To hold a Commercial Driver’s License in New York, drivers must undergo a DOT physical designed to ensure that they are physically capable of performing their job work safely. At DOT Medical Examiner, in College Point, NY, drivers looking to qualify for their commercial license can schedule and undergo the CDL medical examination under the direction of Dr. Randolph Rosarion, M.D., an experienced professional in the field. The DOT Physical: FAQ What are some conditions that might keep me from obtaining
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On August 9th, 2014, Ferguson, Missouri resident and African American Michael Brown was repeatedly shot and subsequently killed by a white police officer. Protests immediately erupted which quickly turned into nightly rioting that continued over the next several days. Analyzing the media’s handling of this crisis, Noah C. Rothman, in “Taking Sides in Ferguson,” argues that the news press performed its role poorly and with prejudice in the events following the shooting death of Brown. Rothman presents
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On February 18, 2011, an investigation was imposed upon the Nassau County Police Department Forensics Lab. The lab was later closed due to numerous concerns about the dysfunction and integrity of the lab. Following the closing, lab reports that were public record caused an uproar about the performance of the lab, including one in particular, which is the the American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD) that had placed them on probation not once, but twice in a four year time span. This event caused
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“The color of law” is a term in which I have not heard before. Through my research I was able to define “the color of law” as…The act of a state officer, regardless of whether or not the act is within the limits of his or her authority, is considered an act under color of law if the officer purports to be conducting himself or herself in the course of official duties. Under the Civil Rights Act of 1871 (42 U.S.C.A. Section 1983), color of law is synonymous with State Action, which is conduct by an
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the American Civil Liberties Union has stated that “transparency leads to public trust and benefits the community (Clark, 2012). After all, the goal of law enforcement is to have a good working relationship with the community it serves. Improved Police Officer Behavior We can tell ourselves to act as though someone is always watching, but that might not have an impact on a person’s behavior or attitude. Knowing that a person is being recorded, on the other hand, can have a dramatic effect on one’s
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With the recent surge in potential and blatant police misconduct and use of excessive force there has been a national outcry for law enforcement accountability, as well as, improved transparency. The possibility that some of these acts have been racially motivated, involved profiling or geographic discrimination have only fueled the problem and further soured police and public relations. The integration of police body cameras by many departments has been employed to repair poor public image and increase
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Police officers killed over 346 people in 2016 alone, and less than one-third of those people were suspected to have a weapon or be accused with an alleged crime. Police use what is called abuse of power, which is an action where an officer will use violence or intimidation to charge others with a crime. Law enforcement states that this technique is used to restore order in police, however, violence with police to just “restore order” is causing many issues with racial discrimination, violence, and
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Brian Wakefield 7/22/15 GE217 Annotated Bibliography Markman, Abe. "Why Are So Many Unarmed Black Americans Killed By The Police?." Humanist 75.4 (2015): 8-11. Academic Search Elite. Web. 22 July 2015. In late May the U.S. Department of Justice announced strict new standards be placed on the police department of Cleveland, Ohio, after a review of its use of force against criminal suspects and others guilty only of talking back or running away from them. “There is much work to be done, across
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Muslims, and middle-eastern people. This racial profiling intensified in the 1990’s. There have been a number of studies revealing evidence of racial profiling. The comedian Ron White said in a comedy act that he was once arrested because “the police were stopping ever car going down that particular sidewalk and that’s profiling, which is illegal.” He was making fun of this situation, but unfortunately it is something that happens every day in the United States. Many Americans of ethnic background
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Racism, discrimination, police brutality and injustice. These are just some of the unfair day-to-day things that the coloured people of America go through on a regular basis and it shouldn’t be this way. In 2016 alone, there were over 250 African American people that were shot and killed by police. After multiple deaths, shootings, police brutality reports and many counts of injustice, the ‘black lives matter’ phrase was started. The ‘Black lives matter’ organization is an international association
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