Auxiliary Police The Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force (HKAPF) currently has 4‚500 auxiliary police officers and known as the best in Asia. It comprises volunteers from all walks of life and has a proud history dating back to its establishment in 1914. The original role of the HKAPF as a trained manpower reserve to support the regular force during times of emergencies has been maintained. The HKAPF continues to render the form and amount of support as determined by the Commissioner of Police in accordance
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problems may seem different in the eyes of other individuals‚ what may seem major to one could seem like nothing to another‚ but they are still problems. One that interests me and I feel is of major concern happens to be alcohol abuse in police officers. Alcoholism itself is a major social problem‚ but when mixed with policing it may be more dangerous than we think. It all starts with the feeling of being stressed out on the job. Police feel that they have too much to deal with on the job‚ which
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Police officers argue that body cameras can deal with privacy issues. Privacy won’t become an issue if some of the police officers actually did their job right. Many of the police departments have been denying to wear body cameras because cameras may prevent people from coming forward as credible witnesses to help assist with investigations‚ due to fear of public exposure and the fear of someone coming after them to kill them. Technological issues related to the cameras may prevent proper functioning
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Looking back on my eleven years of being a Memphis police officer‚ there has been several times in which I have been faced with an ethical dilemma. A police officer can encounter these types dilemmas on a daily basis. I remember one of the first ethical issues I faced‚ was during my probationary phase. We had been dispatched to a one car accident. The dispatcher advised the complaint was a motorist who observed a vehicle severe off the road hit a guardrail and split a pole. My partner who had relinquished
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12/6/16 Police Corruption and Reputation Having a bad reputation can lead to someone being accused of a crime. Bad reputation kind of relates to police corruption‚ which is another topic I’m going to focus on. People’s reputation is being ruined every day and if they aren’t then people are probably talking around trying to ruin it. Police corruption is another issue that is in the world today still. Most cops respect the authority that has been given to them but some do not. “Police officers are
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Police brutality has become a hot topic in several states around the country. Several grass root movements have begun to pop up. The majority of people view police officers as “heroes” ; However then realize that‚ that isn’t always the case. Sadly‚ all police action is being questioned‚ officers are also questioning each other. Several police officers have a mentality that makes them believe that they’re above the law and feel a sense of authority over society. They demand respect from civilians
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A Career as a Police Officer A Career as a Police Officer Abstract This paper discusses three major aspects of becoming a police officer: job description‚ qualifications‚ and compensation. I would love to become a police officer. It is a good job even though it’s a risky job depending on where you are working‚ but it is worth it. It has good benefits and a reasonable salary. Most important is that I think it will be a challenging and rewarding career‚ and I think with my natural curiosity
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Police Brutality in NYC Police brutality is the use of excessive physical force‚ including beating citizens with hands or batons‚ or using guns‚ and even lethal weapons. For the vast majority of citizens‚ this is something they never have experienced. Many police officers go their entire careers without ever having to draw their weapon or even engage in a serious physical confrontation in order to protect themselves or the public from an offender. A very small percentage of law enforcement
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fatal police shooting has made it to court from 2010‚ two-thirds of police cases never went to a grand jury‚ and of those 49 cases that made it to the grand jury‚ only 9 involved an indictment because the grand jury was only asked to determine if the shooting was justified or unjustified (Schrade and Peebles). A shooting involved case that received national recognition (not military related) was the death of Kathryn Johnston‚ a 92-year-old woman who was tragically killed by two Atlanta police officers
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their platforms and getting it to millions of citizens. The media can greatly stress out police department in many ways especially when they release false information to the public. In today’s society people want information as quickly as possible‚ media outlets fight to get the information out first and gaining an audience no matter if the information they have is accurate or not. It is important for police departments to be transparent with the media no matter how it affects the department they
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