Police Corruption and Ethnicity Gretchen Conwell CJA/344 Stephen Humphries On July 16‚ 2009‚ Henry Louis Gates‚ Jr. a Harvard professor was returning home from a trip to the Republic of China. Exiting the rented limousine the University provided from him‚ he approached the front door to his home. While struggling with the door trying to gain entrance to his home his driver proceeded to help by trying to force the door open. Police that were in the area proceeded to arrest Gates and spurned
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What causes police brutality‚ and why are minority citizens the primary victims? The U.S. History Encyclopedia defines police brutality as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. Most brutality began during strikes in the late 1800’s‚ early 1900’s. The strikes involved African Americans speaking out for their rights as citizens of the United States. Police brutality is one of the seven forms of police misconduct‚ the others being: false arrest
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seminal work of William Westley (1970)‚ the police subculture is a crucial concept in the explanation of police behavior and attitudes. The subculture‚ in his view‚ characterizes the public as hostile‚ not to be trusted‚ and potentially violent; this outlook requires secrecy‚ mutual support‚ and unity on the part of the police. Manning (1977) suggested that the inherent uncertainty of police work‚ combined with the need for information control‚ leads to police teamwork‚ which in turn generates collective
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reason that I chose the topic on police brutality was that it is a serious problem that is still happening nowadays. Police brutality has been happening for many years and still people have not done anything to help stop police brutality. Some police officers take advantage of their power which can lead to injuries and even death at times. Police brutality is a serious problem because many people of diverse ethnicities have gone through a type of police brutality. Police brutality can be considered many
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Causes of Police Corruption Police Corruption doesn’t occur because of some random reason‚ it has a definite cause. Police officers would not go through these great lengths to abuse their powers without a probable reasonable cause. One thing that is for sure as far as police corruption is concern is that someone wins and someone loses. The cause of police corruption is ambiguous‚ and from the looks of it the causes and reasons varies from person to person. In the last two decades‚ research
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a future in law enforcement. The program will introduce the young adults to traits that police officers should have such as: hard work ethic‚ integrity‚ honesty‚ courage‚ respect‚ and most of all discipline. The police explorers assist with crowd control events and traffic direction. They are also able to ride along with police officers and see what a usual day is for a police officer. The Washington police explorers help youth to gain insight into a variety of programs that include classroom instruction
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Police enforcement has seemingly been portrayed positively ever since one becomes familiarized with its concept. Children aspire to have careers in law enforcement because they see officers as heroic figures. Police’s basic roles “to enforce the law‚ protect property‚ and limit civil disorder” (Police) immediately provokes a sense of authority and integrity‚ placing them on the privileged side of a binary conception. Mass media plays an influential part on this privilege‚ creating a long-standing
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Police Department Roles and Function CJA/214 Police Department Roles and Function In this paper the principal roles and functions of police organizations and their roles as it applies to the law will be identified. Secondly‚ the description of various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ federal level‚ and the roles and functions of each will be discussed. In addition‚ the role and function of patrol will be explained. The principal roles and function of police organizations The
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I had an opportunity to interview a police officer while at work since the organization I work with has a good relationship with the El Paso Police Department because they provide informational workshops for our participants. Even though this particular police officer is now dedicated mostly to doing these types of informational trainings‚ he still practices regular police officer duties from time to time. When asked if being a police officer was something he always wanted to do‚ he responds “yes”
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Police and Law Enforcement Response Jamie Erwin CJS/200 August 17‚ 2014 William Hubbard Police and Law Enforcement Response Police have many roles in society‚ to uphold and enforce the law without judgment‚ to protect all human life‚ human rights and liberty. Police promote and preserve public order‚ they also protect public properties. They create a feeling of safeness with-in the community‚ they provide assistance to people who are in danger. Facilitate orderly movement of people and vehicles
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