Racism and Police Officers Are all police officers purposely racist? Do they have to pass a test on racism and ones with high scores become employed at a police department? The answer is “No” to both questions. Nonetheless‚ according to the latest news‚ regarding relations between police officers and black communities‚ the answer should be “Yes”. Before accusing a police officer of being racist‚ it is wise to consider all the aspects that play role in his/her decision making when protecting the public
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Sherman in 1982 identified the diverse values of police offices. The first attitude and value that he mentioned to be the most essential is the loyalty‚ which is the strong devotion and allegiance towards the members of the organization. An officer neglects his role and does cover up for his fellow officer to be able to protect him from penalty. Second is the public and the enemy. He stated that the police officers must employ their roles efficiently to be able to determine the casualty and the
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Degrees Needed To Become A Police Officer Education: Police officers must have a minimum of a high school education‚ or its equivalent‚ and larger departments may require one or two years of college. Federal and State agencies typically require a college degree. Since civil service regulations govern the appointment of police in most jurisdictions‚ officers must pass a civil service examination. Officers usually undergo a
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Police Corruption Justin Villeneuve Nipissing University CRJS 4917 For years‚ we have considered any discussions of police misconduct as taboo. After all‚ these are the men and woman in which we‚ as citizens‚ give the responsibility of keeping us out of harms way. We all know it is present within law enforcement in some shape or form‚ but we ignore its relevance in the way our criminal justice system works. Assumptions of police misconduct and corruption have long been suppressed and silenced
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Policemen and women seem to be killed every day in the US. No state is safe as we saw on November the second‚ two police officers named Anthony Beminio and Justin Martin was ambushed in the early hours of the morning. Those two officers were right at home in little Iowa. The things to know about police being targeted is why they are being targeted and by who. Police Officers don’t have to do anything to be attacked. Out of the 132 men and women‚ Those two men are just a fraction of all the officers
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Police suicide is a thing for police that has become way too common. Police as a career is very difficult job that brings along many different stresses. It is a job that comes with a lot of things that you don’t want to think about. You see the problems in society that occur every day that not everyone wants to see‚ things from suicide to murders to just everyday crimes that people commit. Police officers have more things that they have to deal with than most other professions. It is one of the most
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Controlling Police Through Litigation Controlling Police Through Litigation Police departments draft and implement policies and procedures to provide consistency and eliminate ambiguity in department practices. These are guidelines are for staff and officers to follow in a variety of different situations. Police policies and procedures may have the force of law‚ or be considered by a court or jury in determining whether an officer acted lawfully in the line of duty. Procedures related to employee
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Police corruption seems to be a problem in the United States as well as most of the world. The simplest explanation why corruption exists is that the police officers are human beings and as such are prone to give in to temptation. Another widely held opinion is that the officers don’t get enough pay. No matter what are the reasons police corruption is abuse of authority and power; it is also betraying to the public trust. The researches proved that in socioeconomic disadvantage countries the percentage
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When I was young‚ I thought police officers were super heroes. From the television I watched‚ police officers were always catching criminals. However‚ as I grew older‚ I saw police officers do everything but catching criminals. As I was reading Police Discretion and Boredom: What Officers Do When There Is Nothing To Do by Scott W. Phillips‚ I came to understand that‚ as the author theorized‚ an officer’s discretionary decision making can minimize the boredom that may be associated with down time
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Police Administration Newspaper article on man beaten to death in Cincinnati 01/18/2013 I picked this article because it’s a perfect example of police misconduct have to do with Police Administration‚ and I also thought it was interesting. On the day it occurred a man name Nathaniel Jones was outside White Castle passed out when employees called 911 to Report it. So the police arrive on the scene‚ and it was said that Nathaniel was being irate. Several police than started beating Nathaniel
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