One of the most important duties of police officers is to prevent crime from happening. In the light of this objective‚ part of the regular duties of police officers is to go on patrol to improve police visibility. As they patrol the community‚ police officers have the responsibility to stop motor vehicles in case the driver commits a violation of motor vehicle law or in case the driver or his companions engage in suspicious activities. Ordinarily‚ motor vehicle stops are supposed to last a few
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Unnecessary Force by Police Sherry Morley ENG/147 September 22‚ 2014 Leslie Adams Abstract There are too many accidental deaths by the police in the United States. Whether it be shooting an unarmed teen‚ putting people in choke holds‚ or just simply beating a man that cannot even get on the floor in a hurry‚ because he is on crutches. There is a big hysteria over all the unarmed shootings‚ such as in Ferguson‚ MO‚ Philadelphia‚ PA‚ and then the using of choke holds. The New York Police Department used
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THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON POLICE OFFICERS Not much good news here. The following is the text of a speech give by Dan Goldfarb to a group of union delegates on the impact stress can have on their men. There has been a lot of research on the negative effects of stress on people in general. I am sure you know that police work is one of the top rated professions for job stress next to air traffic controllers and dentists. A good way to start this presentation‚ I think‚ is to give a good working
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Amicus Brief IV: Police and Excessive Force It is hard to define what excessive force is. There’s no concrete definition of excessive force. Police have to subdue suspects every day. Under certain circumstances it may be necessary to use force. The reasonable levels of force are presumed by law enforcement officers on the street‚ second-guessed by police review boards and sometimes tested in civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions on a case-by-case basis. When cops use more force than there
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INTRODUCTION For as long as policing has existed in America‚ there has been misconduct and corruption associated with any given policing agency. Police officer malfeasance can range from minor cases of misconduct to the downright criminal acts that are considered to be corruption. It is important to state here that not all police officers are guilty of misconduct and/or corruption‚ but like everything in our media-based society‚ the ?bad? cops are of much more interest and therefore are what this
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Being a police officer is one of the hardest jobs around. They are trained and hired to "protect and serve" their communities and they are constantly in the public eye. Everything that they do is criticized by the people who are watching them. Like in every other profession‚ there are some who should really not be doing that job‚ and those people give a bad name to the really good and dedicated officers that work so hard to take care of people. One of the problems that cause the public to have a
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that has been formed in the past‚ is the Virtual County Police Department. Virtual County Police Department The agency was started by Virtual County community 55 years ago where it was headed by a Chief with an assistant leading small numbers of police officers who relied on farming as their economic activity. Over the last two decades‚ the initiative has been able to become the primary policing agent in the County (Virtual County Police Department‚ 2009). This has been a major achievement since
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The public police have to fulfil many roles‚ what tensions can this create?DRAFT. This essay will look at how the public police officers within the UK have to fulfil many roles and the tensions of which these can create. To define the term Police in simplistic terms is ‘The arrangements made in all civilised countries to ensure that the inhabitants keep the peace and obey the law… the force of peace officers (or Police) employed for this purpose.’ (Metropolitan police 2011). Police officers in
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There are a number of stressful situations that a police officer is put into daily‚ and how a police officer handles these situations can determine their future for many years to come. Police brutality can be caused by several factors whether it be subconscious or on purpose (Lee). However‚ these situations are not always black and white. In the heat of the moment‚ officers can shoot on impulse to protect themselves‚ and to make sure they get back to their families (Lee). There could also be issues
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When American police officers become the criminals‚ who do American citizens call for help? It was not until 1838 when the city of Boston officially instituted the United States of America’s first police department‚ marking the start of the officer’s role in society‚ Throughout the years‚ it has grown to be one of the most popular occupation choices for children; respect for authority continues to course through the minds of most adults today. Regrettably‚ only a few adults learn about the sporadic
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