...Capable Law Enforcers Ryan Asevo CJA/204 December 4, 2010 Gregory Todd Frum Ever since the dawn of organized society, there has been a need for capable guardians or what we now know as law enforcement agencies. In our present time, we have different levels of law enforcement agencies starting with local, state, and federal. Local law enforcement provides service to its designated jurisdiction which most of the time is one city. State law enforcement provides service to the entire state the agency is based in, and finally, federal law enforcement has a nation wide jurisdiction. In the following paragraphs, these different levels of law enforcement agencies will be discussed in detail about their history and function. The first Europeans who landed on our shores had to devise a system to effectively protect themselves and their property from the natives, who did not want to share their land. All able-bodied men and young boys were responsible for policing the community, after things became fairly settled and maintaining order was a simple task, the new colonies created Justices of the Peace. Justices of the Peace were unpaid community elected officials that patrolled the colony and kept the peace, but as colonies grew into towns and towns into cities, the Justices of Peace were not enough. The city of Boston established Night Watch in 1636, which worked well, as long as the area remained rural and pastoral. In 1651, New York City established the Shout...
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...punishments are much less. As stated in an article from Entertainment News, we see each and every day in newspapers and on TV where a celebrity is caught breaking the law (Celebrity Law Breakers). Loretta Martinez says this is a huge problem and that we hardly ever see any celebrities doing more than a day or two in jail, or paying a fine that is so small it doesn’t make a dent in their wallets (Martinez). Entertainment News also says this is leading to chaos and much dispute about what is going on with our government and law enforcement these days (Celebrity Law Breakers). This is why celebrities breaking the law and not being punished the way they should be is causing disputes about how our law enforcement and judicial system is unfair. Recently in a news article by Loretta Martinez, it is stated that Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears, Jesse McCartney, Marc Anthony, Nicole Richie and many other celebrities have been seen breaking the law and being punished with minimal charges or getting away with no charges at all (Martinez). There are many celebrities who were let go for doing the same crimes that middle and lower class Americans are serving jail time for. Entertainment News asks, how can our government say that “laws apply to everyone,” when everyone knows that many celebrities are clearly above the law (Celebrity Law Breakers)? In 2005, according to The Disaster Center, crimes involving murder rose 4.8 percent, meaning there were more than 16,900 murder victims. That would be the...
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...These include print media like newspaper and magazines; broadcast media like televisions and radios and more recently the internet that can also be attain mass median status and many media outlets, maintain a web presence to take advantage of the ready availability of internet in many regions of the world. The news media feeds the public a daily dose of crime stories. In some stories and instances law enforcers are the one in issue and they are accused of breaking the law or committing crimes. We know it for a fact that law enforcers have a mission of enforcing the law, preventing and controlling crimes, maintaining peace and order and ensuring public safety and internal security with the active support of the community. Their vision is to attain a safe place to live, work, invest and do business with. If they are the one who are violating the laws of the state, it will be hard for the members of the Philippine National Police to take and gain the active support of the community. This research study aims to identify what was the implication of media reporting about crime involving law...
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...Law and Justice Law and justice are two words that are both difficult and easy to understand. The word law is defined by a system of rules that is shown to help govern behavior. The word justice exact definition is behavior or treatment. It is hard to grasp the meaning of these words due to the fact that they are huge topics. These words define our government and the way we are treated. Law and justice are recognized by society because they are what run the government, without laws we would have no rules or boundaries that need to be followed. The same goes for justice, without justice, we would have complete mayhem because there would be no consequences for wrong behavior. Socrates is the one philosopher that I disagree with. His theory is that we must accept punishment unconditionally. I disagree with this due to the fact that sometimes people get wrongly convicted, we need justice to help these wrongly convicted people have what they deserve, which is freedom. When someone who is wrongly convicted goes to court they are often let go if they did not convict this crime. This may have worked in when Socrates was convicted but since his charges were exaggerated he should have had a reduced sentence. Instead Socrates believed that he must except the punishment from the state (Athens) because he had benefits that Athens provided him, he could not defy the state’s judgement because if he did he would be defying the democratic standards he had taken advantage of. This would not...
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...Law Enforcement (Police Officer) Something that I wanted to do my whole life is to become a police officer. This is why, half of my parents friends are police officers and they show me what they do and not do. My match for the occupation was a 67% in www.yourfreecareertest.com. The category I was best placed for was Law Enforcement also know as a police officer. Police officer are very caring unless you break the rule or if you do something bad. Police officers make a lot of money when they do well and have a good degree but I found out that the starting salary for a law enforcer is about $33,050, the average salary for law enforcement is $55,770. There are many responsibilities that police officer need to do like Running a county jail, they need to do this to keep people from doing bad stuff like dealing drugs and sneaking stuff in, another thing law enforcers can do are to executing arrest warrants, they do this to tell the person or their lawyer what they did and why...
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...Criminal Justice 1 Individual Project 1 Ever got pulled over and a police officer gave you a speeding ticket and changed your outlook on cops? Well there are many people in the world that despise police officers and other law enforcing figures because they were just carrying out the rules of the road. Rules and laws are there for a reason; to keep things in order. Policemen, and women, are the front lines of defense against crime and enforcers of the law. Police officers; whether it is local, state, or federal, have a job to do just like you and me. They enforce the law and keep the peace among us human beings. Without them, society would be out of control. The role of a police officer is to maintain public order by arresting offenders, responding to all car accidents on the highway, and dealing with crime every day. The main duty of a police officer, be it state police officer or state trooper, is to maintain law and order in the community. With out these front line enforcers of the law we would never see justice in and out the court room, through an attorney and a judge. State police officers, also known as Highway Patrol enforce the rules of the road and issue traffic tickets as well as tickets for other various violations on the highway. In California, they have CHP Officers patrolling the highway. State police officers pursue offenders and fugitives on the highways all the way to the state boarder. State Officers attend to...
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...“Though prostitutes can be seen openly soliciting on the streets in the red-light district, police often pay no heed. Asked what role his department plays in rescuing these girls, the Bombay police commissioner says, "Prostitution is said to be the oldest profession in this world … The society has been accepting it, demanding it and then encouraging it … We are not social workers … we are law enforcers(ABC News)”. Even though police are seen as law enforcers they wouldn’t be doing their job in terms of support toward others, and show more harm to them than they should be. In some cases police harm prostitutes more than pimps or rapists. However, if legalized, prostitutes would be more likely to be seen as victims rather than criminals. The legalization would lower the amount of rapes and other horrible events. A study conducted by PubMed acknowledges this change,”A PubMed study shows that 45 to 75 percent of sex workers will face physical violence in their lifetime and 32 to 55 percent are likely to be victimized every year. Due to accusations, it is estimated that prostitutes will be abused more often by police than by clients, keeping workers reliant on pimps...
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...holds the system in place, what ethnicity this involves, and the cultures and practices of the region. Many times these systems often will exist together as part of a coalition depending on the area where they are found. If the area is more rural, often the informal system will prevail. If the area is more urban, it is decisive to say the formal system will be the one to dominate. In the area of informal systems, there are mostly morals and ethics involved and the enforcers tend to be tribal heads or clergy leaders in the community. The formal organizations, however, will have more official leaders in the governing capacity and will be responsible for making and carrying out the rules and laws set forth by the governing entities. The end, and most important, product of an informal or formal system is the ability of the law to be implemented and for the citizens to respect this law as it is carried out. This is crucial for societal homeostasis and civility. Whether the area is urban, rural, or a mixture of the two, the law must be followed and lawbreakers must be reprimanded as mandated. This will ensure stability for the rest of the society. References Informal Justice. (2004, May). Retrieved from United Nations Rule of...
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...Theoretically, the law on the books and law in action are opposites that attract. Law on the books is in the constitution, it is a law established by the legislative bodies. However, the cases are decided by officials in high ranking positions. Law on the books explains the legality of the law, but it does not explain the law in action and how it should be done. Law on the books was written in law books, whereas law in action is the reality. According to Neubauer & Fradella (2014), the law in action perspective helps us understand how discretionary decisions are made within the context of the formal law. Discretionary—the discretion of a user, users could be judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys. Formal law being Typically...
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...is the study of Labor Law/s important for HR students? The study of human resources development management gives emphasis on the proper supervision and managing of people in their respective fields. Human resources development management provides structured ways to raise the human potentials in terms of their physical or mental exertions translated into the overall productivity and efficiency of the nation. From the minutest sectors of labor, human has proved that the true quality of proper labor yield accordingly come with their adequate development. It is through this development that HR gives that the nation builds its solid economic work force. As any other processes for development, HRDM has its very important share of guidelines and correct rules of action; this is the LABOR LAWS. Our studies on Labor Laws familiarize us on the correct actions and standards that are to be taken mindful of. It is the ultimate manual, the instruction book of our future profession. To develop a human from and in being a worker, a laborer, or an employee, we must guarantee that we are developing exceptional manpower by following exceptional means in exercising our full logic and good faith in structuring developing ways for them and the society. We must ascertain that our actions in managing the working affairs are just and permissible not only on the full writings of the law, but also in accordance with the ways of man. Labor Laws is the blood of HRDM. Labor Laws lay the foundations...
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...The police who enforce and guard the rights of the individuals in our society should have attributes of strong moral fortitude and values. They are the enforcers of laws and are expected to conduct themselves professionally at all times, regardless of race, gender or culture. More importantly, police officers are expected to have a thorough understanding of justice and how to apply laws while remaining ethical. However, when agency’s fail to meet this standard the profession’s legitimacy is scrutinized by the public. To decrease instances of ethical issues and promote legitimacy, the creation and implementation of departmental policies, training and strong leadership play a vital role in this mission. At the forefront of any law enforcement...
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...The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was an act passed by Congress in 1994. This act was created by Congress as our nation’s response to domestic and sexual violence against women (Alvarez & Bachman, 2017, p.158). This act was not signed over night. The foundation of this act dates back to the 1960s when crime rates were at an all time high; this brought up worry for the local and federal governments. In the 1970s, grassroot organizations were concerned that the violence against women was not being payed attention to; in their pursuit to have these crime seen as one that should be addressed. They went and brought this to the attention of the community and made it public (Sacco, 2015,page number). After the grassroot organizations made violence...
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...History of Employment Discrimination Law Protections against employment discrimination are strictly statutory. Common law afforded employees no protection against discrimination. Indeed, common law viewed the entire employment relationship as a private contractual matter that should be free from judicial interference.1 Notwithstanding the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1870, the first effective antidiscrimination employment statute was a long time in coming. The first fed- eral legislation to deal directly with the issue of discrimination was the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (see Chapter 18 for more details). The statutory right to equality was expanded beyond the issue of pay less than a year later by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII is the basis for discrimination law and judicial deci- sions in such matters. Although it has been amended many times, its basic purpose is to prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title VII was first amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972. This amendment gave the act’s enforcer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), greater powers—for example, the right to file suits in federal district court. In 1975, Title VII was again amended, with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which defined “sex” discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and childbirth. Laws have also been enacted to protect against discrimination because...
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...what purpose do the laws of our society serve? Most would likely answer that laws serve as the fundamental guidelines to what is accepted in society, and are designed to protect our basic rights and freedoms as human beings. If you were ask this same group of individuals what makes the laws that we follow “just,” do you think the response from this group would be as uniform as that of the question prior? While the laws that we follow are in theory created to benefit all individuals equally, justification for laws becomes muddy when the concept of unjust laws is brought forward. Plato’s Crito provides us a viewpoint of this concept for what law is “just” from the perspective of Socrates, and the internal struggle he faces with the decision to obey the law, even when that law, in more ways than one, is unjust in its existence....
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...officer found a large amount of cash in a hidden compartment. The case was later demised but was brought up and allowed in court in an unrelated case in another state. The fact the lawyer brought it up speaks on the morality of his case. The fact that the judge allowed it isn’t surprising because it happen in the south but its ruling goes against stare decisis of the fourth amendment. Their reasoning was that the “applying the exclusionary rule to this case would not likely deter illegal searches in Georgia because the incident in question occurred in North Carolina.”[1] In conclusion the banning of the exclusion rule would send an open door invention to judges and law enforcer to be more judicial active. This is when those in power impose their interpretation of the law rather than the collective opinion of the law. This as an idea isn’t necessary bad but it is when those special few become vigilantes. As a result two men committing the same offense get completely different verdicts. Some individual are stopped more than others for one reason or another. Lawyer “case stuff”; meaning my initial charge is driving while impaired but the lawyer found a juvenile record of me shop lifting and includes it in my case. He has now effectively change public opinion about me. So now I am facing jail time versus a fine. The exclusionary rule is need to prevent one side from gaining an advantage over the other. Without this rule the goal of liberty, piece and the pursuit of happiness is gone...
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