American Police Issues
CCJ 1020
Issues with in American police.
When I first began researching the topic of these issues with in our police force, it really got my mind pondering different things. How do we survive in a world where there is so many issues taking place day after day? Many Americans believe out police system is completely corrupt. The top police based issues concerning Americans today are such things as Police organization and management of police, Socialization into the policing culture, styles of policing, police use of technology, use of force, and police dangers and stress. Each of these seem to be concerning Americans; Why you may ask?
The first issue at hand is police organization and …show more content…
I believe more citizens should be intertwined in some way to the criminal justice system. Americans should always remember that a police officer of the law is taking orders from his superiors. If there is a certain crime going on that police are not involved in, it’s typically because the officer’s superior has drawn the officers’ attention elsewhere. Our police management system is based off of a delegation of authority system. One power is supposed to pass on power to a few others, who pass on powers to a few others, etc; Like a very large pyramid. Delegations usually only work efficiently in smaller based departments, maybe this is why our police management is not under …show more content…
This is the amount of money spent on police misconduct from the year 2010. Should America honestly be paying 350 million dollars a year due to police misconduct? Must I remind you the amount of debt America is in already? These numbers are all staggering, and every single one of these numbers could and should be below 20% of what they are now. America’s police force needs to get their job straight, knowing their specific duties and how to carry out their duties in a civil and correct manner.
Time to quit picking apart our police force, as we know, no one is perfect (including our police.) Police also take quite the risk being an officer of the law, definitely more than you and I endure on a daily basis. Many officers meet their death in their own line of work.
“Police officers in the united states spend a substantial amount of their time trying to resolve conflict, frequently in hostile environments. Contrary to the media image, police officers are often afraid on the job, and far too many are injured and killed.” (Intro to C.J.
Issues with in American police.
When I first began researching the topic of these issues with in our police force, it really got my mind pondering different things. How do we survive in a world where there is so many issues taking place day after day? Many Americans believe out police system is completely corrupt. The top police based issues concerning Americans today are such things as Police organization and management of police, Socialization into the policing culture, styles of policing, police use of technology, use of force, and police dangers and stress. Each of these seem to be concerning Americans; Why you may ask?
The first issue at hand is police organization and …show more content…
I believe more citizens should be intertwined in some way to the criminal justice system. Americans should always remember that a police officer of the law is taking orders from his superiors. If there is a certain crime going on that police are not involved in, it’s typically because the officer’s superior has drawn the officers’ attention elsewhere. Our police management system is based off of a delegation of authority system. One power is supposed to pass on power to a few others, who pass on powers to a few others, etc; Like a very large pyramid. Delegations usually only work efficiently in smaller based departments, maybe this is why our police management is not under …show more content…
This is the amount of money spent on police misconduct from the year 2010. Should America honestly be paying 350 million dollars a year due to police misconduct? Must I remind you the amount of debt America is in already? These numbers are all staggering, and every single one of these numbers could and should be below 20% of what they are now. America’s police force needs to get their job straight, knowing their specific duties and how to carry out their duties in a civil and correct manner.
Time to quit picking apart our police force, as we know, no one is perfect (including our police.) Police also take quite the risk being an officer of the law, definitely more than you and I endure on a daily basis. Many officers meet their death in their own line of work.
“Police officers in the united states spend a substantial amount of their time trying to resolve conflict, frequently in hostile environments. Contrary to the media image, police officers are often afraid on the job, and far too many are injured and killed.” (Intro to C.J.