Police Liability and High Speed Pursuits Rodgers There is a line in the Bible that states “sometimes the wicked flee‚ when no man pursueth‚" (Proverbs 28:1‚ King James Version)‚ law enforcement officers know only too well that there are numerous instances in which motorists flee‚ despite the fact that they are being pursued‚ and are lawfully being commanded to pull over and stop‚ for purposes of investigation‚ citation for traffic offenses‚ or for arrest of a more serious crime. Police pursuits
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One of the most important duties of police officers is to prevent crime from happening. In the light of this objective‚ part of the regular duties of police officers is to go on patrol to improve police visibility. As they patrol the community‚ police officers have the responsibility to stop motor vehicles in case the driver commits a violation of motor vehicle law or in case the driver or his companions engage in suspicious activities. Ordinarily‚ motor vehicle stops are supposed to last a few
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Imagine that we are living in a village that has been suspected of a terroristic threat to other nations. Imagine that every day and every night we are able to hear a machine constantly roaming around in the skies observing our every action. Then it happens all at once and our neighbor’s house was hit by a missile from this flying machine. We have heard and seen the destruction to neighboring villages in the past; however what we were not aware of is that the military can be wrong with their decisions
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Recently‚ police departments across the country have received much scrutiny for recent actions. The latest installment to the never-ending saga‚ that we all follow on the evening news‚ is the highly controversial topic of police body cameras. These cameras would attempt to provide an officers perspective to difficult situations and might help explain the actions of our police officers. Two recent articles published by the L.A. Times and The New York Times outline the pros and cons to making body
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Are Police Body Cameras Necessary? “How one tragedy affects so many others.”(Kenneth Eade) The many accusations of unnecessary police brutality is one of the primary causes of the introduction of police body cameras. The government was trying to find a solution to the slowly growing tension between the police and the common people. There are many different views on if these cameras are affective and necessary to keep around. Ever since the government has introduced the police body cameras in 2013
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focused on British police officers‚ and can therefore not be generalised to larger populations. This can make it difficult to use and reflect on in other theories and research. As well as making it impossible to create a comparison and contrast together with correlations. This is based on the ground that there is a likely difference between police officers and normal people‚ and thereby make the results impotent of being generalized. To further compare and contrast the pros and cons‚ though there not
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Pros and cons of hiring police officers to engage in private security work Abstract Hiring police officers to perform private security work has positive aspects and potential pitfalls. Business owners vary in their opinion on hiring police officers. Liability and cost are reasons some prefer to hire private security guards or take other security measures. Other business owners prefer the training‚ professionalism‚ deterrence‚ and authority that come with hiring a police officer. Due to lawsuits
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The United Nations has its own self-made problems recruiting police contractors. Latham says United Nations must better match attitudes and skills to tasks. To be able to do this‚ more standardized training is necessary. Training‚ however‚ takes time that current United Nations recruitment methods for United Nations police officers do not allow for. After the United Nations issues its request for officers‚ the member state must review the application and make sure it agrees with the mandate.
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Police body cameras are quickly becoming a hot topic both in Congress and in articles. There are several opinions on them‚ but one thing for certain is that they have their benefits and limitations. Three authors use various rhetorical strategies to convince their audience that body cameras should or should not be used. "Cameras in the Station House" is a peer reviewed article written by no ordinary authors. The contributors and reviewers of this article consist of a state chair man‚ a criminologist
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make on a daily basis in regards to police pursuits. This also includes the potential safety risks to the public‚ officers and suspects that are involved or not involved in a police pursuit. This paper will also highlight the statistics of police pursuits as well as the efforts and processes that are involved in making police pursuit policies. Police pursuits are often sudden decisions that have the potential to affect many other people’s lives. Police pursuits are a hard subject to fully understand
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