how a policy will be carried out. Origins of Law Enforcement Modern law enforcement began as a means to warn the community of possible danger. The "watch" system was not entirely effective as members were either forced
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The Civil Rights Movement was a true battle for equality during a time of strong racist believes. The things that it was able to accomplish for the people discriminated against in the United States were astonishing. Through historical informational texts‚ " Plessy V. Ferguson" and "Brown V. Board" the stories of the fight for equality were demonstrated in an effort that would redefine America for decades to come. To start‚ the African-American people fought for equal opportunities in their daily
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enterprise. Law enforcement efforts are focused on responding to citizen request for service. Policing at the state and local level is structured to meet the demands for service. Ideas such as community policing as well as problem oriented policing have attempted to move policing into a proactive‚ future-oriented process. Policing will be greatly impacted by the rapid changing cultural dynamics of our communities. The most significant trend will continue to be the utilization of technology to law enforcement
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