...Task Force Strategic Plan The Virtual City Police Department (VCPD) is working thoroughly to increase its abilities to better serve the citizens of Virtual City. Officials within the agency identify the significance of working with the public in order to increase their possibility of success to prevent the recent increase of violent crimes, most specifically homicide, sexual assault and robbery. Intel shows that the increases of violent crimes are a connection to gang and drug related issues. Due to the public, political and community demand for action the VCPD has created a Departmental Task Force Strategic Plan to deal with this situation. To do the above mention task force we will use 6 departmental units and 2 non-departmental units. Also, we will identify and clarified the reason why we will not include 4 departmental units to ease and give a clear picture of our purpose. Task Force Departmental Units Patrol Unit. As described in chapter 8 in our text book, the patrol unit executes the basic assignment of the police department: preserving order, the enforcing of the law, answering to calls for support, and providing different services to our citizens. Patrol Officers, whether they are on auto or foot patrol, are the pillars of a police department. We can say they are the most significance officers of the police department...
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...licit and illicit drugs, and the term "substance abuse" is now frequently used because of the broad range of substances (including alcohol and inhalants) that can fit the addictive profile. Psychological dependence is the subjective feeling that the user needs the drug to maintain a feeling of well-being; physical dependence is characterized by tolerance (the need for increasingly larger doses in order to achieve the initial effect) and withdrawal symptoms when the user is abstinent. INTRODUCTION Illegal drug use is “almost automatically”([1]) associated with criminal behaviour. The statistical relationship between illegal drug use and crime is convincing at first glance, but it is not possible to draw a conclusion regarding a definite cause-and-effect link between the two phenomena. The suggestion that drugs lead to crime ignores the impact that living conditions can have on an individual and takes no account, according to Serge Brochu (an expert in this field), of a body of data...
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...* Chapter 10: Criminal Law and Cyber Crime * Section 1: Civil Law and Criminal Law * Crime- A wrong against society set forth in a statute and punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment—or in some cases, death * Key Differences Between Civil Law and Criminal Law * Burden of Proof * Civil Case * Plaintiff must prove his or her case by a preponderance of the evidence and must convince the court that based on the evidence presented by both parties; it is more likely than not that the plaintiff’s allegation is true. * Criminal Case * The state must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecutor must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant has committed every essential element of the offense with which she or he is charged * Criminal Sanctions * Much harsher than civil * Involve fines, imprisonment, probation, and sometimes the death penalty * Civil Liability for Criminal Acts * Some torts, such as assault and battery, provide a basis for a criminal prosecution as well as a civil action in tort, * Classification of Crimes * Felonies * Serious crimes punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than one year * Misdemeanors * Less serious crimes punishable by a fine or by confinement for up to a year * Petty...
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...Siena, Palazzo Pubblico Sala dei Nove 1337-1340 Declaration This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing, which is the outcome of work done in collaboration. Chapter 3, “Complexity, TOC and Terrorism”, was presented in an embryonic form at the ISA conference in Chicago, USA, March 2007. Chapter 4, “Organised Crime”, is the further elaboration of a chapter of the same title published in 2007 in the Oxford Handbook on the United Nations Statement of Length The dissertation does not exceed the word limit of 80,000 words Fieldwork Thailand (money laundering); Indonesia and Burma (deforestation); New York (US money supply); Washington DC and Fort Worth, Texas (Organised Crime linked to terrorist funding); Australia (Sydney, (APG) and Canberra (money laundering, South Pacific); and Rome, Italy (Chinese organised crime). Contact Frank.Madsen@cantab.net Abstract Through an analysis of the presence and nature of international monetary flows of non-declared origin and their relation to deviant knowledge, the thesis determines that both terrorism and organised crime are nurtured by a constant trickle from minor sources rather than by large financial transfers; and that anti-money laundering provisions are misapplied, taken too far, too expensive, and incapable of demonstrating their effectiveness. In lieu of more traditional policy recommendations, the thesis develops a complexity-theory based...
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...Crime and Punishment: A Dissection of its Various Elements. “The true measure of crimes is the harm done to society” – Cesare Beccaria. Crime as a concept and its origin There is no easy definition for what denotes a crime. Any theory on criminal law has to answer two questions – ‘What acts should be punished?’ and ‘To what extent can it be punished?’ Glanville Williams, admitting the impossibility of a workable content based definition of a crime, points out that the definition of crime is one of the thorny intellectual problems of law. Russell also admitted that ‘to define crime is a task which so far has not been satisfactorily accomplished by any writer’ Personal safety, particularly security of life, liberty and property, is of utmost importance to any individual. Man realized this when he started living in a community. He realized that he had certain rights. Rights are essentially conditions for self-development. At the same time he understood that he was also obligated to behave in the same manner in which he expected his neighbour to behave. This was the crux of the social contract which man entered into with his fellow beings. The social contract allowed men to live together in a community and leave behind the “nasty, short and brutish” life he led hitherto. The social contract paved way for the State to come into force and start making laws for everyone. Naturally, the rational and selfish nature of man would make him look out for his best interests and...
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...Required case-by-case review of applications to have records of these charges and convictions erased. * Required the California State Legislature to adopt laws to license and tax commercial marijuana sales. * Allowed doctors to approve or recommend marijuana for patients, regardless of age. * Limited testing for marijuana for employment or insurance purposes. Bared state or local aid to enforcement of federal marijuana laws. Proposition 215: Text of Proposed Law This initiative measure is submitted to the people in accordance with the provisions of Article II, Section 8 of the Constitution. This initiative measure adds a section to the Health and Safety Code; therefore, new provisions proposed to be added are printed in italic type to indicate that they are new. PROPOSED LAW SECTION 1. Section 11362.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 11362.5. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996. (b)(1) The people of the State of California hereby find and...
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...activities. One of the major features in local authorities policing is the use of the police department located in different states of the country and cities for that matter. The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Police Department is one of such departments spread all over the country. The department, also known as the LAX Police Department has a rich history, which is evident from its long existence. This paper presents a research about the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Police Department from an argumentative perspective. Different matters emanating from how the department operates in Los Angeles are discussed based on how a good policing entity operates when serving the public. The major responsibilities of the police are investigation of crime, patrolling, encouraging community participation in policing, and maintaining law and order (Tambe 42). This requires close coordination and cooperation between different policing experts within a department. It is important to note that police departments are run by security agencies who work under the federal government in a concerted manner. This means that investigative, traffic,...
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...represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. The products, manufacturers, and organizations discussed in this document are presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or endorsement by the U.S. Department of Justice. This document was prepared under Interagency Agreement #1999–IJ–R–094 between the National Institute of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Law Enforcement Standards. The National Institute of Justice is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime....
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...Crime, Transitory Poverty, and Isolation: Evidence from Madagascar Marcel Fafchamps University of Oxford y Bart Minten Cornell Universityz June 2005 Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between poverty and crime. Following a disputed presidential election, fuel supply to the highlands of Madagascar was severely curtailed in early 2002, resulting in a massive increase in poverty and transport costs. Using original survey data collected in June 2002 at the height of the crisis, we …nd that crop theft increases with transitory poverty. Theft thus appears to be used by some of the rural poor as a risk coping strategy. Increased transport costs led to a rise in cattle and crop theft, con…rming earlier …ndings that, in Madagascar, geographical isolation is associated with certain forms of crime. We also …nd that an increase in law enforcement personnel locally reduces cattle theft which, in Madagascar, is a form of organized crime. JEL classi…cation code: K14, I39 We thank Eliane Ralison and Lalaina Randrianarison for their assistance in collecting and cleaning the data. Funding for this project was provided by USAID and Cornell University. y Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ. Email: . Fax: +44(0)1865-281447. Tel: +44(0)1865-281446. z Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program, Cornell University, Ithaca NY. Email: 1. Introduction There has long been a suspicion that poverty favors criminal activity, but hard evidence...
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...Most people envision organized crime as a big Italian man sitting in a chair with two or three men in suits ready to break knees and place people in a car. These images describe but one facet of a complex and up-to-date organization. Organized crime, as described by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is defined as “any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities...[and] maintain their position through the use of actual or threatened violence, corrupt public officials, graft, or extortion, and generally have a significant impact on the people of locales, region, or the country as a whole (2012).” As a result, they tend to hold great influence over the daily functions of society. Though law enforcement officials have attempted and have successfully obstructed the business of many criminal organizations, most who have more complex networks tend not to be deterred. Through the evaluation of organized crime through a criminological perspective, one can better understand how they have survived over the years as well as why it is difficult to restrain the organizations. The history of organized crime in general is as long as it is complex, and over the last two decades, organized crime has become even more complex than before (Bjelopera & Finklea, 2012). Crime organizations have found lucrative means of maintaining their organizations despite the constant pressure from law enforcement officials to...
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...San Pedro Sula (Spanish pronunciation: [sam ˈpeðɾo sula]) is a city in Honduras. The city is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula (Sula Valley), about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With an estimated population of 873,824 people in the main municipality, and 1,245,598 in its metro area (2010), it is the second largest city, after the capital Tegucigalpa. It is the capital of the Cortés Department. As of 2013 San Pedro Sula has the highest murder rate on Earth. Cathedral San Pedro Sula was founded on 27 June 1536, by Pedro de Alvarado under the name Villa de San Pedro de Puerto Caballos, close to the town of Choloma. There were around 18 towns populated by indigenous people in the Sula valley at the time. Early descriptions of the landscape indicate abundant swampland and dense tropical forests, with little land good for agriculture or cattle raising. The city's name became San Pedro Sula in the 18th century, after several changes. The "Sula" part of its name comes from the Minas de Sula, gold mines located to the west of the village of Naco. Panoramic view of Downtown San Pedro Sula For the first few years of its history, San Pedro was the colonial mint, where gold, found to the west in the Naco, Sula, and Quimistán valleys, had to be brought to smelt, and where the Spanish Crown collected a fifth of the value of the gold. The mint was moved toGracias, and ultimately to Comayagua in the 1550s. ...
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...the creation of a police organization that is national scope and civilian character thus paving way to the establishment of the Philippine National Police (PNP). The principal authors of the Republic Act 6975 entitled “An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police under a reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government and Other Purposes” were Senators Ernesto Maceda and Aquilino Pimentel Sr, Congressmen Jose Cojuangco Jr and Rodrigo Gutang. They moved for the PNP's creation to professionalize the police force and make it susceptible to the plight of the general public. PNP Constitutional Basis Section 4, Article 2 of the 1987 Constitution provides that, "... it is the policy of the State to promote peace and order, ensure public safety and further strengthen local government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of basic services for the citizenry through the establishment of a highly and competent police...
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...La guerre AUX drogueS R ap p o Rt d e la Commis s ion M O N D I A l e POUR la politique deS dRogues Juin 2011 (version française publiée en septembre 2011) r a PP o r t de L a c o mmiS S io n MO N DIALe PO u r La P oLitiq u e de S dr o gu eS Pour en apprendre davantage sur la commission, rendez-vous sur le site www.globalcommissionondrugs.org ou communiquez avec nous par email à l’adresse : declaration@globalcommissionondrugs.org L e S m e m br e S d e L a c o mmi S S io n : Asma Jahangir, militante des droits de l’homme, ancien rapporteur spécial des nations unies sur les exécutions extrajudiciaires, sommaires ou arbitraires, Pakistan Carlos Fuentes, écrivain et intellectuel, mexique César Gaviria, ancien président de la colombie Ernesto Zedillo, ancien président du mexique Fernando Henrique Cardoso, ancien président du brésil (président de la commission) George Papandreou, premier ministre de la grèce George P. Shultz, ancien secrétaire d’État, États-unis (président honoraire) Javier Solana, ancien Haut représentant de l’union européenne pour la politique étrangère et la politique de sécurité commune, espagne John Whitehead, banquier et fonctionnaire, président de la World trade center memorial Foundation, États-unis Kofi Annan, ancien Secrétaire général des nations unies, ghana Louise Arbour, ancienne Haut commissaire des Nations unies au Haut commissariat aux droits de l’homme, présidente de l’international crisis group, canada Maria Cattaui, membre du conseil...
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...SECURITY MASTER PLAN OUTLINE for CHABOT LAS POSITAS Community College District Submitted by: CATALYST Consulting Group, Inc. 851 Napa Valley Corporate Way, Suite D Napa, CA 94558 In Association With: DMJM, Program Management For Measure B Bond Program 6601 Owens Drive, Suite 238 Pleasanton, CA 94588 May 2, 2005 9/21/2005 2 SECURITY MASTER PLAN OUTLINE Chabot Community College District This outline presents the fundamental topics of the Security Master Plan, an independent document incorporated by reference into the TBP Architecture District Master Plan for the Chabot College campus new construction and building improvements. To develop the Security Master Plan, CATALYST has first performed numerous site surveys and interviews, analyzed crime index data, reviewed the relevant technologies, and assessed the campus physical environment to define the risks and vulnerabilities that need to be addressed for a long-term vision of campus security. From this goal set, CATALYST has developed the guidelines and recommendations for the District to standardize the approach and cost of physical security on their campuses. The Security Master Plan will include the topic sections listed in the outline following. The primary intent of the Security Master Plan is to define security mitigation standards that integrate efficiently with new building construction and building improvements, saving upgrade costs today by planning for the campus of tomorrow. By first prioritizing...
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...| Human Trafficking | Business Law II | Dr. Annette Whitby | | | | Amanda Ransdell 4/25/2013 Outline Introduction: Human trafficking is the fastest increasing criminal industry in today’s world, coming in second after illegal drug-trade. This type of slavery has been traced back to the ancient Mesopotamian and Mediterranean civilization and has continued to grow. What is human trafficking? Commonly referred to as "modern-day slavery" is the illegal trade of human beings in return for labor or for exploitation (Sex Trafficking in the U.S., 2013). “Trafficking in persons” means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of other or other forms of sexual exploitation, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.” [ (Human Trafficking Full Definition, 2012) ]. A. Definition “trafficking in persons” B. Women and children succeptible C. Health related problems D. Statistics/Government I. Government Acts A. Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) B. Mann Act...
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