Police Department Roles and Functions Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 11‚ 2012 Miriam Moore Police Department Roles and Functions Police officers play many roles. In the United States the mission of law enforcement is to maintain social order and public safety by reducing crime. To accomplish this and preserve the peace‚ officers have five main responsibilities (CJi Interactive‚ 2011). The first of these responsibilities is to enforce the law. To be able to do this the law enforcement officer
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It is widely regarded that the police in any given society have a difficult job to fulfill. Dealing with criminals and placing themselves in harms way on a day to day basis is indeed‚ an admirable calling. Although seen as difficult‚ there is an underlying sentiment in the general public that the job of law enforcement officers is relatively strightforward. Simply put‚ their job is to arrest the "bad guys". This is true to a point‚ a large part of their job is to arrest these so called "bad guys"
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Importance of maintaining a clean living environment and following orders. It is important to maintain a clean and sanitary living environment for multiple reasons. One of the reasons is that it is a threat to public health in the barracks if even just one of the soldiers is living in unsanitary conditions‚ then through frequent contact throughout the day with other soldiers that one soldier‚ if he or she becomes sick‚ could cause other soldiers to become sick. When one soldier becomes the source
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POLICE: Under standing the police: The police continue to hit the headlines in India‚ generally for all the wrong reasons. India must be one of the few democratic countries where citizens do not trust the police‚ an important administrative organ of their elected government‚ and feel intimidated by them. The Indian police are seen to serve the interests of the ruling elite‚ despite the passage of 60 years of independence and establishment of the republic‚ and despite the fact that the police
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The term corruption simply refers to the use of authority by a police officer to fulfill personal needs or wants. There are three simple criteria for a “corrupt act” which must all happen simultaneously: (1) misuse of authority‚ (2) misuse of official capacity‚ and (3) misuse of personal attainment. (Dantzker‚ 1995). Police corruption falls into two major categories-- external corruption‚ which concerns police interaction with the public‚ and internal corruption‚ which involves the relationships
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In the Law and Order episode‚ “The Harvest” the decision that is made in court‚ is my decision as well. Both Dr. Cosgrove and Elias are completely guilty. In the beginning‚ Nancy O’Neal is riding home with her husband‚ Marty‚ in the car on the passenger’s side. Not intended as the target‚ Nancy is shot by an unknown shooter. This wound ultimately puts her in the hospital unresponsive. Detectives Briscoe and Curtis easily track down the shooter known as Elias Camacho. Elias stated that he just intended
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Police and Law Enforcement Response CJS/200 May 10‚ 2012 John Scott Police and Law Enforcement Response Police are the backbone and muscle of the law. Without police officers the world would be in complete chaos. Any given officer has many responsibilities riding on his or her shoulders. Their responsibilities range from what many would consider the most simple of tasks down to the most extreme and dangerous of tasks. An officers responsibility include things like enforcing the
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The Role of Law Esther Sellers The role of law in business is at the heart of everything we do as a United States. The forming of the United States and our Constitution is at the heart of all of our legal decisions. We hold the constitution up to the scrutiny of every case that is presented to the courts. Our laws are created by our executive branches and legislative branches and upheld by our courts. When a federal law is created there are many processes that it goes through
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human trafficking. In order to encounter and solve these complex problems the state of Pakistan must ensure rule of law particularly a well-established and independent judicial system. Pakistan is an embattled state‚ but at the same time Pakistan and its people are also a misunderstood nation. This article is a contribution to the ongoing debate about implementing rule of law in Pakistan. Rule of law requires the unity of law which is mostly in the form of state law. Pakistan is a legally
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The Police and Law Enforcement Anthony Mugavero CJA/204 University of Phoenix Timeline of the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction. • 1200-British created an organized posse led by the shire reeve or mounted officer • 1285-Statute of Winchester • 1630-Watch and ward in England. Colonist implemented English style law enforcement • 1700s-The Bow Street Runners. An early English police unit • 1829-Sir Robert Peel created the London Metropolitan Police Force of
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