...citizen gets arrested, they should not have to worry about a police officer using excessive force that could lead to injury. According to a podcast, “A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after police officers used excessive force without body cameras”(Police Officers). Currently, many police officers use excessive force, “after body cameras were implicated there was a 60% drop in the use of excessive force”(White and Coldren). According to an article,” Not wearing body cameras can lead to unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths”(ProCon.org). This issue is critical because police officers will continue to use excessive force, leading to more deaths and hospitalizations. Police officers should be required to wear body cameras to improve accountability, protect officers and citizens, and provide evidence when no physical evidence is available. A primary concern as to why police officers should wear body cameras is to improve officer accountability. According to a podcast, “Police officers were not wearing body cameras at the time they hospitalized the 14-year-old boy”(Police Officers). This evidence is significant because if the officers wore body cameras they may have been found guilty of using excessive force with evidence. Additionally, an article states "Body cameras can help solve...
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...Police Worn Body Cameras: A Step in the Right Direction Andrew Cordier ENG122: English Composition II Instructor Amy Morris August 18, 2016 There have been numerous advances in technology in recent years and some include law enforcement. Over the years, there have been huge strides in the technological advances in surveillance. Police Departments are one of these groups who have seen an increase in surveillance technology like dashboard mounted cameras, and now law enforcement agencies are looking to equip their officers with body cameras that can be worn on an officer’s lapel, glasses, and on their chest. The idea of equipping officers with these body cameras has been a hot topic of debate in light of recent past events, such as the unarmed shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson Missouri Mandatory use of body cameras should be put into place because it will protect civilians from the use of excessive force and hold officers responsible for their actions, not invade the privacy of both the public and police officers with the proper guidelines in place, and lower the rates of police use of excessive force, while lowering the rates of false claims against officers. With more and more cases of use of excessive force against civilians, people across America are becoming outraged by the actions of police officers and feel that taking the word of an officer is no longer good enough to explain their actions. Americans across the nation want answers...
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...Cop cameras are slowly changing the ways of policing. The cameras are used to oversee a police officer's shift. The camera records all encounters of cops and civilians. Many people have expressed concerns over the use of the cameras because of personal privacy invasion. Police body cameras may go against the Fourth Amendment to a certain extent their benefits far outweigh these concerns. Police body cameras have been the talk of officers for many years. Police cams have been around since at least the 1960’s (Criminol). Cop cams were invented to prevent unlawful cops. They were also made to provide more accurate evidence of what happens with officers on the job. A long time ago officers first tried to use dash cams that were mounted inside the car. This posed issues of not recording quality videos. Another issue was that the camera did not getting the entire encounter of the officer and civilian. Eventually dash cams became less popular, since body cameras were invented. One issue is that, “Body cams will often capture people at their worst-drunk, abusive, profane, and at their most personal- during domestic disputes, mental health crises, medical emergencies, and etc” (Rutledge). With technology progressing the...
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...country.” Indeed, the situation here is that police officers are getting off board from the job they are responsible for. Police brutality is happening all over the United States. However, police misconduct could happen but that doesn’t mean that all police officers are the same. On the other hand, people also try to conduct a false scene with the innocent officers. These acts suggest that police officers should wear cameras to preempt exculpatory storytelling. The topic on police brutality is one that has been about culture as well as law. This goes back to the civil rights act of 1964 because it allows people to have freedom and no discrimination between any race, religion, color, sex and national origin. The Senate and House of Representatives of the United States encountered the following:...
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...) In 2014, a widespread initiative took place, a growing movement of people who marched and carried signs that inscribed the mantras of “hands up don’t shoot” and “black lives matter”. This was in response to a grand jury’s decision in Missouri to not indict police officer Darren Wilson for any crime related to the shooting and killing of Michael Brown. A week or so later Eric Garner was killed in NYC in direct relation to officer Daniel Pantaleo and his fatal chokehold. Officer Pantaleo was also not indicted by the grand jury although his deadly encounter was filmed by onlookers. There was already a preexisting calling to for police officers to wear body cameras in hopes it would discourage officers from misconduct and that it would also make...
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...After being shot, officer David Muniz stated “I know you shot me, but I’m not going to shoot you” (Gass 1). This confrontation ended in the suspect being shot and killed. Officer Muniz was proven innocent because the footage from the body camera showed he didn’t do anything wrong. But in some cases, privacy is an issue in the release of footage. Because the trust in police officers is becoming non-existent, police body cameras are a rising solution that may have pros and cons. The attention of police body cameras has increased since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August of 2014. Darren Wilson, a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, was found not guilty in the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown and Michael's family is begging for...
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...When will police officers stop killing the innocent who don’t deserve being killed? Are they worth being trusted as heroes? Is leaving home, even safe to go buy a loaf of bread at the supermarket that’s just around the corner? These are some of the questions in some communities across America. According to research from The Washington Post, in just this year 2017, at least 766 people have been accidentally shot to death by police officers from their own community and only 88 people were killed with evidence provided by the body cameras (Police Shootings 2017 Database). Whether the person was armed, colored skin, reaching for their driver licenses, or even picking up their hands to cover their nose before sneezing all over the place. Police...
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...the field of Criminal Justice, there are many topics of controversy such as Police using body cameras. This topic is becoming a bigger issue around the country due to false accusations on people and police. There are pros and cons to every controversial issue. Four cons related to Police body cameras are the following: The cameras are expensive. There is a privacy issue for both police and civilians. There may be issues with the camera. The police don’t want them. On the positive side, there are pros as well. Four pros of police using body cameras are the following: Helps provide valuable evidence in obtaining accurate victim and witness statements. Protects police officers from false accusations. The use of cameras while on duty provides hard video evidence of...
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...How Can We Reduce the Police`s Use of Excessive Force? Police`s use of excessive force happens in the United States every year. Even more, excessive force by police causes a thousand civilians to be killed in 2014 (Scott Shackford). In the quote, “We have an incredible warrior class in this country. People in law enforcement, intelligence and I thank God every night we have them standing fast to protect us from the tremendous amount of evil that exists in the world” by Brad Thor, describes clearly about police, and they have seen as a shield for civilians. They can protect civilians from the harms from criminals. On the other hand, a lot of civilians get over harm during law enforcement. If we want police to become better effect for communities, the top priority is that we need reduce the police use of excessive force. First of all, police should wear body camera to reduce police brutality. According to the article, “Self-Awareness to Being Watched and Socially-Desirable Behavior: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Body-Worn Cameras on Police Use-of-Force." By Barak Ariel, PhD describes “body cameras can give police some limitation by creating self-awareness. (8)” Once they want to abuse their power, they will think that they can get punishment from those evidences recorded by cameras. Second of all, ethics training reduces excessive force significantly. Furthermore, it can improve police ethics during the law enforcement, and it will help them thinking before they pull trigger...
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...Rachael Bambery, Nathan Ballard, Anthony Bellero, David Prothero, Willie Marsh, Mike Schroeder, Mike Taylor, Greg Maultsby, Donnie Gilley and Dave Kier Police Executive Research Forum 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 930 Washington, D.C. 20036 Jan 16, 2009 Report Outline Section Executive Summary Chapter 1: Overview / Introduction Chapter 2: Technology and Law Enforcement: An Overview of Applications, Impacts, and Needs Chapter 3: The PERF Technology Needs Assessment Survey Chapter 4: The PERF-Lockheed Martin Law Enforcement Future Technologies Workshop Chapter 5: Conclusions and Next Steps Pages 3-9 10-11 12-32 33-47 48-64 65-73 Appendix A: References Appendix B: The PERF Technology Needs Assessment Survey Appendix C: Survey Technology Term Definitions Appendix D: Responding Agencies (PERF Survey) Appendix E: Supplementary Survey Tables Appendix F: List of Workshop Attendees 74-79 80-91 92-98 99-102 103-124 125-127 2 Technology and Law Enforcement: Future Technologies to Address the Operational Needs of Law Enforcement EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The effects of technology can be seen in almost all aspects of modern life, and law enforcement is no exception. The field of law enforcement has been altered by technology in many important ways. One need only consider that the primary police strategy of the latter part of the 20th Century—motorized preventive patrol and rapid response to calls for service—was developed in response to the invention...
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...Case Studies CASE 2 RAY-BAN SUNGLASSES: SELECTING THE TARGET AUDIENCE AND THE COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES Objectives The case has been prepared to help you to appreciate the following: What is an agency brief and what are its various components To profile the market Segments and select the most attractive by carefully analysing the interpreting consumer data Selection of communication objectives and development of a communication strategy to achieve a desired response. Structure 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Objectives Introduction Agency Brief The Need Communication Strategy Discussion Questions 2.1 INTRODUCTION In this case an attempt has been made to help you to appreciate the campaign planning process. This case is in two parts. The first part is the agency brief, in which the company has tried to analyze the marketing problem. The company feels that because Ray-Ban is technologically superior in quality, and recognized by the consumer as such, a product change is not required. The brand is seen as expensive, but the same consumer does pay as much of a premium for top-end brands in other product categories. Therefore there is a need. for the communication to change this consumer perception. The second part of the case is on communication strategy as proposed by the advertising agency, has analyzed and described the complete `planning cycle'. 2.2 THE AGENCY BRIEF Ray-ban was launched in India in mid-1992. Today the brand is doing reasonably well, but still has...
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... Marcus Felson Introduction Police operations cover the mission-critical aspects of a police organization: policies, institutional arrangements, processes and resources for the performance of the policeman’s main functions. Police Operations encompass a wide range of activities, particularly patrol and traffic operations, implementation of special laws, command and control, civil disturbance, disaster management, terrorism, deployment of troops, internal security operations and community-oriented policing, with due regard to human rights. Police Patrol has always been the backbone of protecting the public, and as far back as society had begun to get organized into groups and communities, mankind has always had people to patrol, to show a strong presence, as well as be on the look-out for danger at all levels, and then be able to respond. And if it wasn't for the Police patrolling your neighborhood, your local community and even your entire city, then the little world that you live in, would become Survival Of The Fittest. We must tell you that in all the world of defense, police patrol is the best way for the police to defend us. High police visibility discourages criminals. Normally, criminals think twice before executing their plans if there is obvious presence of police officers. Thus, patrol activity should be carried in a manner that attracts maximum attention to the police officer or police vehicles. The general goals of the police patrol force are protection of life...
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...University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 12-2009 Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television D. Renee Smith University of Tennessee - Knoxville, drsmith@utk.edu Recommended Citation Smith, D. Renee, "Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2009. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/10 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact trace@utk.edu. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by D. Renee Smith entitled "Peeking Out: A Textual Analysis of Heteronormative Images in Prime-Time Television." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Communication and Information. Catherine A. Luther, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Michelle T. Violanti, Suzanne Kurth, Benjamin J. Bates Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice...
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...GTechnology in a global society APPLIED RESEARCH (Students and cell phones) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 3-4 BODY School Emergencies 4 Reduced Emergencies 6 Staying Connected in a Time of Need 6 Unethical Usage 7 Cell Phone Abuse 8 Cell Phones in the Class Room 10 Limiting Student Use of Cell Phones 11 Short Term Solutions 11 CONCLUSION 12 REFERENCES 16 INTRODUCTION In modern society people rely on technology to stay connected and the cell phone is the most versatile way for them to do just that. Cell phones have become indispensable tools for far more than just making phone calls. They act as a mobile office, an Internet browsing device, a personal digital assistance, a calculator and more. The explosion of cell phone ownership in the last decade has presented a challenge for institutions of learning all over the United States. The concern has been raised that cell phones are disruptive to the students overall education. A district policy has not yet been standardized in all schools; while some allow them and implement an out of sight out of mind rule, others simply ban them from the campus. There was a time when parents would only buy a cell phone for their child to use during emergencies...
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...at safeguarding children and young people. In my setting I avoid to implement the safeguarding policies as I do not have much knowledge. In my literature review I will research on how we safeguard the children, working together with other agency, the effects on children that are maltreated. I will be also looking at theories and why child maltreatment occurs. Safeguarding legislation and government guidance says that safeguarding means protecting children from maltreatment, preventing impairment of children’s health or development ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care (Barlow and Schrader-McMillan 2010). However according to the legislation taking action is there to enable all children and young people to have the best outcome. “The action we take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm - is everyone’s responsibility. Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play working together to safeguard children” (Safe net, 2004). To keep the children safe in 2013 the government introduced that everyone working with children should get Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). The government also announced the vetting and barring service (VBS) which enables anyone working with children should be vetted. The VBS was introduced under the safeguarding vulnerable Groups Acts...
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