back to prison he decided to make a run for it. What should have been a simple DUI and driving over the speed limit turned into one of the nation’s most controversial police brutality cases ever. It sparked riots and the killing of over 50 people and millions of dollars in property
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without probable cause Starting with definitions first is Federal Government “an organization established by the US constitution to make and enforce the laws for the US”. We would like to draw a distinction between the government authorities ( such as police officers‚ DEA‚ FBI etc) and u.s armed forces‚ The distinction from the military is important‚ especially because the military may be an enforcement arm of the government. but under posse comitatus active military personnel cannot be used to “execute
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Discretion is a major factor in the entire criminal process and refers to the freedom of choice to carry or not carry out something. This can be seen in both a positive and negative light as the police and court can both use discretion which can be damaging to either party in court in terms of achieving justice. The role of discretion within the criminal justice system has many advantages and disadvantages in the way it deals with achieving justice for individuals. Discretion can be explored through
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daily lives. Just because people are taught the same norms‚ does not mean that they will all react the same way to any given situation. (cite) Police officers react the same way‚ even though they are taught to put their own personal norms aside and follow the procedures from the department. The only values officers must employ in the delivery of their police services are the values of their profession. They are not to use their own personal values in their decision-making processes while enforcing
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Discretion plays an indispensable role in the criminal justice system (CJS). Discretion is the judgment or decision implemented through values‚ facts‚ and principles. In the CJS‚ it is the authority given to a decision maker to decide between alternatives or no alternatives. Discretion can be used by police in the area of the criminal investigation process. Its role is continuous from sentencing judgments to the point of detaining offenders in prison past their sentencing period. Discretion also
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Research paper N.J State Police New Jersey State Police Firemen‚ policemen‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ and nurses‚ when we were children these job titles were primarily the first on our list. When I was growing up I happened to be in a family of police officers that included my dad and a great deal of uncles and cousins. It was like a torch that has been passed down because through the three generations that I know‚ the candle has been passed to serve as a cop for the community. My father and a couple
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Judicial Discretion Judicial discretion refers to the authority that judges have for making and interpreting certain laws. Within the United States‚ judicial discretion is one of the fundamental tenants of the system of law‚ and is guaranteed in the United States Constitution. Both state and federal judges can exercise judicial discretion‚ although their discretion is not unlimited. This study focuses on a series of legal‚ extralegal‚ and systemic variables presumed to affect the workings of criminal-justice
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people. Police work calls to a certain type of person‚ the type of person that would put his or her life in danger for the good of another. There is a debate on whether or not there is a distinct subculture in American Policing. I feel that there is a distinct subculture. Current sociological research looks at police behaviors‚ values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ socialization‚ or personalities to determine exactly what kind of people police officers are. Research shows that police officers
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To define discretion is a pretty easy task. Discretion is something you use before you do something. Discretion means to decide to do the right thing before you do the wrong thing for example you would use discretion to decide when you see a person acting strange on the street would you go over to ask that person if they are alright or would you just make the choice to walk away. Discretion is used because it gives us the ways to make a choice if we need to. We use discretion in everyday life we
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buy a used car is during the police car auctions. Police car auctions are done throughout the United States. Police departments in big cities seize many vehicles‚ and therefore police car auctions are done on a regular basis to avoid huge pile ups. In smaller cities the auctions are not done regularly due to smaller numbers of seized vehicles. Before these police car auctions take place they are normally published online with a site that collaborates with the police department of that particular
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