Law Enforcement Today Paper Due Date: 10/13/2013 CSJ/200 Foundations of the Criminal Justice System Law Enforcement Today Law enforcement is something that is needed in our country. As time has passed‚ crime rates have gone up. New types of crimes are created by just about anything. Let’s take a look at an example of a new crime starting up. People who are driving and texting is now becoming a crime. This may seem like something minor‚ but it can lead to something horrible‚ like the cause
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Terrorism: Domestic or International Fight? Daniel Cortez HIS 145 April 8‚ 2012 Professor Jennifer Moore Terrorism: Domestic or International Fight? Terrorism attacks are nothing new to the world. They have existed since the beginning of civilization‚ from a random attack of a different kingdom or country to random suicide bombings in the Middle East. A terrorist attack can be viewed from different perspectives‚ but Americans have changed their view on what a terrorist attack is and have
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In the recent past‚ law enforcement in various parts of the world has come under serious threat from different types of media. In the United States‚ law enforcement agencies argue that their work is greatly affected by the misrepresentation made by the electronic‚ print‚ and social media (Colbran‚ 2014). They fear that in the contemporary world‚ social media platforms such as YouTube‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter are negatively affecting their work and playing a major role in the rising cases of violence
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Police officers face many challenges when trying to maintain communities’ safe and crime free. Over the last two years there has been a major surge in the amount of communication devices available to the public and the amount of news coverage that we are exposed to. “The public has increasingly turned to cable television‚ the Internet‚ and social media for news and information. Social media giants like Facebook and Twitter that were not around 10 years ago today have 1.1 billion and 500 million users
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opinion the most important issue facing law enforcement today‚ is public perceptions of police integrity. Integrity is defined as being honest and impartial (Webster‚ 2016). Generally speaking‚ in 2016‚ mistrust of police is at an all-time high. This sentiment can be seen in the media headlines‚ by peaceful and sometimes chaotic protests‚ and the massive amount of police reform bills being sent for review to congress. When there is a pervasive culture of bad behavior within police departments nationwide
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there are two police topics that touch on all the above issues‚ police oath of office and the code of ethics. The public is concerned over its own ethics and morality because it has no trust in its leaders. There has never been another time when police officers and political leaders were viewed by the public with as much distrust. There has also never been a greater need for the police to understand their oath of office and to be trained in ethical decision making as well as ethical behavior. Police
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When looking at the conduct of law enforcement officers that are deemed deviant as they relate to ethical standards and personal conduct of officers that leads to them down the road of the community demanding answers for their behavior. To understand this manner by the organizational leadership‚ they must understand that their different types of deviance. These types of deviance are misfeasance‚ malfeasance‚ and nonfeasance that place these officer’s ethical standard that has been put into questions
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Corruption in Law Enforcement There are times within all careers that we ask ourselves‚ don’t we deserve better? We show up to work every day on time with a great attitude and ready to give one hundred per cent focus and hard work. Some job are more tedious than others‚ some people choose careers that demands physical and mental strength‚ like police officers. Chasing down criminals‚ dealing with drug abusers‚ long hours and less time with their family without making the kind of money that they
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The Changes in Law Enforcement All together law enforcement has changed‚ but few see the drastic changes that have happened. Everyday‚ police and sheriffs are working to keep the people in their community safe. With improved technological advances and social changes‚ police and sheriffs are keeping a closer eye on things today. For example‚ improved weapons such as tasers have helped keep suspects safe‚ computers in police cruisers allow instant access of information of individuals. Other
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contingent on the integrity and ethical conduct of law enforcement is paramount to effective policing. Community relationships can be repaired and/or strengthened by educating and training officers on procedural justice‚ bias reduction‚ and racial reconciliation (Kassin‚ 2008). When these three concepts are enforced an environment is created where law enforcement and the community can prosper. This thread will focus on conduct becoming law enforcement in regard to the Fourth Amendment and a what would
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