...that have occurred over the past few weeks are negatively affecting my job as a police officer. The relationship between the community and the police officers is not very good at the moment. After the first incident occurred where the suspect was shot by police officers the relationship between the community and police officers has turned hostile. The second video made the situation even worse. The suspect from the bank robbery was struck by an unmarked police car and was killed. This incident was questionable to a certain extent because the tactical solution that was used was not the best of solutions. If the suspect truly had a bomb and it went off when he was struck by the car the results could have been devastating. The police officer driving the car and civilians around the area could have been killed. The third incident that occurred this week has made the communities rage go over the top. If the community’s relationship with police officers is bad then police officers have a hard time doing their job. If the community’s relationship with police officers is hostile police work will suffer. When the relationship between these two groups is bad the community is less likely to call...
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...American police academy should prepare future officers the same way they prepare officers in some European Countries. Officers in Europe are trained in many different ways and in the USA they follow the same protocol almost every time. Some European countries like Germany, Croatia, Hungary, etc. have different ways to become a police officer. For example, in some European countries, you can be a police just with a high school diploma. In Croatia you can go two years to a normal high school and junior and senior years you can go to a police high school. If you go to a police high school you are going to learn the same you learn in a regular high school plus you will receive classes on how to become a police officer. After they graduate from...
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...Growing up I was always fascinated by the idea of police officers. Even though I grew up around them most of the time it was interesting how they are here for the good of the people. They are there to protect and serve all of the civilians in town. When I was younger I decided I wanted to become a police officer. Seeing them was just like an honor, they are the military of the town. They deserve way more than just respect, for they are the backbone of our society. I first learned about State Troopers when I got my license. These men and women are the people that are parked out in the highways and wait for reckless drives, and enforce the speed limit. They are the first ones to a case of an accident. I was fascinated with them, I started to do my research and this was absolutely the field I want to get into. This position...
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...Immediately following graduation, I would emphasize the importance of keeping themselves fit psychologically, physically, and emotionally, I would highly recommend that each officer watch real videos of tragic occurrences that officers face with the ultimatum being death. Without raining on their parade, I know how it feels to put the uniform on for the first time and the feeling of immortality, but the reality is that Hollywood portrays the profession as a fast-paced and interesting job with many challenges, and it is (Doerner, 2016). However, the challenges faced by police officers vary from time to time and changes like the weather. Hollywood can illustrate the dramatic crime scenes but cannot portray the impact it has on a police officer...
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...When the media portrays officers in the wrong way it sways the general publics view on cops. When this happens it makes the job of an officer harder because not only do people watch them even more, but they are forced to be held to such a high standard or they too will be scrutinized. A perfect example of this occurred a few months back when the media had a field day involving a story featuring an off duty LAPD officer and a bunch of kids. When an argument ensued the officer felt threatened and had his gun pointed at a bunch of teenagers on his property. He accidentally fired and even though no one knew the whole story, the media ran with it. Headlines reading “off duty officer fires weapon at unarmed kids” and “off duty officer roughs up and tries to shoot unarmed 13-year-old”. These headlines put officers in the public spotlight and not only make the department look bad but also put the officer at risk because everyone is aware of who they are. Last year after a rash of shootings over a weekend, The Breckenridge police chief was afraid for his officer’s safety. Because of all the news coverage, people were claiming they were ambushes by cops. According to The Denver CBS local channel (2016), because of all the ambushes going on around the country and the media attention we were getting, we were afraid our officers would be at more risk. This is why we stopped social media posts and took other security measures...
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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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...everyday tasks. In fact, police detectives are some of the smartest people out there. The job outlook is 5%, which is slower than average. A police detective requires a high school education, lots of training, and a good sense of judgment. For one thing, becoming a police detective takes lots of rigorous training and just like any other career, an education. The education requirements consist of a high school degree; usually a police department will prefer a college education and sometimes even require it. Something that is a great addition to the education requirements is the knowledge of a foreign...
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...BUSI1001 Business Law Term Paper Police Brutality in US – Abuse of Power 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Police are always said to be a law enforcement officer. They are legally allowed to use legitimate force when necessary to make an arrest, keep the peace and maintain order. However, when the force is used excessively or beyond which is necessary, police brutality occurs. Brutality can be in a number of ways, mostly likely will be physical; pain holds, batons, pepper spray, tasters and guns. In US, police brutality has always been a serious problem which those police officers usually rationalize their behavior by claiming that they maintaining the social order. Let me refer to one of the cases in US. In January 1997, Kurt DeSilva, 34, was shot and killed by a Pawtucket, Rhode Island police officer after a low-speed car chase. DeSilva, who was unarmed, was suspected of driving a stolen car.() In this case, shooting is obviously an excessive force used to stop a low-speed driving suspect. In fact, there are lots of such cases in US. From January 2010 to December 2010, there were 4,861 unique reports of police misconduct recorded which involved 6,613 sworn law enforcement officers and 6,826 alleged victims. () In those 6,613 officers involved, 23,8% of them were involved in excessive force reports, which is the most prominent type among the misconducts.() This paper aims to discuss the inadequacy of the current law in US to prohibit police brutality and give suggestions...
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...Police Influence on Society Stephen Hellman CJA.344 March 31, 2015 Germaine Moore Police Influence on Society In this paper there will be a discussion over the historical development of policing in the United States. Overall what the relationship is like between the police officers and the different ethnic groups and social classes. This paper will be covering the law enforcement practices that have been used in the past and at present times towards the groups and classes of people. It will also cover the three different era’s that took place in the policing history. It will give examples towards the way minorities were treated in past. The political era of policing was characterized by officers as an intimate relationship with the community and the police force was influenced heavily by politics (Robert McNamara and Ronald Burns, 2009). During the political era of policing there were race riots and racial controversy in major cities like Philadelphia and Boston. During this period police officers were not formally trained on how to deal with unruly citizens and would choose violence to get the point across. During the reform era police officer were dealing with a lot of riots and outburst that were racially motivated. One incidence started when and off duty police officer in 1964, shot and killed a black teenage boy. This caused a tension between the white officers and the black community. The police officers were considered the enemy in many cases. Racial...
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...There have been many cases where police justified force are commonly being labeled as ‘brutality’ when it should not be. Police brutality is the most common factor that has been going around in our society today. Not only those who pays close attention to the news daily about crimes and police officers doing their jobs, but those who cares about the situations that goes on in those crimes. It is not repulsively to rewind those crimes and see who was in the wrong first. For those who mistakenly blame the officers for killing those that had attacked them first are unacceptable to understand the situation. Not often do people see officers killing people for no reason; there is always a reason behind every crime of why an officer must have killed that person in the crime scene. It could be that the victim chose to attack the officer first and attempt to kill them; or maybe the victim had a mental issue to think killing the officer will be satisfying to them. The answer remains unknown for every crime scene that happens to deal with this “brutality” that people speak of. Clearly,...
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...Allegations of the use of excessive force by U.S. police departments continue to generate headlines more than two decades after the 1992 Los Angeles riots brought the issue to mass public attention and spurred some law enforcement reforms. On Staten Island, N.Y., the July 2014 death of Eric Garner because of the apparent use of a “chokehold” by an officer sparked outrage. A month later in Ferguson, Mo., the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson ignited protests, and a grand jury’s decision not to indict Wilson triggered further unrest. In November, Tamir Rice was shot by police in Cleveland, Ohio. He was 12 years old and playing with a toy pistol. On April 4, 2015, Walter L. Scott was shot by a police officer after a routine traffic stop in North Charleston, S.C. The same month, Freddie Gray died while in police custody in Baltimore, setting off widespread unrest. The policeman in the South Carolina case, Michael T. Slager, was charged with murder based on a cellphone video. In Baltimore, the driver of the police van in which Gray died, Caesar Goodson, was charged with second-degree murder, with lesser charges for five other officers. There have been no indictments in the earlier cases. These follow other recent incidents and controversies, including an April 2014 finding by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), following a two-year investigation, that the Albuquerque, N.M., police department “engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive...
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...CONSTABLE / DRIVER / LADY CONSTABLE To standardize the selection process and to ensure the selection of constable on the basis of merit, following procedure is prescribed which shall be strictly observed in future. District Police will carry out the recruitment of Constables/Lady Constables against the existing / additional vacancies of District Police. The recruitment will be conducted by the recruitment board. PHP will carry out the recruitment of Constables /Driver Constables against the existing vacancies of their unit. T&T Punjab will carry out the recruitment of Constables /Driver Constables against the existing vacancies of their unit. Time & date of recruitment will be notified by the Inspector General of Police, Punjab. 2. ADVERTISEMENT OF POSTS All vacancies to be filled shall be advertised centrally by CPO in leading newspaper as per government policies. The advertisement should clearly stipulate the minimum requisite standards/qualifications prescribed for recruitment of Police Constable. It also lays down the written and viva voce tests to be taken by the candidates. 3. RECRUITMENT BOARD Inspector General of Police Punjab will constitute one or more selection / recruitment boards comprising of following officers:- i) 01 DIG Chairman ii) DPO concerned Secretary iii) 01 SP Member The same board will conduct physical/written tests and subsequent interviews. 4. QUALIFICATION a) For Constables / Lady Constables:...
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...Police Operations Paper CJA/214 Dec 17, 2011 Police Operations Paper The role of law enforcement officer has many duties; officers are sworn to protect and serve by fighting crime, maintaining order and conducting other services that benefit the community. Often times, a police officer is considered a crime-fighter, and this image has been enlarged by media attention. Styles of policing must match the community they serve to ensure that the roles of the officers are relative to the community. The structure of future policing can have a dramatic social, economical and political effect on the community and departments needs to recognize these aspects to ensure proper policing. Law enforcement agencies take part in several functions that place officers in situations that may possibly be life threatening. Dangers Law enforcement endangerments are regrettably real and officers are wounded or murdered in the line of duty every year in the United States. Bodily harm is most likely the greatest threat an officer will face. An officer is confronted with the possibility of assault by an armed offender every time the officer is called to respond to some form of disturbance. Bodily harm and death to an officer are not the only dangers of policing. Stress related illnesses and family issues can also contribute to the danger of police work. Challenging jobs can take a grim toll on an officer’s life and well-being, if staying safe and the pressure are not coped...
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...OFF-DUTY CONDUCT OF POLICE OFFICERS Off-Duty Conduct of Police Officers Dan Henderson Abstract Police officers are held to a higher standard and pledge to follow the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics both on and off-duty. Some officers knowingly violate laws expecting preferential treatment if caught. This creates a double standard and fosters a lack of trust and respect by the general public. Police departments must hold officers accountable for off-duty incidents to maintain public trust and department integrity. Officers must hold each other accountable and not accept unethical or illegal behavior of any kind from a peer. Off-Duty Behavior of Police Officers Introduction Police officers in the United States are tasked with protecting the public from all enemies foreign and domestic. A police officer’s duties range from basic documentation of crimes that have occurred, to the active engagement, and battling of criminals to protect the citizens they serve. Police officers learn the Police Officer’s Code of Ethics while training in the police academy. They are expected to conduct themselves, both on duty and off with the Police Officer’s Code of Ethics in mind. Public expectation of fair and equal treatment The public that police officers serve have an expectation of fair and equal treatment. The Constitution of the United States (Bill of Rights) provides guarantees to all people in the United States of America. Article the sixth (Amendment IV)...
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...Tyler Boles Annotated Bibliography Daly 9:00-9:50 Authority figures Bullies or Buddies: Brutality from authority figures to immigrants This newspaper article that I found online, written by Daniel Shoer Roth of the Miami Herald newspaper, shows his research on the subject of police brutality towards immigrants/refugees. it also shows some of his personal outlooks on the topic along with some views of some of the citizens in Miami that he interviewed. he talks on a national and local level about , biased policing, unconstitutional searches and seizures and the use of excessive force when dealing with ethnic groups. many cases have been documented in Miami-Dade County in which DEA agents and local police officers have arrested U.S. citizens with foreign last names to interrogate them about their citizenship. Foreigners are required to carry immigration papers, green cards, at all times. But natural born U.S. citizens are not required to carry papers proving citizenship. local police departments deny having policies that encourage the harassment of immigrants, but these attacks show how law-enforcement policies are not entirely respected by the officers. The enforcement program, Secure Communities, is sometimes considered a useless tool in bringing out dangerous foreign criminals, also gives full power to criminals and gives them power to commit abuse against our community. It also endangers any legal American who may be a victim of a crime witnessed by an immigrant/refugee...
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