Police officers are abusing their authority by brutalizing and even sometimes killing people. These attacks have been video recorded and put on social media. Police brutality has been a trending topic on social media because of the rising cases involving police using excessive force and the recordings of these events. Many famous cases have spiraled from police brutality including Michael Brown‚ Rodney King‚ and Sandra Bland. Seeing this has made people start to protest and riot. Others have been
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Issue’s facing police departments in today’s society‚ in my opinion are; the increase in crime rates due to the poor economy and lack of jobs available‚ civil law suits due to “crocket cops”‚ safety of law enforcement officers‚ policing multicultural communities which can be very stressful for law enforcement‚ they are understaffed‚ and corruption which has destroyed the public faith in law enforcement and is what triggers the civil law suits. I feel if each of these things was addressed individually
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addressed the issue of crime. Narrowed Focus: Compare and contrast how the governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica have addressed the issue of crime. Thesis: Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica have both recruited the expert services of foreign police officers whilst their approach to community policing and legislation differ in addressing the issue of crime. According to the United Nations Human Development Report on Citizen Security 2011‚ "In many Caribbean territories crime and fear of
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Issues 1.Does a partnership exist between Ed‚ Jake‚ Charlie and Bella? 2. Are Ed‚ Charlie and Bella also liable for the lawsuit against the firm by their client Mr Laurent.? 2. If so how far responsible are the other partners for Jakes mistake? 3.If no other partner liable‚ what excludes them? 4.Are there any defences to any of the members of the firm from being liable to the lawsuit? Law: Partnerships Partnership Act 1891 (QLD) Nature of Partnership Determination of existence of partnership
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Do-Not-Resuscitate: Legal and Ethical Issues Most cultures value life and bringing persons back from the dead is a popular subject of many fictional books. However‚ as technology evolves and the story of Frankenstein reborn with a bolt of lighting has come true with the external or implanted defibrillators‚ the natural process of death slows as much of society gains the knowledge to live longer than nature intended. The Red Cross Association taught many organizations like the girl and boy scouts
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Criminal Procedures Mid- Term Probable cause does not rise to the level of proof beyond a reasonable doubt but must be beyond a mere hunch or guess. The legal standard to a probable cause arrest is when an officer finds evidence during a valid stop and frisk search that confirms the reasonable suspicion of an officer that a crime has been or is being committed and would lead to the arrest of and offender. There are a variety of sources to establish probable cause and they are personally observed
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The organization of a police department plays a vital role in the effectiveness of the police department. There are three major concepts you should consider when organizing a police department. They are as follows: area‚ time‚ and purpose. I will briefly discuss each concept as it relates to the organization and effectiveness of the police department. The area that any given police department is responsible for plays a huge part in it organization. For example‚ if a police department is responsible
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The recent police shootings which have taken place across America‚ and the fabrications stirred up by many mainstream media publications like CNN and MSNBC have led many Americans to be ambivalent towards law enforcement officers‚ and to wonder if‚ in fact the majority of cops are racist or hold racial biases towards minorities. Many who lead this argument state the hackneyed phrase “Black Lives Matter” and form rallies and protests‚ which have led to violent riots in several cities like Dallas‚
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speed limit and a police officer catches you and he pulls you over. You pull to the side of the highway and pulls you out of your car and puts you in handcuffs and doesn’t tell you why you’re in handcuffs. Shortly after you ask him why he’s in cuffs and the cop says shut up and punches you in the gut. Then he starts to kick you in the face repeatedly just for going over the speed limit. I wanted to research police brutality because I had heard a lot of problems related to police brutality on the news
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Recently there have been incidents of police brutality in the United States all over the internet‚ in newspapers and on TV. Police brutality is a huge problem all across America and sadly‚ it occurs everyday. The Dictionary of American History defines it as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803303.html) Most cases of this type of brutality are also racially motivated‚ which I will go more into detail
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