of Police CJA 204 Introduction to Police Theory and Practices The History of Police Police practices have been around for many years. There have been a lot of changes since the early 1600s‚ when it started‚ and now. Used to be a requirement with no training or pay for this type of duty. Now in the 21st century you can make a career out of being a part of the police department. Around the 1630s during Colonial America there was no such thing as a criminal investigation for the police. The
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“Police Departments‚ their Functions and Roles There is no doubt that terrorism is providing an impulsion for the various law enforcement agencies (Terry and Grant‚ 2012). These terrorism activities have made the organization restructure and increase their cross-agency information globally. The police deliver their services to the public using organizations (Walker and Katz‚ 2011). The quality and efficiency of the policing depend on the organization and management of the departments. Various critics
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Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police
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Unethical Police Operations When a Police Officer abuses his authority‚ it is called police misconduct. Police misconduct is a broad term used to describe police corruption and police brutality which include violations of state and federal laws‚ the violation of an individual’s constitutional rights‚ the abuse of police authority for personal gain‚ excessive force‚ false arrest and imprisonment‚ malicious prosecution‚ and wrongful death. Police misconduct can often lead to the miscarriage of justice
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The police force and miscommunication Before we start our presentation we have a few anouncements. At first we want to thank you for coming. Setting time limits: We’ll try to keep it fairly brief‚ the duration of the presentation will be between 15 and 20 minutes. Invitation to ask questions: We’ll be happy to answer any questions at the end. Giving an outline: We have divided our presentation in six chapters: * We’ll start with an introduction in chapter one; * Chapter two is about
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the American Civil Liberties Union‚ or ACLU. The images depicted on the news of the neighborhood police officers wearing face and head protectants‚ and driving in armored vehicles‚ wielding around rifles made for war‚ are not incidents alone in themselves‚ this is a representation of a nationwide trend of police militarization (ACLU). “Sending in a heavily armed team of officers to perform normal police work can dangerously escalate situations
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POLICE DISCRETION Police officers are faced each day with a variety of situation in which they must deal; therefore we should ask ourselves the following questions: Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law? What types of situations would they be required to fully enforce the law? Why does police discretion exist? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And what is the relationship between police
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What do you think the key role of the police service is and what skills do you bring to the service to execute that role? The key role of the police is to prevent criminal activity to occur in society. This is demonstrated through the use of detecting criminal behaviour‚ investigating crime and stopping individuals or groups that create a threat to others. Police enforce the law to provide safety and a sense of security. The key role of the police service is to maintain social order through the
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Since police body cameras have been introduced‚ 75% less accidents have occurred with officers that wore a camera in a California police trail (Koh). Throughout the years‚ police brutality has been a big topic that has taken over the news. Whether or not police should wear body cameras is a question that has many sides and has taken the public into an argument that people don’t know which side to believe. Even though some argue that policemen having cameras invades privacy‚ cameras should be used
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The article‚ ‘Police‚ Politics‚ and Culture in a Deeply Divided Society’ tries to explain the divide and perception of law enforcement from the Arab minority group of Israel. In Israel‚ the Muslim Arabs are the main minority along with Christian Arabs and Druze. There were multiple factors that the article listed that affected the Arabs perceptions of the police in a negative way including political disagreement along with cultural differences. The different subgroups of Arabs had varying relationships
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