her free to make a choice among a number of possible courses of action (Gaines‚ 2011 p.219). Police discretion is the power or authority that is given to a police officer to act officially in a manner that appears to be just and proper under the presented circumstances. Discretion is not doing as you please. Discretion is bounded by norms (professional norms‚ community norms‚ legal norms‚ moral norms) (Police discretion). The various control mechanisms available for internal control mechanisms are
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Racial profiling by police officers has affected the lives of multiple minorities across the globe. The fourth amendment states that the people have the “right to be secures in their persons‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized” (Legal Information Institute). Numerous
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Police deviance may be viewed as a very controversial topic by some and most people hold an opinion about it because of the nature of the policing profession. Using the positivist perspective involving empirical knowledge deviance can be defined as “a determined behaviour‚ a product of causation; hence‚ casual‚ explanatory theory can be developed” (Thio 2010:11). As a result of this view‚ police deviance in regards to breaking the law can be justifiable because police work can be stressful. Decades
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cuffed‚ Morse picked him up and slammed him against a patrol car. Morse ’s attorney claims that Jackson had gone limp and the officers did not want him on the ground as a crowd was gathering. Jackson then grabbed Morse ’s testicles‚ according to the police report filed immediately after the incident‚ provoking Morse to hit him in the head.
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Ethnicity and the Police Newspaper Article Assignment Part II: Final Ora Howe CJA/344 September 20‚ 2013 Diana Mitchell Ethnicity and the Police Newspaper Article Assignment Part II: Final This newspaper article will begin from week two individual public opinion of police by different ethnic groups outline. Public opinion of police by different ethnic groups there are different types of ethnic groups African American‚ Hispanic’s and Latino’s American. Ranging from the White House to all
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Abstract The topic that I chose to research and discuss was racial profiling. I felt that it was an appropriate topic because as an African American looking for a career in law enforcement I’m going to encounter these types of situations every day. In my in the following pages I hope to show you how law enforcement officer can either use this to as a positive tool or will it be a mean of abuse and racism. I will give you some history on where racial profiling was developed. Going through the “crack” era
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Police Organization The organization of police agencies in the United States is complex. While many know the overall breakdown between federal‚ state and local agencies; most people do not understand the organization of the separate agencies. Starting with the most basic breakdown of agencies and their roles and responsibilities in the Unites States‚ federal agencies are responsible for enforcing federal level laws‚ state agencies are responsible for primarily state specific laws‚ and local agencies
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Michelle Alexander talked about how racial bias takes place at every stage of the court process. This process is the sentencing‚ prosecutions‚ jury selection‚ and police racial profiling colored races. (Alexander‚ 2012). Each of these parts has individual racism that they share and fall under the fourth amendment. Prosecutors have the most power in the court system. (Alexander‚ p.112‚ 2012). The type of people in the court system is protected to the claims of racial bias. The jury selection has a
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community where the police‚ who are supposed to protect and serve the community‚ assault‚ harass‚ and discriminate the people for no apparent reason? First off‚ that is called police brutality and it sure does not go down well at all‚ police brutality is a serious crime and should not be taken lightly at all just because they are police officers. Police officers tend to be looked at very negatively from a civilian’s point of view‚ and to me the main reason why they are is because of police brutality. In
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1990’s Racial Profiling has become a major issue in our society. There has been an abundance of court cases‚ killings and protests where people from the Black community feel that they are being harassed‚ stopped and questioned or arrested‚ simply for their outward appearance and look. Racial profiling for the most part has been linked to the police and their investigative methods. However racial profiling is not just limited to the police and their methods. Since 9/11 and the Iraq war racial profiling
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