Police Misconduct Response I would define police brutality as something that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using the amount of force with regards to a subject that is more than necessary. By excessive force‚ I mean that the officer use more than the amount of force to get the subject under control. I feel that police brutality happens when an officer has the subject under control and then might hit the subject with a black stick‚ or use the taser gun on the subject
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Police brutality is a form of misconduct within the police department. It could be false arrest‚ surveillance abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ racial profiling‚ and police corruption. Some police officers take advantage of their authority and innocent people end up paying the price. According to a survey done by graphs.net‚ 6.6% of police officers will have a complaint filed against them for misconduct. The reason for this behavior sometimes comes down to racism‚ money‚ sex‚ or to prove power. This improper
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context “When any sworn police officer violates the law or behaves in ways that discredit his or her position‚ this is police misconduct” (Champion). Officers withhold the power to use force when stopping a criminal. But the world seems to have all different ideas on what level of force the law may use to stop a criminal or get a confession out. The media has‚ in the past year or so‚ seen fit to broadcast the police officers who have expressed what they believe is misconduct. What the world does not
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Although many departments do not require a police officer to have a post-secondary degree‚ possession of such can greatly increase their chances for promotion. Promotions can vary from achieving a higher rank such as Sergeant or Lieutenant to becoming a Detective. According to Hilah‚ and Densley (2013)‚ officers who hold college degrees have a great career advantage over fellow officers who do not. Obtaining
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Problem-Solving Despite what folks accomplish as a profession or where they exist‚ most folks use the majority of their waking hours‚ at a workplace or at home‚ tackling situations. Most situations people challenge are little‚ some are substantial and complex‚ yet they need to be settled in a tasteful manner. There are a few definitions of a situation or how one individual may distinguish a situation. A situation is a chance for development. A situation may be a true break‚ the stroke of fortunes
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Even though the police force is doing all they can to resolve the situation‚ police misconduct is still a major problem in the United States because many innocent people have been wrongfully accused and even died at the hands of careless police officers who abuse their authority. One case claims that “A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit.” (Webber) This is a perfect example as it shows how police were abusing their authority
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Ortega Academic Strategies Abstract The responsibility of police officers is to protect and serve the community lawfully. There have been many instances in which the power of an officer has been exercised ethically or unethically. Unfortunately‚ police misconduct still takes place in today’s police agencies nationwide. Activities such as‚ illegally searching ones property or a protocol miscue are classified as police misconduct no matter the magnitude of the offense. The right to search and
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Problem Solving Simulation In order to solve the problem it was necessary to first interpret the scenario. In completing the Riverbank activity‚ I took the following approach: I imagined the situation I identified the problem I understood the problem I found different strategies I evaluated the progress I eliminated the obstacles I thought about the solutions I implemented a solution The scenario of the problem situation was
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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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a social problem experienced by that community. Use an existing study or journal article to explicate the problem. In this day and age in America’s social class is based on income and race. Political and systematic factors used to oppress the people of a certain community govern our social classes. Within every social order in the world there must be an authoritative system put in place. Those who have low income are subjected to poverty stricken environments where in some cases police have abused
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