There have been ongoing debates about the guidelines for police officers when conducting discretionary searches. One police department that has been in the headlines for its practices of discretionary searches have been the New York City’s Police Department. New York City’s Stop and frisk policy allowed police officers to stop and search an individual on the street at their discretion based on suspicion of criminal activity. One of the most highly publicized cases of NYPD’s stop and frisk tactic
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People today has always take their rights seriously when it comes to police brutality. The definition of police brutality is police use of excessive or unnecessary forced by when dealing with civilians. The excessive force is used to handle a situation that is needed but sometimes can be an unnecessary to solve the situation. Police officers uses nerve gas‚ batons‚ pepper spray and guns to or physically intimidate the civilians. But the question is that should it be necessary every time or for different
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Although there are a few discrepancies with the police report and video surveillance one must apprehend that discrepancies are to be expected. According to Changing minds studies “if there is a perceived threat it will lead to fear and fear will lead to stress” ( 3). During the hours of Sandy Hook a cloud of fear and panic was spread throughout the scene. Many feared for the safety of others‚ as well as themselves. Shots were fired multiple times‚ which only elevated the pandemonium unfolding on
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Introduction: The Police Department has a duty to protect and serve in the public ’s best interest. Working in this particular profession‚ at times‚ can be very dangerous. Many men and women who wear the police uniform are put into positions where excessive force is necessary; however‚ there are many instances where it is not. Causes of Police Brutality: The factors that trigger into whether police abuse their power are race‚ religion‚ socioeconomic status‚ and treatment of the mentally
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Minority Police Brutality in Major Cities of the United States Since the first state-sponsored police forces in the U.S. racial discrimination in police forces has been a characteristic of the American landscape. Racial profiling and police brutality have their roots in enforcement of slave codes‚ black codes‚ and Jim Crow Segregation laws. We Charge Genocide‚ a petition submitted to the UN by the Civil Rights Congress in 1951‚ documented thousands of incidents of police violence against African
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While police brutality is only recently taking the media by storm‚ it has been a large scale issue in the United States for over one hundred years leading to various riots‚ petitions‚ and presidential panels. In 1938 at the time of a great riot regarding police brutality the National Negro Congress stated “Our lives‚ our homes‚ our liberties each day are made less secure because of unrestrained and unpunished police brutality” in their petition against police brutality (Contemporary Police Brutality
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Police Influence on Society Policing has come along way the In the United States. Resources such has vehicles‚ radios‚ and computers have made policing much more efficient. Although policing has advanced‚ history of policing has had a huge impact on the current relationship between African Americans and police. Tension between African Americans and police existed throughout the history of policing and still exists within policing today. Policing history is divided into the political era‚ reform
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Work equals home: Police confined by residency requirements Introduction to Law Enforcement Professor Joseph Alkus Bethanie Sessoms April 11th‚ 2013 Introduction As a particular saying goes‚ “Home is where the heart is.” This statement rings true to many individuals who view home as an escape from the outside world‚ an abode‚ a place of relaxation and comfort. For police officers‚ they too hold a similar notion‚ viewpoint of home. Yet for some‚ officers are restricted to where exactly
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Police Are Not The Problem Every human being is a victim of racism at some point in his or her life. Some do not even know they are victims of it. The epitome of racism these days seems to be in the form of police brutality. It is said that police brutality happens extremely too often in low-income areas as well as medium to high-income areas. According to an Article by the TNO Staff of The New Observer: Far More Whites Killed by Police‚ more whites are actually killed by police than other races
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Police Corruption In America Abstract Police corruption can be dated back to the 1890’s. This is still a major problem with many police agencies as of today. There are some cases where the officers are being paid off by the drug dealers. Police corruption can be resolved by tighten supervision‚ increasing the rules and by the amount of paperwork. Back in the 1890’s corrupted cops where being paid as little as 20 dollars a month
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