CASE STUDY 2

Criminal Justice professionals have certain responsibilities and duties in order to fulfill the needs of

society. Criminal justice professionals are the backbone to any society and they are given certain

authority and power by the government to protect its citizens. This sets them apart from the general

population. They are expected to fulfill the vast amount of duties expected of them in a professional

manner. Criminal justice professionals are expected to have very high moral standard therefore in

order for the citizens to feel safe they have to remain vigilant and professional; they are not expected to

be any discrimination or biasness at all, during the commission of their duties. Law enforcement,

correctional system and legal system are a few of the criminal justice professions that are entrusted by

the government with the powers to protect and serve the citizens of the country.

Law enforcement officer’s role is public safety, which can officially be broken down in different

functions, enforcing the law, keeping the peace and protection of life and property. In carrying out the

function law enforcement officer have to exercise discretion. Without law enforcement we would have

anarchy and crime would be more prevalent. Policing is as much as helping people and maintaining

community quality of life as it is about enforcing the law and apprehending criminals. In today’s

multicultural and diverse society and with the high crime rate, discretion is very important. Even though

their main focus is tackling the high crime rate, different approaches have to be taken when dealing

CASE STUDY 3

with different cultural diverse groups. In order to combat this, most law enforcement agencies try to

ensure that their community police force is a representative of its population. To do this