In this paper I will answer several questions in regards to the following scenario. You are a police psychologist for a major metropolitan area. You are also a member of its hostage negotiation team. You have just been called out to a crisis incident at 3:15 p.m. on a Friday. It is a residential area about three blocks from a middle school and a public library. The information you have at this time is that the subject is a 42-year-old male who is holed up in his house with his wife‚ son‚ and family
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Police Discretion Police Discretion Discretion is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choice or judgment‚ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds.” In law enforcement discretion is left up to each individual officer on the field everyday. Police officers are given the authority to make reasonable and responsible decisions out in the field. Discretion is used in many situations‚ such as when
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Lucy Sanchez English 1302 Mr. Gonzalez 8 April 2009 Police Brutality Draft Who can forget the Los Angeles riots and the Rodney King beating in 1991? This case of police brutality was the most widely known. Over the years‚ it seems that police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. It makes the people wonder if in fact police officers are doing their job and if they are here to protect us. Police officers get away with unjustified shootings‚ fatal choking
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Case Study Assignments Week 1: Robin Hood Completed. Week 2: Dell Inc. in 2008: Can it Overtake Hewlett-Packard as the Worldwide Leader in Personal Computers? Week 3: Southwest Airlines in 2008: Culture‚ Values‚ and Operating Practices Midterm Exam: Competition in the Movie Rental Industry in 2008: Netflix and Blockbuster Battle for Market Leadership Answer the following questions from the list below: Questions 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ and 13 Week 4: PepsiCo’s Diversification
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In most situations that police officers have to deal with‚ they are given a certain degree of discretion to decide not only when to use force‚ but also about which type of force to use. No matter what the situation is or what it seems to be at the moment‚ it requires the officer on the scene to analyze that particular situation and apply his or her training and moral values when choosing how to react. Police officers and law enforcement personnel hold the lives of each and every individual that
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Effective Communication Name Course Date Instructor Effective Communication On a day-to-day basis we work with people who have different opinions‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and needs than our own. Our ability to exchange ideas with others‚ understand others’ perspectives‚ solve problems and successfully utilize the steps and processes presented in this training will depend significantly on how effectively we are able to communicate with others. The act of communicating involves verbal and nonverbal
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There is a widespread and persistent problem of police brutality across the United States. Thousands of individual complaints about police abuse are reported each year and local authorities pay out millions of dollars to victims in damages after lawsuits. Police officers have beaten and shot unresisting suspects; they have misused batons‚ chemical sprays‚ and electro-shock weapons; they have injured or killed people by placing them in dangerous restraint holds. This is the first paragraph of an
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their discussion are. One only needs to have a form of input of the conversation. With all these advanced computers and software‚ people are able to complete studies on Language Style Matching to see if couples have what it takes to have healthy communication and a strong relationship. I used the Language Style Matching software on utpsyc.org‚ and inputted an email conversation with my student advisor discussing what classes I would like to be scheduled for next‚ and how many I would like to take
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Police History Tracy Doubledee CJS/241 July 13‚ 2015 Kenneth Jones Police History Law enforcement has come a long way since it was first started. Just like anything else it required a lot of trial and error. Many of the principles and practices that began the foundation of our law enforcement are still very much a part of law enforcement official’s everyday life. How did law enforcement come about and what ups and downs has it had? Law enforcement had to overcome many hurdles to get where they are
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society and the ability to handle situations that call for an authoritative figure to take action. This type of officer would be good at holding administrative positions within the department or in during a situation time where chaos is guaranteed. The officer may be able to bring things in order before a situation escalates and people get hurt or killed. A downside to having this trait is if the individual officer does not know how to turn it off during a situation where a dominate authority figure
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