...“Thirty Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” Jill Murray Professor Askary English Comp 1 Hudson County College Martin Gansberg Martin Gansberg was born on May 6, 1920 in Brooklyn New York. Graduating from Saint John’s University, he went to be a reporter and editor for the New York Times for forty three years. Mr. Gansberg was married to his wife for 48 years. Her name was Agitha Miller Gansberg. They had a son, Alan, and a daughter, Judith Gansberg. He also had a brother, Murray, and a sister, Eudice Stadlen and two granddaughters. Mr. Gansberg also won recognition for a front page article he wrote in 1964 about the murder of a young woman named Catherine Genvese, known by friends and family as Kitty. While neighbors may have ignored her cried for help, the article focused national attention on neighborhoods indifference. By doing so Mr. Gansberg’s article told about something that became symbolical in what many people recognized as the beginning of a culture full of violence and apathy in the United States. This case became so important that social scientists still debate the causes of what is now known as “The Genovese Syndrome”. In the short story “Thirty Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police” written by Martin Gansberg published on March 27, 1964, describes a true story that took place in Queens New York on March 14, 1964. The events that took place that night became widely known in American culture to be the cause of what is now...
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...“Thirty-Eight Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call the Police,” Martin Gansberg uses sarcasm within his tone as well as emotional appeal of sympathy to persuade readers into thinking changes must be made in current society’s mindset on public safety. Martin Gansberg uses sarcasm within his tone in hopes of persuading his audience to stand up for what is right. When speaking of Assistant Chief Inspector Frederick M. Lussen, Gansberg explained, “He can give a matter-of-fact recitation on many murders. But the Kew Gardens slaying baffles him because the ‘good people’ failed to call the police” (Gansberg par. 4). The author utilizes sarcasm within the development of the quote to show his audience that these witnesses are not actually “good people.”...
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...Abuse of Police Authority For years men and women of all nationalities and creed have been victim of harassment and brutality by the people who they pay to protect their neighborhoods and streets. Namely the police departments, the police have a vital role to play because they, more than any other institution, are at the epicenter of the upheavals that erupt in our cities. What they do or fail to do can affect fundamentally the scope of the damage to life, property, and community spirit. Police officers take an oath when they first join their department. This oath is a code of ethics. The Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, promulgated in 1893, established the basic responsibility of a police officer: To serve the community; To protect lives; To save the weak from those who would use intimidation; To obey the constitutional guarantees afforded to every citizen; To keep an officer’s private life separate from his official duty (such as personal or political beliefs, prejudices, aspirations, animosities or friendships); To be courageous and show resolve when faced with the possibility of death; The badge symbolizes not only authority, but also acts as an image of public faith; The officer will maintain confidentiality; and The conduct of the officer will always be ethical and consistent with department regulations and the law . These are the expectations of the citizens, and when there abused it lessens the faith of all. The abuse of police authority makes the head lines...
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...Police Brutality DeVry University Police Brutality Is it fair that law enforcement officers can use brute force to serve and protect the people of the United States? Police officers are here to protect and serve the people of this great country, however in some cases police officers abuse their power and their force and it becomes police brutality. Throughout its history the United States has seen many cases of police brutality against minorities. It is a very controversial topic among communities especially those in which minorities reside. Police Brutality is one of the most serious human rights violations in the United States. Police have to face many dangerous situations every day, they have to expect the worst and hope for the best while making split-second decisions. Being a police officer comes with the power of being able to take any citizens rights away, they also have the power to take someone’s life. We have to rely on those police officers own discretion when it comes to deciding the amount of force or sometimes lethal force when handling suspects. Police Brutality though it may not be a large predicament it should be viewed by both the police and the community. Police brutality is a hypocrisy, we are taught at a young age to believe that police officers are here to protect us from harm and keep us safe, not to harm us and cause us to fear them more than we do the criminals they are supposed to protect us from. We need to make sure police officers are properly...
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...Police Corruption Police corruption is an issue that has been around ever since the police force was introduced. Corruption is defined as the abuse of public power for a personal benefit. It is an issue that affects the entire society and has always been very hard to control. Police corruption is continuing to increase in the United States. Newspaper and other public publications will have stories about police officers abusing their power and committing crimes like drug smuggling, prostitution, money laundering and accepting bribes on any given day. Police officers are just as likely to commit a crime as any other citizen in the United States but when the corruption occurs people often act surprised. When committing police corruption the officer will misuse their authority, abuse their power to ultimately receive a personal gain. Police corruption can be broken down into two separate categories. The first is internal corruption which involves police officers working together to commit a crime. The second is external corruption which is when police officers accept pay offs from people who the book rules or city laws. The police force is very aware that this corruption is going on and are constantly looking for ways to decrease it. The first thing the police force needs to do is strengthen the police leadership. The chief of the force along with other people in power have to make sure they are showing their concern for police corruption in a public and private matter. They also...
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...with in the United States. Today, the police are faced with the public, the media, and other groups of individuals who have different perceptions to either back the police or shun them. These men and women who put these uniforms on have a job to do, a family to support, and a place to defend from criminals of every race or ethnic background. Most of today’s people would not put themselves in a police officer’s shoes and deal with day to day problems that are to be dealt with, instead, they would rather hide behind a camera, mock the police, and criticize them for simply doing their jobs. There are groups that hate the police and there are many questions that...
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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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...Insecurity in our nation: Examining the call for State Police. As it has been widely reported, the question of State Police has again come to the fore like sore thumb. In the past few months, Nigerians have been exposed to more argument about the merits and demerits of having State-established and controlled Police as opposed to the centrally controlled, Nigeria Police Force. Also, in these same past few weeks, it seems as if a new low has been reached in terms of insecurity which made people to start calling for a State-controlled Police. Even with the prevailing insecurities, the Governors of the States in the North stated unanimously in a recent gathering that they are not ready for State Police. This is in-spite of the initial agreement reached with Southern Governors to ask for State Police which in essence means a decentralization of policing, an outright removal of policing from the exclusive list of jurisdiction of Federal Government. Prior to this scenario, the Governors, in their respective States can be described as having firm and absolute grips of instrument of coercion such as even the Nigeria Police. Granting them further powers to establish State Police, will certainly go to confer on these Governors an awesome power which is comparable only to that emanating from the ladies of their manors. With a State Police established by the Governors, who is that private citizen, politician or a political party that would dare challenge their authorities...
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...Police Misconduct American Intercontinental University English paper Latarrace Johnson 8/25/2013 ABSTRACT Police misconduct is currently on the rise in many cities. Police misconduct can be define as false confession, false arrest, falsified of evidence and lying under the oath. For many years police crimes have went unreported and punishments are never given. We now have to put an end to these wrongful duties taken by police officers around the world. Have you ever experience police brutality or discrimination? Have you ever heard the police officers lying under the oath? All of these are some examples of police misconduct. Police misconduct is illegal actions performed by the police officers. Theses wrongful duties can range from false arrest, police brutality, falsified evidence, false confession lying under the oath and falsification of documents. The rules that govern the police in a certain area is what constitutes police misconduct. In the 1820’s the acts of police misconduct were normally towards poor labor workers. The way police misconduct is handled in the Atlanta area has greatly aided the culture of continued and unpunished conducts of police against civilians. In the case of Kathryn Johnston Fulton county police shot and killed a 92 year old women who lived in her home for 17 years. Three undercover police came to Kathryn’s home with a no knock warrant. A few months before Kathryn’s neighbor home was broken into and the lady was rape, a year before...
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...The media influences viral crime by perpetuating police brutality. It’s all over the news, newspaper, social media, and anything anyone can think of. The media mostly talks about police officers beating or shooting a man. It’s one story after the next and the media is always on top of it. One thing they aren’t on top of is telling the people what led to the incident or why it happened. There are many police shootings that have happen all over the United States these past few years. I believe that police officers do stereotype people, such as black men to be a threat. Incidents like police shootings happen because of stereotype threats. For example, if a police officer came across a black male in a stop they would be more aware of him and ask...
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...to protect you? Police brutality is the use of excessive force against a civilian. Police brutality has been going on for a while and it is a human rights violation, which many minorities in the U.S. have to fear. And that’s because police have acted in a way that make people wonder if you can you trust them to do their job of keeping the peace since they’re the ones not following the law. The most seen use of force by police officers, include shootings, beatings, and rough treatments of citizen. One prime example of this would be Eric Garner who “On July 17, New York police put into a chokehold after they confronted him for selling cigarettes. Videos show an officer pulling Garner to the ground and then Squeezing his head on the floor, And Eric yelling I can’t breathe” (According to...
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...Police brutality is widely held to have become a serious problem in recent decades in many countries. It is a subset of unjustified shootings, severe beatings, and abuse. The number of deaths and injuries is getting high from police abuse has directed our attention to the need all reasonable steps to ensure a safe society for people. There are many factors for the occurrence of police brutality. The most common factors are racial profiling, prejudices, and the pressure of work. Government laws try to prevent these factors from endangering the police in the working environment. I believe that police brutality is not only a United States problem, but also a global problem that quickly needs to be resolved. The definition of police brutality is...
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...All police should be required to have tertiary qualifications. Why/Why not? Introduction - Tertiary qualifications in policing ensure that candidates are capable, efficient, strong officers who are ready to serve and protect the community after training has ceased and progressively throughout their time as officers. - This essay will discuss and explain why it is beneficial for officers to have a tertiary qualification on entry into the police force. - The requirement of a tertiary education is linked to police officers performing at a higher level when on duty, it is associated with the use of force and officers attitudes towards the job than that of the counterpart thus, facing less disciplinary action. Ground 1: Police officers with a tertiary education are better performers and have higher standards of professionalism Policing is a difficult and complex job and requires individuals to be able to perform to a high standard and requires necessary skills to effectively complete the job whilst also moving up in ranks within the police force. - A tertiary education is linked to equipping officers with skills that will help them peform in the position. Officers learn the necessary skills that are required and and build upon these skills to ensure once they are sworn in as general duties constables, they are able to perform adequately and to a high degree of standard. - A study by Smith & Aamodt in Virginia, USA, showed that tertiary educated officers did perform...
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...about Mr. Chiu Maguang, a lecturer from Harbin University, who was wrongly accused and imprisoned by the police for the crime of sabotage. According to the police, he did public disturbance by shouting in the square to gain attention and refused to obey the police. He refused to sign the papers which caused him to stay a few more days in prison. While in prison, Mr. Chiu had a fever and a flare up, possibly due to his current liver condition which is hepatitis. One morning, he was awakened by the commotion outside and found out that his former student, who is also a lawyer, named Fenjin, was being punished by the police and was sent to him to bail him out of jail. Mr. Chiu was interrogated...
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...Police History Gamaliel Diaz- Maldonado University of Phoenix Introduction To Police Theories And Practice (CJA/214) April 11, 2013 Police history The United States and Puerto Rico have a fast growing society. This Society with a different points of view and social class who divide the people and his positions in our community. Analyzing the situation in deferent’s point of views we always see a common merge to make the real situation work out for us and the persons who surrounds us. For some people the souses of strong punish laws and for other the respect for the authorities roles like cops, agents or detectives. But the base of a souses is the discipline of the laws enforcement it self. Some person’s base his trust in heroes or super heroes but the real “heroes” are the one who implement his discipline and work with passion. One of the principal subject or person to implement a innovative and modern concept police force is Sir Robert Peel. This person implement in the United Kingdom police force new and very useful techniques to have a better force. He star using identification number or batch numbers to identify the police man. This batch give the a position of authority in the society. This idea helps to have a perfect accountability of the police force personnel and different the public from the police in a typical situation. He implement a new principles of policing helping the force to have a better control of the situations and lowering down the crimes....
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