Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion
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Police Department Organization Paper “What if the structure of police organizations is shaped by factors beyond easy human contrivance‚ such as the size and age of the force‚ the degree of stability in the political environment‚ the complexity of governmental regulation‚ the geographical dispersion of the population‚ or the nature of police work itself” (Maguire 2003)? * In this paper I will describe in detail various types of police agencies at the local‚ state‚ and federal level and how
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History of Police Nancy Anderson CJA/214 August 4‚ 2012 Miriam Moore History of Police He was an important political leader in England and the “father” of modern policing. Robert Peel fought for over 30 years to improve law enforcement and finally‚ in 1829‚ persuaded the English Parliament to create the London Metropolitan Police. This police department is recognized as the first modern police force (Walker & Katz‚ 2011). This English heritage is what produced American policing. The
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Rights and responsibilities What are rights and responsibilities? Our rights are what every human being deserves‚ no matter who they are or where they live‚ so that we can live in a world that is fair and just. A responsibility is something that you must do. It is something that affects our lives and other people’s lives. What are my rights? 1. You have the right to feel safe: No one has the right to make fun of you or hurt you in any way‚ even if you do something wrong. You have
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reade3r think about the speech not as a reader but as a soldier | Emotive language | They’ll come marching through here burning your houses‚ killing your children‚ and yes‚ violating your women | Emotive language is used to make the reader feel what it was like during the first world war. | Rule of three | They’ve beaten brave little Belgium‚ swallowed her up in one gulp. And now they’ve taken a fair slice of France too. | This piece of evidence is showing how the germens were taking over
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Police corruption is a complex issue. Police corruption or the abuse of authority by a police officer‚ acting officially to fulfill personal needs or wants‚ is a growing problem in the United States today. Things such as an Internal Affairs department‚ a strong leadership organization‚ and community support are just a few considerations in the prevention of police corruption. An examination of a local newspaper or any police-related publication in an urban city during any given week would most likely
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Police Discretion Should all police officers of America be advised to enforce the law equally in all situations? Before a justifiable response‚ let’s create a scenario; a full grown man in his early twenties is walking in a residential neighborhood‚ carrying a baseball bat and smashing car windows. Authorities have been called and the man is obstructing both officers that arrived in a squad car- the man is swinging the bat in the direction of the officers and is creating a threat to their lives
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Police Morale The University of Tennessee at Martin Ripley Campus Police Morale Morale‚ such a simple word‚ six letters in a combination to make up a word that by its very definition means confidence‚ enthusiasm‚ and discipline. This word‚ morale‚ when coupled with a human being‚ can be a very powerful word. Morale is a great contributor to a healthy or unhealthy workplace. Morale‚ in the sense of police‚ can make or break a department. A high morale‚ and the department is firing on all
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construct systematically an ethical framework for Western civilization was begun over 2000 years ago by Socrates. He approached ethics as a science‚ as being “governed by principles of universal validity‚ so that what was good for one was good for all‚ and what was my neighbor’s duty was my duty also.”1 However‚ acceptance of the Socratic approach has proved burdensome. After 2000 years of effort‚ humankind universally adheres to not even one ethical principle. No set of ethical principles‚ no matter
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Police Brutality In recent years‚ police actions‚ particularly police abuse towards people‚ has come into a wide view of the public‚ and have been ones critical eye for years now. Society brings into question whether people should be more concerned about protecting themselves from criminals or more so law enforcement. Over time‚ there has been much attention being brought upon police brutality along with extensive evidence showing there needs to be a watchful eye out for those whose duties are to
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