Proposal for: Police Brutality Introductory Statement: Police brutality is one of the biggest human rights violations in the United States. The reason why I choose this topic is because I (amongst others) believe that police brutality happens all the time all of over the United States and still remains unrecognized. Additionally‚ the public should be knowledgeable about this topic because of how serious this crime can be and the serious outcomes that police brutality can have on other police officers
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Question 3: To whom do the police account? To what extent do current arrangements enable the police properly to account to the community for their actions? 1. INTRODUCTION: The community demands accountability from the police. The community has conferred upon the police powers which are not conferred upon ordinary individuals in the community. In any democratic society based on the rule of law and responsible government‚ it is fundamental that police independence be balanced with accountability
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handle situations that call for an authoritative figure to take action. This type of officer would be good at holding administrative positions within the department or in during a situation time where chaos is guaranteed. The officer may be able to bring things in order before a situation escalates and people get hurt or killed. A downside to having this trait is if the individual officer does not know how to turn it off during a situation where a dominate authority figure is only going to make matters
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Description Police officers are responsible for enforcing the law in our society. A police officer’s typical day is usually less exciting and less dangerous than how it is portrayed on TV; most spend the majority of their time either patrolling neighbourhoods or on traffic duty. Officers patrol areas on foot‚ motorcycle‚ bicycle‚ or in a police car. This allows them to accomplish a variety of objectives: discourage crime through their high visibility‚ maintain community relations by speaking
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Dangers of Police Pursuits January 2006 Abstract Debate rages over whether high-speed pursuits are justified. And consensus is growing among local and national law enforcement for the need for stricter controls to dictate when‚ where and why police engage in such potentially deadly car chases. The written pursuit policies of 47 state law enforcement agencies and the nation’s 25 largest cities were subjected to comparative analysis. Qualitative analysis of the policies focused on factors justifying
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“The Media Underestimate Police Brutality” The article “The Media Underestimate Police Brutality” by Michael Novick opens with the following expression “Don’t trust everything you read in the papers.” This article illustrates how the media portrays police brutality. Novick believes that police brutality is an epidemic and not an aberration. This article contains many well made points‚ but it is biased‚ has unsupported evidence‚ and too many facts that are not needed. Although Novick’s article
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and the Police Part I: Outline Eileen Garcia CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice June 17‚ 2013 STEPHEN HUMPHRIES Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people‚ even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse
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Corbin 4th period 12-13-2012 Police ride-along I did a Police ride-along with Sergeant Kota. Sergeant Kota was a very exciting and outgoing person. I could not have picked a better place to go for my community service. I made my way to the small Peoria Police station at 1 pm. I walked into the station‚ and Kota met me inside. We entered his police car and hit the streets. The first thing that we did was pull over speeders. Anybody who
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Police Discretion David Gonzalez University of Phoenix Introduction to Policing CJA/370 Professor John W. Feltgen June 23‚ 2005 Abstract In this paper I will discuss police discretion and the use of these discretionary powers in the law enforcement workplace. I will explore the mythical aspects of police discretionary powers and the source of this myth. I will further discuss the control of discretionary authority. I will name instances of law enforcement officials using their discretionary powers
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major factor. You hit the nail on the head when you mention the perception of police officers as an oppressive force. It appears that the old perceptions of police officers die-hard and some of the atrocities police officers have committed in the past are difficult for some groups to get around. For instance‚ the shootings and beating of unarmed blacks and who can forget that famous image taken by Bill Hudson of the Parker High School student Walter Gadsden being attacked by police dogs. These types
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