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    Police Officer Violations

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    Police officer’s main responsibility is their roll to enforce the laws that exist to provide for public safety and the protection of our individual rights as citizens of the United States. In the 2007 State of New York v. Oliver‚ Isnora‚ and Cooper case‚ it was appropriate to prosecute the five police officers for assault‚ wrongful death‚ various civil rights violations‚ and negligence of duty. When the case first started‚ the police officers disregarded the fourth amendment which states that if

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    Effectiveness of Police Patrol For many years there has been a debate on whether police patrols have been effective in crime prevention. The articles “Bicycle Patrols: an underutilized resource” and “Police Patrol Policies on Motorways with Unequal Patrol lengths” are the two articles I will be analyzing the effectiveness of police patrolling. Chris Menton’s‚ “Bicycle Patrols: and underutilized resource” focuses on a five city‚ thirty two shift study on the output of police bicycle patrols

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    could seem like nothing to another‚ but they are still problems. One that interests me and I feel is of major concern happens to be alcohol abuse in police officers. Alcoholism itself is a major social problem‚ but when mixed with policing it may be more dangerous than we think. It all starts with the feeling of being stressed out on the job. Police feel that they have too much to deal with on the job‚ which I feel is true. In the field of law enforcement‚ officers tend to get involved in some intense

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    Militarization of Our Police I strongly feel that military tactics‚ training‚ and equipment do not have a place in American law enforcement because dozens of needless deaths and injuries have occurred because of it and it ’s extremely expensive to supply these things. First‚ the American law enforcement has become much too aggressive with its citizens. There are several reports of police going above and beyond‚ using extreme measures‚ to take down the general public. One perfect example would

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    Jillian David Ms. Eyer English 4 AP October 31 2014 How to be a Police Officer in Ripon Being a police officer should not be taken lightly- especially in the slums of Ripon. Crime is on every corner of this villainous city; you never know what might happen on any given day on the job. As a police officer of fifteen years‚ I have outlined a list of tips and priorities you should have as a policeman in Ripon. First‚ jaywalking is the ultimate offence. Approach every jaywalker with caution‚ you never

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    Police brutality makes it hard to conduct successful patrols within the community. Depending on the person their sense of trust can be destroyed on many different levels‚ the abuse can be physical or psychological that stays with them their entire life. There have been cases far worse than the Rodney King assault often leading to torture‚ or even death that was swept under the rug (Martin‚ 2005‚ p 314). With no proof and only speculation the guilty continue their unauthorized tactics. Today people

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    Police Power Etc.

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    Scenario 3 Weatherbell and Farzal are Police Constables on duty when receiving a call from ’All That Glitters ’ - jewellers in the shopping centre about a woman who is believed to be a theft.The information they have got about the suspect is : young‚tall woman with long blonde hair wearing jeans and black jacket carrying a black rucksack. As the police constables mentioned above drove past Station Square they see young woman meeting the description they have. When officer Weathrbell runs after the

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    Police Roles in the Media

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    to the roles of a police officer. Police Role Descriptions in the Media Karin Jordan January 18‚ 2010 CJA/333 Professor Luis Martinez Introduction In society a great deal of citizens have form their own opinion about how they think about police and the entire law enforcement. Some citizens believe that police are crooked and not fair in their position. Some citizens believe that there are more good police than bad and that

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    Evolution Of Police Dogs

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    Many cases and people are found by the expert nose of a canine. They play an important role in police duties and cases. K-9’s has made the police force more efficient. This gives us more deaths‚ bombs‚ and illegal drugs found. With the help of these dogs it makes the duties of a police officer and community a lot easier. K-9 dogs also known as police dogs have evolved and changed over time. These dogs were used all the way back from modern time. Romans used dogs for mainly hunting and security. The

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    Police Officer Profession

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    Regardless of who you are‚ any human being may be persuaded‚ even those who consider themselves an expert in a particular field. Often police officers have a confidence or feeling of imperviousness‚ especially those who have been in law enforcement for longer periods of time‚ within an organization. This confidence‚ on one hand‚ can keep an edge that is required in a line of work such as law enforcement. On the other hand‚ this confidence comes with a healthy dose of invulnerability‚ or the feeling

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