There are multiple risks associated with being a police officer that all who choose to work this field must embrace. There is a commission in every state on peace officer standards and training. Each agency must meet the minimum standards required by the state. Once an officer has met those standards and gets hired‚ a lot of training hours are given to the officer for to gain the necessary knowledge and tools for be able to protect the citizens in their community against criminal activities. No matter
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than 1‚200 reports of Police brutality. Camera capturing the video from bystanders phones witnessing the misuse of force. It violates the Eighth Amendment which prohibits the federal government from making more than normal cruel and unusual punishment. Unreasonable force occurs when a law enforcement officer uses more force than required too‚ to make an arrest. Officers are train to stay calm in any sort of situation. I have developed a solution that can limit police officers misuse of power and can
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Police pinned down Alton Sterling to the ground when he was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in Louisiana on Tuesday after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller on 911 about Sterling pointing his gun at someone. As Sterling lay immobile‚ the police shot him several times. In the video released on Youtube‚ one of the police officers is seen yelling‚ "He’s got a gun!" After a few seconds‚ Sterling is shot by the cops. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely
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Do Police Officers need a college Education Do Police officers need a college education? This question is one which has grabbed the attention of many. It has been a question tossed around from the offices of our US government to the homes of US citizens. Does having a college education make for a better police officer? If so what level of education should be required. Should a police officer’s salary be based on their level of education? If a certain level of education is required for a police
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issues that involve social psychology. Being a police officer is a profession that encounters a lot of social psychology issues. One issue that all police officers have to encounter is prejudice. Police officers have to not be prejudiced against the citizens that they are trying to protect and serve the criminals that they must apprehend and also against each other. Two case studies that will be discussed are prejudice against female police officers by their male counterparts and racial prejudice
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circumstances revolving around this incident revealed. Officer Dossey attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a bicyclist for a vehicle code violation he observed. The bicyclist fled and a short vehicle pursuit ensued. The suspect made an unsafe turning movement during the pursuit by swerving to the right almost colliding with the patrol vehicle and then back to the left. The suspect then suddenly decreased his speed without signaling causing Officer Dossey‚ who was making a left turn to pursue him‚ strike
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With so much fire going towards the police department about corrupt or crooked police officers what is the true definition of a corrupt officer? Well‚ a corrupt officer is a police officer that is going against the law for personal gain‚ such as‚ taking drugs for themselves and selling back into the community‚ taking bribes from crime lords and going after people who caused them grief in high school. The dictionary definition of a corrupt is‚ “cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal
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Mexico State Police Officer. An officer’s career can be fulfilling due to the pros‚ although there are also cons. A New Mexico State Police Officer usually patrols a specific area‚ responds to calls that are non-emergency and emergency‚ monitors traffic‚ obtains warrants‚ and arrests. One pro of being a state police officer is that speaking‚ listening‚ and problem solving skills are developed. Along with pros there are also cons. Some of the cons of being a state police officer are: the job
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How Necessary are Body Cameras to Police Officers? Body cameras will catch all misconduct‚ either from a civilian or a police officer on camera and will be used in an investigation if need be. Police departments got the idea to use body cameras because of the recent complaining of civilians over‚ said to be police misconduct. When police officers wear their body cameras‚ police misconduct decreases due to the fact that they will have video proof of the encounter and will be prosecuted if that is
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to not indict the police officer involved in that shooting‚ protests erupted across the country and community leaders called for all police officers to be equipped with body cameras.” There has been many incidents with people police officers killing young people for no reason for no reason. In most cases officers say it was an act of protect because the suspect was going to “hurt them” so they acted first. Nobody really knows what really happened besides the suspect and officer‚ so why not know the
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