Police work is a dangerous job‚ and police are more than likely to be put into situations when excessive force is needed. But‚ sometimes police use excessive force for their own personal reasons‚ such as‚ racism. The issue of police officers using excessive force may or may not be of great concern‚ but it should be looked into by both the police and the public. Because some officers use excessive force in situations when it is not needed‚ police brutality should be addressed. Some may feel as if
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the Constitution of India‚ the ‘Police’ are a State subject.2 This means that they are the responsibility of State governments. The organisation and working of the police forces are governed by rules and regulations framed by the state governments. Each state/ union territory has its own separate police force. In addition‚ there are central police organisations set up by the union government for specialised work. The total strength of the state/union territory police forces on 1.1.2003 in the country
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INTRODUCTION Diversity management and equal opportunities are important values that need to be upheld in today’s work environment. Given both the past and recent history of discrimination cases against the Met Police‚ such as the cases of Stephen Lawrence and Carol Howard‚ institutional racism in organizations is still being questioned in British society. Over than last 50 years‚ changes in discrimination law have indeed impacted the behaviour of employers and institutions. These laws have made
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Work equals home: Police confined by residency requirements Introduction to Law Enforcement Professor Joseph Alkus Bethanie Sessoms April 11th‚ 2013 Introduction As a particular saying goes‚ “Home is where the heart is.” This statement rings true to many individuals who view home as an escape from the outside world‚ an abode‚ a place of relaxation and comfort. For police officers‚ they too hold a similar notion‚ viewpoint of home. Yet for some‚ officers are restricted to where exactly
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Police Influence Police Influence on Society Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/344 March 25‚ 2012 Police Influence Police Influence on Society The history of policing in diverse neighborhoods has not been
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Should the police be armed? There have been quite a lot of controversies over the issue whether the police should be armed or not. Nowadays‚ police officers in most of the countries are armed when they are patrolling. However‚ police officers in New Zealand‚ the United Kingdom‚ Iceland‚ Falkland Island and Norway are literally unarmed‚ except for those who are committed in airport security and anti-terrorism work. In countries such as China‚ the United States and Russia‚ the media often adduce
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Minority Police Brutality in Major Cities of the United States Since the first state-sponsored police forces in the U.S. racial discrimination in police forces has been a characteristic of the American landscape. Racial profiling and police brutality have their roots in enforcement of slave codes‚ black codes‚ and Jim Crow Segregation laws. We Charge Genocide‚ a petition submitted to the UN by the Civil Rights Congress in 1951‚ documented thousands of incidents of police violence against African
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For my information Interview‚ I went down to the local police department and asked them if I was allowed to interview any of them for a college project. I interviewed one of the cops whose name is Thomas Bartunek‚ and he is currently a patrol man at the Waldoboro Police Department. There were two cops on duty that day because it was thanksgiving and one was busy doing paperwork so I had to get in and out in case of a call. I told him I had to ask about 10 questions for a project and he told me he
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Print The Public Image of the Police Final Report to The International Association of Chiefs of Police By The Administration of Justice Program George Mason University Authors (Alphabetical Order): Catherine Gallagher Edward R. Maguire Stephen D. Mastrofski Michael D. Reisig October 2‚ 2001 Contact Person: Stephen D. Mastrofski Administration of Justice Program George Mason University 10900 University Boulevard‚ MS 4F4 Manassas‚ VA 20110-2203 Telephone: (703) 993-8313 Fax: (703)
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Kevin Gilmartin‚ hypervigilance is when officers feel the physiological and emotional effects of the job. They are very upbeat while working their shifts‚ but when they head to their life outside of the agency‚ they experience the humdrum feeling of police work‚ which causes them to feel extreme physical or mental fatigue‚ a lack of enthusiasm and concern‚ and isolated (The Unspoken‚ 2015). Groups officers belong to‚ inside or outside the organization‚ affect their
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