[The law enforcement community has a vast number of agencies‚ from federal‚ state and local systems. They have gone through many transitions over the almost two hundred years of organized police agencies. In this paper we will discuss the organizational structures of policing agencies‚ communication patterns within and outside of the agencies‚ and the trends in the approach to the policing function. In exploring this issues we can identify the changes to the field over the years and changes that
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not. From January 1st 2012 –October 15th 2012 there has been 99 Law Enforcement Fatalities through the United States. That number is far too high in the Law Enforcement world. Although 99 is a lot it is still down 34 from the same time span one year prior. A total of 1‚799 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty during the past 10 years‚ an average of one death every 53 hours or 164 per year. There were 163 law enforcement officers killed in 2011. All those deaths were because of different
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Utilizing Technology: Law Enforcement Style Ashley Fortin Everest University- Introduction to Criminal Justice Law enforcement officers are engaging in new technologies in order to better assist the community. Our world is evolving and moving rapidly into a technology based civilization‚ we rely on technology for almost everything we do these days. It only makes sense that our officers utilize the technologies that will help them conduct better investigations‚ and also keep themselves
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Throughout the United States‚ women were minorities in Law Enforcement. Women have been in policing for over 150 years and‚ despite strong resistance by those within the male-dominated field and public opinion‚ have challenged traditional and stereotypical perceptions of “authentic” police officers; women have used their talents and abilities in policing to prove their capacity as viable police officers. For example‚ Alice Stebbin Wells was the first women to be called a policewomen in the Los Angeles
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Women in law enforcement face multiple workplace challenges that can be very trying for them. They face sexual harassment‚ gender discrimination in the form of the glass ceiling‚ double standards‚ differential treatment‚ and are made to feel like it is career versus family. Many people believe that it is a man’s place to be put in the frontlines where it is the most dangerous and that women should not be allowed there. Sexual harassment is something that does happen more than it should. Many of
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Running Head: Ethical Law Enforcement 1 Ethical Law Enforcement Marvin Sanchez 12/03/2014 CJA/324 Instructor: Charles Hughes Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The moral agent of the story is about an intoxicated husband who the officers assume was driving and also a domestic violence call. The main issue is that the officers decided to give the husband a sobriety test and that was not supposed to happen since they
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In law enforcement‚ officers deal with a variety of calls‚ some being easier than others to deal with. When that happens‚ a mentality of “us versus them” can start to form with the public. For instance‚ if an officer goes to disturbing and upsetting scenes‚ then has to listen to the normal public ramble about what a “miserable” day it was‚ that can potentially be a basis for such a mentality‚ which plays into only being an authoritarian. It can be easier for an officer to be strict on all the rules
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What ever happened to the righteous law enforcement officers who abided by what they enforced? Today the numbers of people who have been exposed to unnecessary force by police officers has begun to rise substantially. In 2002‚ large state and local law enforcement agencies received more that 26‚000 citizen complaints. Statistics have shown that there is corruption in not only the officers themselves‚ but the law enforcement department as well. Most of the cases that are filed regarding inappropriate
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Andy Abstein Professor: Ortiz Patrol Functions 2 December 2012 Ethical Law Enforcement I chose this subject because I feel that before embarking on a career in law enforcement it is fundamental to understand how to play by the book without getting ostracized by ones peers. The purpose of this paper is to outline proper behavior while paying attention to factors that will effectively limit corruption. The law enforcement oath of honor is as follows. “On my honor‚ I will never betray my badge
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Ethics in law enforcement is a large subject and covers a detailed description in which a law enforcement official may behave. The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics is clearly written and very detailed. All persons who enter the criminal justice field must follow these rules in order to ensure a strong and positive conviction. If not in a case where a conviction is sought‚ these rules must also be followed in the field. A case‚ a criminal conviction or the employment of the law enforcement official can
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