hours or 144 per year. According to the Memorial Fund Report‚ the leading cause of death for a police officer in the United States is by a person with a firearm (Facts and Figures). In 2016‚ the number of police officers that were killed in the line of duty hit a five-year high (Miller). In my own opinion‚ most people forget that police officers are human beings‚ just like the rest of us. Every day police officers risk their lives to serve and protect the public. People often overlook that fact
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POLICE DISCRETION Police officers are faced each day with a variety of situation in which they must deal; therefore we should ask ourselves the following questions: Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law? What types of situations would they be required to fully enforce the law? Why does police discretion exist? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And what is the relationship between police
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1. Police hold a pivotal role as ‘gatekeepers’ to the criminal justice system. Identify the key decisions that police make in relation to law enforcement‚ and discuss both the positive and negative implications of police discretion for the administration of justice. The police play an integral role as ‘gatekeepers’ to the criminal justice system. Discretion is a major factor in the criminal justice system and refers to the choice to do or not do something. The police enforce their discretion in
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Terrorism by Daniel Cooper Presented to Prof. George Johnson CJ290: Terrorism Today‚ June 2011 The definition on Terrorism and its actors‚ objectives and methods have changed over the last 150 years. In its most simple form‚ terrorism involves only three parts; use of force‚ against innocent people‚ for political purposes. (White‚ 2009) Other official definitions used by the FBI‚ State Department‚ United Nations and scholars only add detail for the purpose of law‚ prosecution and study. The
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Police Discretion Police discretion is freedom or the power of state officers to exercise various alternative actions towards a person. A police officer may choose to give a warning‚ issue a ticket of violation or arrest an offender. Not all circumstances allow police to have discretion. According to a research by Carrington and Schulenber (2004)‚ various factors affect police discretion. These factors include the seriousness and the nature of the crime‚ prior contacts with the police‚ injury to
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often referred to as the "five pillars of Islam". To many Islam is considered to be not just a religion but a way of life. Islam teaches its followers to live in peace and harmony with the Creator‚ oneself‚ other people and the environment. (Islam Today‚ 2001-2007). Muslims also believe that Mohammed is the very last Prophet and Messenger of God to mankind. Mohammed is considered to be the summation of all of the prophets before him. His life and history provide examples for which Muslims live
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“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character.” - Martin Luther King Jr. Is today that day? As a nation are we able to succumb racial harmony‚ or to go as far as tolerating are differences. We all have differences that is what makes the world interesting but instead of dividing us why can’t we be tolerating of cultures and to accept racial harmony across the states. Great successors such as Dr.King have tried to change the world
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This paper will discuss the offence status and then discussing the perspective of a police officer that is on routine patrol that encounters what appears to be three underage individuals that is in violation of the city ordinance regarding curfew. The officer will provide a list of offenses that each underage individual violated. The officer will classify how each will be treated and why the officer made that decision. Furthermore‚ the officer will discuss how it might handle an uncooperative
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thelawdictionary.com‚ police brutality is defined by‚” the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians.” Police brutality is very common in District 9 as police are extremely violent towards the ‘prawns’. Furthermore‚ police or military take advantage of their position and physically harm the aliens unnecessarily. This coincides with the police brutality that occurred during the Marikana strikes (image on the right). This violence was not only caused by police trying to maintain
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you believe that racism is a non-issue for Americans in the new millennium‚ but I assure you that racism is as prevalent as ever. There are several different racial and ethnic groups that are currently powerless in American society. However‚ there is one powerless racial group in particular that I believe bears the brunt of the racism in this country‚ and that is the African Americans. In order to look at the racism and prejudice against African Americans today‚ I feel it is important to take a
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