BY MARCUS BARBOUR RACIAL PROFILING Mainly targets people of color for investigation and enforcement, alienating communities from law enforcement, hindering community policing efforts, and causing law enforcement to lose credibility and trust among the people they are sworn to protect and serve. HISTORY 1. The roots of racial profiling come from the laws during the colonial times. 2. In colonial Virginia, everyone that was of different color had to show some form of
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criminals against minority victims. Therefore, this drives police officers to those areas to arrest the individuals committing crimes. In 1994, under the New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the proactive policing revolution began. The idea was to remain visible in so called hot spot areas to help prevent crime from occurring. This gave police officers the authority to question anyone that appeared suspicious. According to MacDonald, due to the implementation
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used in policing. The major reason to oppose racial profiling (aside from constitutional and moral grounds) is that it simply doesn’t work. Empirical studies show that when police use race or ethnic appearance as a factor in law enforcement, their effectiveness in apprehending criminals decreases. Even worse, it has often led to “accidental” deaths, such as the fatal shootings of African American and Latino men. On the other hand, criminal profiling is effective when applied to policing. Profiling
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Law Enforcement Effects and Costs Associated with Section 1983 By: Bonny Meador Liberty University – CJUS 530 Abstract The Federal Civil Rights Act – Title 42, United States Code, § 1983 offers the opportunity to vindicate human rights. Section 1983 was enacted after the Civil War to provide citizens with a remedy for unlawful police arrests, detentions, and killings. Today, Section 1983 is the primary civil rights law victims of police misconduct rely upon. The evidence supporting the claim
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criminals against minority victims. Therefore, this drives police officers to those areas to arrest the individuals committing crimes. In 1994, under the New York Police Department Commissioner William Bratton and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the proactive policing revolution began. The idea was to remain visible in so called hot spot areas to help prevent crime from occurring. This gave police officers the authority to question anyone that appeared suspicious. According to MacDonald, due to the implementation
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Rape Prevention Programs Patricia A. Saylor Criminal Justice 305 Crime Prevention Instructor Spinks August 10, 2015 Abstract This paper serves to inform the Philadelphia City jurisdiction of rape prevention programs that would be suitable for implementation in their jurisdiction. It will discuss trends in three major cities as well as nationwide trends. It also discusses costs of implementation and effectiveness of the programs. The paper asks vital questions and provides answers. There
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suspected of crimes, they are in violation of these citizens’ 4th amendment right. Specifically, they are in violation of the 4th amendment clause against improper seizures. This paper will examine the background behind the Fourth Amendment, the history of civil forfeiture cases in the United States, three reasons against civil forfeiture, and focus on affirming Sourovelis’ argument in Sourovelis v. Philadelphia, a specific case regarding civil forfeiture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Background
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by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994. It was one of the largest crime bills in U.S. history and aimed to address various issues related to crime and law enforcement. There are seven key provisions of the 1994 Crime Bill which include the federal assault weapons ban, community oriented policing services (Cops), Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants, Death Penalty Provisions, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
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Wal-Mart lost a lawsuit to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2010, due to their negligence and sexual discrimination against hiring women to work in their warehouse located in London Kentucky. Wal-Mart will be required to pay 12 million dollars to settle this lawsuit; the 12 million dollars will be split up amongst a number of claimants. “Along with the back pay and damages, as part of the settlement Wal-Mart will fill the first 50 order-filler jobs at the warehouse with female
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4 The Police Culture CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES O • Describe the various ways in which the police subculture conflicts with the official norms and values of policing. • Compare and contrast the various forms of an organization’s culture. • Identify and elaborate on variables that influence police officers’ acceptance of the subculture. • Describe the positive aspects of the police subculture. • Identify the sources of police stress. • Highlight the various strategies that both organizations and
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