The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines aggressive driving as "the operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property"a traffic and not a criminal offense like road rage. Examples include speeding or driving too fast for conditions‚ improper lane changing‚ tailgating and improper passing. Approximately 6‚800‚000 crashes occur in the United States each year; a substantial number are estimated to be caused by aggressive driving
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Critical Incident Management CJA/560 Ian Moffett November 22‚ 2010 Emergency Operations Plan Emergency planning has changed very much since the 9/11 attacks. Law enforcement agencies focus more on prevention‚ preparedness‚ response‚ recovery‚ and mitigation. With planning and efforts made by law enforcement agencies‚ the law enforcement community can provide a comprehensive emergency management and security program (EMHSD/MSP‚ 2009). The first phase in producing an effective emergency program
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prevention. People were sought after based solely on the fact that they were of Arab descent. But racial profiling did not start with September 11th - racial profiling has been around for ages. Tracy Maclin‚ a professor at Boston University School of Law‚ says
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organizations were formed to conduct studies on how to better prevent crime and increase the public’s confidence in law enforcement. The first of which was the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration created by Congress in 1969. There are many benefits to using an evidence-based policing stance‚ such as being able to see the actual results of your policies. This enables an agency to make necessary changes to the way they operate inorder to accomplish their missions more effectively‚ such
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(Heraclitus). With technology on a continuous rise and the increasing demographic changes in contemporary America‚ saying that the future of law enforcement is unpredictable is being very modest. Through the use of computer-aided dispatch (CAD)‚ mobile computing‚ records management systems and database and information technology police and other law enforcement agencies have become much more efficient. Many other tools have help to protect the safety of officers‚ Kevlar and the Taser for example. Tools
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assistance. This is particularly important that globalisation and modern technology have a profound effect on white collar crime including corruption and money laundering. The only effective way to deal with transnational crime is for a global enforcement initiative. This requires each state to have extensive international links and appropriate mutual legal assistance legislation to assist and to be assisted in a collective international fight against corruption. In Hong Kong‚ international cooperation
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the Internet (Cyberstalking‚ 2010). The Internet has given any user the ability to gain access to other peoples’ information‚ contact a person or group‚ or even damage another person’s computer or equipment. Along with the evolution of technology‚ laws have been created and/or revised to regulate wrongful activities or behavior that are spawning from the new technology. Cyberstalking was to be considered normal stalking when it first sprouted‚ but many problems that came with the new technology
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the thought of crime scares them. It brings out the fear of violence‚ drugs‚ and the images of some of the worst places or scariest people this world has to offer. It gives officers of law enforcement it gives the thoughts of opportunity to make a difference. The times in which most run away‚ officers of law enforcement run towards. To be a police officer it is not about the paycheck‚ it is not about the power it gives to you over another citizen. Its the ability to make a difference and impact society
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The Fine Line between Police Discretion and Corruption Abstract In today’s law enforcement agencies there is a fine line between discretion and corruption. Imagine that you are a police officer‚ you pull over a car that you suspect is driven by someone who has had too much to drink. Upon reaching the window you find that it’s an old friend from school. Do you take him to jail or do you take him home? Police officers have the power to make this decision. In the world of the officer this could
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keep law enforcement agencies running and fund their wants more than needs. The ability to seize money and use it for your agency along with the ability to seize houses and valuable items alike only to then sell it back to a citizen of your district or use it for the company seems like an unfair way of doing business. It keeps local law enforcement up to date with the latest technologies along with the specialized trained teams to use the technologies properly. This gives law enforcement the upper
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