of all sworn officers. Most of the females though only holding clerical positions. As of today‚ only about 13% of police officers are females‚ even with many progressive gender equality movements. Why is the number of women in this field not growing quicker? Are they being discriminated for their gender and choice of career? Is law enforcement just not an interesting field for females as male? The answer could be a variety of things. Many people believe having more female officers could be a potential
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Correspondingly‚ police officers need to be more trained and experienced when dealing with people with mental illness. Rossler and Terril (2017‚ p.190) explain “how officers lack the requisite experience or training to properly manage and deescalate encounters involving [people with mental illness]”. (Borum‚ 2000‚ Mulvey & White‚ 2014‚ Teplin‚ 1983 as cited in Rossler‚ Terril (2017‚ p.191) state how in some circumstances‚ officer encounters with people having mental illness can escalate and result
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Torrey Rendell Gibbs Why Do I want to become a police Officer? I want to become a police officer because I feel that it is the calling and purpose God has for my life. As a husband and father of a thirteen year old step daughter‚ a nine year old daughter‚ a five year old daughter‚ and an one year old son; it has come natural for me to be a protector. I take pride in knowing and hearing my family say the feel safe at night under my leadership. It is my duty that I make sure that everyone
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relationship between the police and the general public was very divided. The police were under major scrutiny for racism and brutality. The police force felt like they were taken for granted and the US people felt that the police were never around when they needed them. After 9-11 two things happened. The first thing to happen was that all American’s realized how vulnerable our country really was and the second thing that happened was that the people saw just how much they needed the police. It is very
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wanted to be a police officer. My mother tells me that I left the womb saying “Freeze‚ Police!” I’m sure that it was the lights and sirens on a police vehicle that infatuated me. Maybe it was because a police officer carried a gun and had the ability to run red lights. As I grew up‚ cops and robbers was always a favorite game and I was always the cop. As I grew older‚ I realized that a police officer was nothing like I thought. I started to understand the role of the police. Not as a symbol
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Police pinned down Alton Sterling to the ground when he was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in Louisiana on Tuesday after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller on 911 about Sterling pointing his gun at someone. As Sterling lay immobile‚ the police shot him several times. In the video released on Youtube‚ one of the police officers is seen yelling‚ "He’s got a gun!" After a few seconds‚ Sterling is shot by the cops. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely
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2015 Argument essay Should Police officers wear body cameras? Security is a major concern for many Americans across the nation. Police officers are the ones who those people rely on to deliver that sense of security but how can a person be safe if the ones that keep us safe are not the good and just citizens we think they are? To fix the issues of bad cops many police departments are now requiring body cameras. These cameras are supposed to eliminate mistrust in officers and restore peace with the
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The scenario starts by introducing T. G. Redd‚ a sworn Henrico police officer. As a sworn law enforcement officer in the state of Virginia‚ Redd has certain powers and responsibilities‚ even while off-duty and out of his jurisdiction. While off-duty at Stony Point Fashion Park of Chesterfield‚ Virginia‚ Redd comes across Mike Richards‚ a man Redd had obtained warrants in Henrico for Breaking and Entering‚ Vandalism‚ and Malicious Wounding‚ though had yet to serve them. As Richards is leaving the
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My career with the New York Police Department has spanned thirty years and has been met with both personal and professional achievements. Coming from a long line of civil servants‚ joining the NYPD was a natural progression. However‚ I strove to do something no other family member had done before‚ achieve a supervisory role. After scoring in the top one percentile on my Sergeant’s examination and with three years in rank‚ I was promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the age of 23. Overcoming the
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circumstances revolving around this incident revealed. Officer Dossey attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a bicyclist for a vehicle code violation he observed. The bicyclist fled and a short vehicle pursuit ensued. The suspect made an unsafe turning movement during the pursuit by swerving to the right almost colliding with the patrol vehicle and then back to the left. The suspect then suddenly decreased his speed without signaling causing Officer Dossey‚ who was making a left turn to pursue him‚ strike
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