and federal. They interact with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure success with enforcing the law and keeping communities safe. They might not have the best relationship but there can be ways to improve that. Many people do not really understand the importance of law enforcement until they desperately need them to help in their time of need. Some of the things that we do not understand are that the law enforcement officers face many challenges in today’s society. Our officers
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Today Today’s law enforcement officers are faced with difficult challenging issues. Being trained efficiently is most important so they know how to respond to the many different issues. According to Schmalleger (2011), corruption, on duty dangers, deadly force, and racial profiling are just some issues today’s law enforcement has to deal with. Multicultural society is one of the main challenges that police officers face on a day to day bases. To “protect and serve” is the number one duty of
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Critical Issues in Policing Paper Mark Camarillo CJA/214 May 9, 2013 Gary M. Clifford II, M.A. Critical Issues in Policing Paper Many issues arise when policing in the community on a daily basis. Police officers have to face personal, social control, democratic principles, professional codes, public trust, and to adhere for the safety of the public. Police officers deal with different stressors on a daily basis not only their own personal life but the life they deal with in the society
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Thibodeaux CJA 474 May 21, 2012 Evan Cohen Ethical Dilemma Individuals face many challenges when entering into new employment or profession. The new job’s culture is not quickly learned; therefore, one has to observe and take notes on his or her new job’s way of doing things and adapt. In this ethical dilemma, a police officer has just transferred to a new department. In his transition to the new department, the officer witnesses another officer violating the department’s ethical code
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Police Culture Marissa Efros, Lysa Lawson, Awele Meju, Makita Walker, Joseph Washington CJA/214 May 24, 2012 Jesse Banks Police Culture The history of policing can be traced back to the beginning of time. When looking at the subject of police work there is a large culture and history that follows along with it. There are many topics that can be analyzed when identifying, and describing the elements and the significances that are associated with policing. A large
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Title Effects of Inadequate Police Training Robert F. Kersey Liberty University Abstract Effects of Inadequate Police Training Citizens expect police officers to be ready to handle calls for service on their first tour of duty and the lack of training is no excuse. Law enforcement officers face delicate situations on a daily basis. These situations require immediate and appropriate responses from those who are sworn to protect and serve the communities
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factors in which comprise the impact of females in policing, one in which how they are treated within the work environment. Other things do come into play when trying to increase females in policing such as expanding on the diversity being accepted in police agencies. Many females think they are treated unfairly and unjust according to the system, it seems to always come back to the fact that women feel like they are being mistreated which needs to be changed. Females should not feel inferior to males
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Today, there is a lot of scrutiny among police and whether their actions are justified or not. Early intervention systems are a great topic to discuss, since police are being highlighted by social media as being overly-aggressive. Because the use of social media has become an everyday activity for numerous people, many have caught police doing unlawful acts or using unnecessary force. The visuals captured by these social media users have been used to place police misconduct on a higher pedestal, but
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impacts on the lives of police officers. There seems to be an increasing number of officers that have PTSD and depression symptoms that tie back directly to an incident that occurred on the job. PTSD and depression in officers is a known issue yet there have been minimal steps taken to reduce their effects. Despite the presence of programs that attempt to address and help victims of PTSD and depression, it is evident that these programs often have major shortcomings. Most departments have begun to explore
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Critical issues Mary E Rios CJS210 July 1, 2012 Amanda Dean Critical issues Criminals today are using technology to their advantage when committing crimes; therefore law enforcement must also use technology when taking down the criminal. Technology can be used to prevent crimes as well as to solve crimes after they have happened. Law enforcement today is focusing more on the less then lethal weapons whenever possible. Police officers are faced with many dangers in their daily jobs. Police
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