FYS-Presentation/Midterm test October 14‚2014 Topic: Abuse of power in the police force – There has to be an invisible sun that gives us hope when the whole day is done. Introduction: Nowadays a lot of killings have taken place in various parts of the world e.g. U.S.A‚ U.K and many more. There have been a lot of misconduct with the police force. The reason why I picked this research‚ is due to the abuse of power in the police force. A lot of young people have died‚ because of petty incidences or
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James Temple Coms 356 Paper on Lighting I believe an important theme of Touch of Evil is the abuse of power and corruption in the police force. The film follows detectives as they try and find out who planted dynamite in a car which blew up. Detective Hank Quinlan shows up on the scene and has a feeling that the dynamite was planted by someone on the Mexican side. Detective Quinlan is a corrupt detective who does anything he can to drag evil doers to justice. His fellow officers awe him
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Ever wonder if police officers know what its like to be a citizen under jurisdiction‚ with the same sense of distrust and sense of unfaithfulness in the individuals who are supposed to protect? People must also realize that citizens will never know what it is like to be police officers. They take too much crap from people who don’t appreciate their services. Police officers also have their personal lives to worry about. That is stress that a lot can’t understand‚ let alone coupe with. There are a
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Police Abuse An officer who uses more force than policy allows is said to have used excessive force and may be guilty of police brutality‚ the excessive and lawless use of police force. Police officers are often seen as a thin blue line of protection between criminals and law-abiding citizens‚ but when they use excessive force‚ they cross the line and become criminals. Police brutality damages the image of law enforcement as well as the justice system. It leads to loss of trust in the policemen
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The argument states that people are more worried about drug abuse and therefore the police have increased its efforts on preventing drugs from entering the country. Due to this increase‚ drug trafickers prefer to illegaly transport cocaine which does not have the disadvantages of other drugs. Therefore increased law enforcement lead to an increase in cocaine abuse. At first glance‚ the argument may seem somewhat convincing‚ though further examination reveals examples of lack of evidence‚ ill-founded
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use of stun guns in Police Departments is a relatively new thing. While‚ stun guns have widely been available in the private sector for well over two decades‚ law enforcement agencies have only began using them in the last ten years. Also‚ a new tool that has been introduced over the last fifteen years is the use of surveillance cameras in patrol cars. This paper will discuss the benefits that these two tools provide to not only law enforcement but to the citizens as well. The stun guns that law enforcement
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Composition 1 Argumentative Research Essay Final Draft. Police Brutality Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed. But‚ because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not‚ police brutality occurs. I believe Police brutality needs to be addressed‚ because it affects every one of us within our society. How can we trust the Police officers who sworn to “serve the public” when they use such excessive force that results
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There is a widespread and persistent problem of police brutality across the United States. Thousands of individual complaints about police abuse are reported each year and local authorities pay out millions of dollars to victims in damages after lawsuits. Police officers have beaten and shot unresisting suspects; they have misused batons‚ chemical sprays‚ and electro-shock weapons; they have injured or killed people by placing them in dangerous restraint holds. This is the first paragraph of an
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ensure a peaceful society and avoid disorder. The government enforces law through the police‚ courts and other agencies. Power can produce many positive results‚ but this power the government controls is often abused and in many cases they enforce law with brutality which is completely different from its original purpose. Law was established to benefit the people but sometimes through the abuse of power like police brutality‚ its enforcement defers its original purpose. The concept of law is very
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The Rise of Police Brutality Police in society have the role of maintaining order and safety by enforcing policies and laws. These roles provide a special authoritative power over the general population that can sometimes be misused. Unjustified loss of civilian life and other forms of assault by police officers can be explained by the following reasons: a fear of harm that causes knee-jerk negative fight or flight reactions‚ an invalid fear based on racism‚ and a lack of proper de-escalation training
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