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    Federal and Local Law Enforcement Sherle Spencer Everest College Intro to Criminal Justice Abstract Police agencies are shaped by the type of government under which they operate and our government consists of federalstate‚ and local law enforcement agencies. These agencies operate with a specific purpose and objective. This paper will focus on the similarities and differences between the FBI and the local police. Police agencies operate at all levels of government

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    the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction‚ while analyzing their roles in contemporary society. It will describe the main types of law enforcement agencies‚ including localstate‚ and federal agencies and their components. Historical Development of Police Agencies Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was

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    Role of Federal Agencies

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    The threat has reached the point that given enough time‚ motivation‚ and funding‚ a determined adversary will likely be able to penetrate any system that is accessible directly from the Internet. It is difficult to state with confidence that our critical infrastructure—the backbone of our country’s economic prosperity‚ national security‚ and public health—will remain unscathed and always be available when needed. The recent security breach by unauthorized intruders into the parent company of NASDAQ

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    Various Types of Humor

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    Barry use various types of humor‚ such as hyperbole and sarcasm‚ in their essays‚ one is commenting and criticizing on ironic situations people can relate to and the other shows how to turn uncomfortable situations around. In the essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” Sedaris uses hyperbole to add humor in his essay‚ “Her rabbity mouth huffed for breath‚ as though the appropriate comeback were stitched somewhere alongside the zipper of her slacks‚ “(pg 12). He also uses hyperbole to describe how the mouth

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    Historical Development of Police Agencies CJA/204 August 8‚ 2011 Abstract Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was considered the civic duty of members of a community. These “drafted” officers were not paid or trained. Appointed Sheriff’s were motivated by money‚ and lost focus on enforcing the law. Policing was considered reactive

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    Reflections from the One-Percent of Local Police Departments with Mandatory Four-Year Degree Requirements For New Hires: Are They Diamonds in the Rough? Diana Bruns Bacone College ***Contact information Diana Bruns‚ Ph.D. Department Chairperson and Professor‚ Criminal Justice Studies Bacone College 2299 Old Bacone Road Muskogee‚ OK 74403 brunsd@bacone.edu cell: 918-781-7295 office: 918-781-7295 **Diana

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    CJA100 1. Explain the role that state law enforcement agencies play in enforcing the law‚ and describe the two major models of state law enforcement organization. State-level police agencies were created in the late nineteenth century to combat specific criminal activity‚ and prevent further criminal activity that crossed the boundaries of cities and counties within a specific state. For instance‚ the Texas Rangers were created prior to Texas becoming a state (1835) and in reaction to the abundance

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    State and federal

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    How a society punishes their criminals can say a lot about the way the citizens live their lives. Here in the United States we would rather take better care of someone in prison for life than a person on the street who has never committed a crime in their life. The philosophy and practices has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Rehabilitation was the main focus for the beginning of the 20th century. This gave way to a new found focus on justice‚ and fairness in the 1970s. Crime control was

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    Various Types of Drivers

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    Various Types of Drivers Drivers come in many different forms and each carry their own characteristics. When on the road‚ one can experience several different drivers and their driving habits. The different drivers you experience during your journey may result in many things such as you being late to your destination or even become part of a car crash. Most motorists would like to make it to where they need to go on time‚ but how they get there depends on their style of driving as well as the types

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    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 examining their

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