...Since September 11th, law enforcement has changed the way we train and the way we communicate with each other. Even though terrorist attacks had occurred many times prior to September 11th, it took something that overwhelming for us to realize that we were not prepared. As I think of the main police mission to serve and protect, terrorism has caused us not only to think of those two fundamental ideas, but to expand into training, knowledge and partnership. Terrorism has caused police departments to create specialized units in handling terrorism. The Patriot Act opened the door for the line of communication between local and federal governments. Before the Patriot Act, it was not as easy to gain information regarding possible attacks or even information regarding individuals. Now the FBI and other government agencies disseminate this information down to local agencies and work side by side. For the department I work for, we have created a Homeland Security Division which was created by the Urban Area Security Initiative. The new division was established to create a sustainable national model program to enhance security and overall preparedness to prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism (Santa Ana). The division not only provides the street cops information regarding a terrorist acts, they provide all sorts of training opportunities to the officers. Training classes are always being taught regarding, active shooters, bomb threats, Terrorist updates and many more...
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...Nathan Kotylak: Individual Error or Mob Mistake? A look at the 2011 Vancouver Riot On March 13th 1964 Kitty Genovese was murdered outside her apartment as more than ten residents in the apartments above watched her die and did nothing. In the late thirties and early forties Adolf Hitler convinced men and women to effectively exterminate two thirds of the European Jewish population. On June 15th 2011, over 100 people were arrested for disorderly conduct by fighting, looting, and even burning police cars after the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, most notably Nathan Kotylak, seventeen year old student from Maple Ridge. What do these three situations have in common? They all involve the mob mentality in both an active and passive sense. While Kitty Genovese was being murdered, many residents in the apartments above displayed the bystander effect and followed Cialdini’s principle of social proof. They all followed the lead of similar others and did nothing to address the situation in hopes that someone else would deal with it. Germany ruled by Hitler was the most extreme example of social proof and also showcased the demonstrative tactics used by Hitler to control the minds of citizens. The Vancouver Riot followed a similar path to both scenarios- like those who watch Kitty be stabbed to death over a 30 minute time span, some Vancouverites did nothing. Like the thousands of Hitler followers who killed innocent civilians, some acted in ways that went against their moral and ethical frameworks...
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...Martin Lynch 10/28/2013 SOC 3200 Getting Society Inside The culture that was instilled in me since I was born was two families, my mother’s and father’s. My father’s family is of Irish Catholic descent and my mother’s family is of Italian Catholic descent. I was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago and I do still refer to that beautiful city as home. All of my beliefs and values are a result of these two families, but as I have grown up it is amazing how similar they could be and how different they can be. I know for an absolute fact there are two values that are agreed on by the Irish and the Italians. Those would be an undying work ethic and a strong Christian foundation. I remember being five years old and my father saying, “You are either working hard or hardly working.” It was not just expected by my family to work hard, it was demanded. If you wanted money, you went out and got it. I was a golf caddy for about eight years and still to this day go when I need some extra cash and also worked at a Chili’s restaurant throughout high school while playing two sports and a member of the Honor Roll. My siblings and I were never allowed to leave the house until our homework and chores were done. It was an expectation by not just my parents but my family as a whole to be hard working productive members of society who respected their elders and treated people with the utmost respect. Growing up it was expected to go to church every Sunday and thank God for what...
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...many people putting rumors of police brutality out to the public, some people may feel unsafe with the police. Police should wear body cameras because it can give evidence, would show how an officer reacts to every situation ,and it would give people the feeling of safety. "Why did he have to do that," says a victims parent. With so many claims of people being shot for no apparent reason, it is hard to not be afraid that they are right. If you put a body camera on an officer and someone says they are abusing power, we would know who was in the wrong during an official trial. For example, you can see people being abused by a police officer. A police sergeant was shown instructing a citizen that they are not allowed to record a traffic stop. He is saying it is a new state law except there is no suck law in North Carolina... He was stopped at a labeled drug house picking up someone as a taxi. As he recorded the incident the officer pulled our a drug dog, and...
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...Police brutality is becoming a big thing today. The latest topic of discussion is “Should body cameras be worn by police officers?”. Some say that they should have to wear them to ensure that they are doing their job right, it will decrease public abuse, and that people will be less frightened when they are approached by them. Police officers are supposed to set an example for others of their community and be accountable for ALL of their actions. but, that would asking for too much in this generation. Police officers have been questioned many times whether they have committed a crime or not and that is pathetic. We should never have to question their loyalty to protect and serve. These scandalous assumptions have made the world wonder should...
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...probably been hearing lately that police are bad. Whether it’s seen on video or news, but does the media plays a big role in this hatred that people have for police officers today. Is media to blame for the hate?Is the media unfairly targeting police officers ? . Making it seem like they are killing machines, and burial. Rather than people who protect the community. Today, the media has attacked law enforcement by saying that all they do is racial profile,not doing their jobs right, and that the police uses excessive force on the innocent . On the other hand. The law enforcement has been able to prove that wrong otherwise.For example, in many cases, a suspect is approached by police and he or she is unwilling to comply...
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...Police Body Cameras Should police officers wear body cameras? The conflict in portland centers on how and when officers have access to video from body cameras. Videos of police shootings across the country have become critical. However police officers across the nation are beginning to push back on body cameras. Police officers should have to wear police body cameras. Some police stations are still debating on wether or not they should use police body cameras. State laws vary about what the public can see. Existing recordings are recovered under these laws, such as videos from cameras mount on patrol cars. “Body cameras produce more footage than dashboard cameras” (Kaleem). Footage that can show officers inside peoples homes. Body cameras have become an easy political answer to the problem of trust in police. Any policy that hides, shields, or opens up body-camera footage is probably wrong. Police body cameras created an issue on making a new contract between the city and the public union. Portlands labor agreement with...
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...Do you think the officers should be required to wear body cameras? Police dashboards cameras have been used in some law enforcement agencies for several year but the people and the government think it is time for the officers to wear body cameras to catch every move the officers make while on patrol. Police Officers should be required to use body cameras because it can help reduce the amount of force used on a suspect, it reduces the need to be dishonest, and helps improve the relationship with the people and the police force. To begin with, Police officers wearing body cameras can reduce the amount of force used on a suspect. Officer have been using too much force on the suspects that the civilians are disagreeing with the officer’s ways of handing thing. According to the article “The Right Body Camera Policy” states “This...
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...English 1020 21 March 2016 Police Brutality The job of a police officer is to serve and protect their community and country, but some don’t see it this way and fail to do their job in an appropriate matter. Some take the law in their own hands and want to enforce punishment where punishment shouldn’t be enforced. These officers use their authority to take advantage of sometimes innocent people to have fun or to just prove a point. Police brutality is a big problem in today’s society which is caused by and contributes too many factors such as racism, incarceration, racial profiling, fear, and lack of training. What is police brutality and how has it become a problem in today’s society? Police Brutality is...
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...“No matter how much you trust the police, remember that the police are trained to never trust you.”- Aaron Leaf. This quote exemplifies that no matter who you are, when you don’t listen to an officer and are acting strange, then they are liable to injure you, because of their training. In today’s society, police brutality has become one of the most popular things discussed, and I believe that we cannot always trust word of mouth since some people lie constantly, and at this rate our country will be destroyed over this topic. My stance on this issue is that some cases of police brutality are true, but the majority of them are not true. I have always been taught to listen to those in authority over me because at the end of the day, they are...
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...JOHN HUGHES #45063 STILL ANGRY BECAUSE OF YOU OFFICER JOHN HUGHES BADGE #45063 Lawsuits PPR #53 - Portland Copwatch portlandcopwatch.org/PPR… In three cases recently reported in the media, Portland Police were found to have violated civilians' rights ... the City to Christophe Clay, whose suit included Officers John Hughes (#45063) and Michelle Tafoya (#46432). ... Portland, OR 97242 I apologize for my angry language but I need to venta So here it goes. How come Officers John Hughes (#45063) hasn't been imprisoned? Well, I'm sure something will happen sooner or later to you Mr. Johnny Hughes. Do you remember me, Officer Hughes? "Your encounters with most citizens are remarkably the same you torture and falsify charges." You hate anyone that...
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...Police corruption will never be eliminated, but a significant reduction of corruption could be achieved. The first step in the reduction of corruption would be adequate training to increase skills and handling of situations by the police officer. Implementation of a stricter hiring process to pre-screen applicants and continue to weed out inappropriate candidates during intense training while addressing all avenues of policing. Officers in field training break the law on and sometimes off duty with no repercussion in regards to the law broken which can, therefore, escalate into more severe crimes committed by the officers turning into increased corruption. Promoting ethics and integrity with those unable to withhold these standards should...
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...What is police brutality? What has it done to the United States as a nation? Who has it affected? Police brutality is excessive, unnecessary force by a police officer on a civilian. Police brutality has created many issues with the U.S. It has evoked many racial, cultural, emotional matters in the U.S. It has affected everyone in the United States of America. Many cases in U.S history shows that there has been police brutality for hundreds of years. Fear has been in all of the cases for years. A famous case of police brutality is the Steve Biko one. He was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the black consciousness. He was a leader to stop racial segregation in South Africa. He was beaten in prison by police had suffered head injuries and was rushed to another prison, also where Steve Biko would take care of in a hospital for his coma. But upon his arrival, he died. The police were not charged or suspended and never prosecuted. In 2015 approximately 1,000 people were shot by a police officer. 745 people were harmed and killed by a police official, and 90 people were unarmed and killed by a police official. Police brutality will not go away as the years increase it will only stay....
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...Chicago Police Department hostage negotiator, is approached by colleague Nate Roenick (Paul Guilfoyle) who warns him that large sums of money are being embezzled from the department's disability fund, for which Danny is a board member, and members of their own unit are involved. Nate claims to have an informant whom he refuses to name. When Danny goes to meet with him again he finds Nate murdered seconds before other police arrive, pinning him as the prime suspect. Things only get worse for Danny when Internal Affairs investigator Terence Niebaum (J.T. Walsh), whom Nate's informant suspected of involvement in the embezzlement, is assigned to investigate the murder. Niebaum discovers that Nate was killed with a gun from a case Danny had worked. He and other investigators search Danny's house the following morning and claim to have found papers for an offshore bank account with a deposit equal to one of the amounts of money embezzled. Danny is made to surrender his gun and badge and hardly anyone believes his protests of innocence. Facing the possibility of serious charges within a day, Danny storms into Niebaum's office and questions Niebaum about any involvement with the fund and who set him up. When Niebaum refuses to answer, Danny takes Niebaum, his administrative assistant Maggie (Siobhan Fallon), police commander Grant Frost (Ron Rifkin), and two-bit con man Rudy Timmons (Paul Giamatti) as hostages. With the building evacuated and placed under siege by police (including...
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...that “Mookie” was Brown (Baltimore Brew, 2013). A probable-cause statement was drafted that identified Brown as the second suspect. Brown was arrested on August 7 and was charged with attempted murder, assault, and armed robbery. The lawsuit alleges that these charges were “brought without review by or approval of a prosecutor…[and that] Defendants Bailey, Southard, Min and [Officer Felipe] Carrasquillo made no further attempts” to confirm whether Brown was, in fact, “Mookie” (Baltimore Brew, 2013). The surveillance tape was watched by David Jefferson’s mother who identified the second suspect “Mookie” as being her son’s cousin, Kevin Johnson Jr. Darren Brown was imprisoned for seven months by the Baltimore police on the basis of his reputed nickname. Brown charged four police officers with acting “with deliberate and/or reckless disregard for the truth” while conducting an investigation. The case was settled after U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett denied a motion by the four defendants to dismiss the suit (Baltimore Brew, 2013). The case settlement of $150,000 will terminate the case, with the proviso that the plaintiff and his lawyers not publicly discuss the lawsuit (Baltimore Brew, 2013). Brown’s lawyer had brought it to the attention of the State’s Attorney’s Office on December 4, 2008 and again on December 19, of the mother’s statement, but no action was taken until the spring of 2009. Once the case was assigned to a new assistant state’s attorney and a new investigation...
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