this case. The Tolan vs. Cotton case interests me because the United States have so many police that are brutalizing citizens. In some cases the police officers are getting away with it. After reading, reviewing, and studying this case I have learn a lot about the criminal system and laws that men and women should obey. I will explain how the nine judges on the Supreme courts all came to a verdict against the police officer Jeffrey Cotton after he shot an innocent suspect. This people will explain how
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strategic plan and was only advised of its existence when I started preparing for the sergeants test. I think my response was, “a strategic what?” After reading our plan I was kind of miffed as to why I had never seen the document. The St. Cloud Police Department Strategic Plan is a comprehensive guide what identifies its mission, vision, and values. Interestingly the strategic plan was developed through a business planning process referred to as a SWOT analysis (or SWOT Matrix). A SWOT is a structured
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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Applying the SARA Model to Generate a Solution to a Rise in Crime Here's What Happened . . . Centervale has recently had several cases involving the theft of valuable recreation equipment from private homes. Some residents believe there is a correlation between these thefts and the residents of the halfway house that was recently opened in their middle-class neighborhood. The halfway house caters to delinquent males under the age of eighteen. The halfway house is part of
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Last year, on the mid-afternoon of October 18th, the defendant, Stu Dents, left his apartment on Main Street and drove to Broadway and 83rd. Two eyewitnesses say the defendant then walked through the Broadway Arms apartment building to his girlfriend’s apartment, number 156, and entered the apartment. It is unclear how the defendant entered the apartment, but no signs of force were evident. Witnesses could not say if the defendant used a key. The victim, Uma Opee, was not home at the time. Coworkers
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of their boundaries. Both groups will enlist in the service of a professional in criminal activity to increase profit and power. Although the Bureaucratic model is better at getting the job done, the Patron – Client model is best known for avoiding police detection. By knowing these crime syndicates and being able to apply these models in different areas law enforcement can expect the rise
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Chelsea N. Wilson April 14, 2015 COMM 1500 TR 1:25-:50 pm EXTRA CREDIT 1. Law and Order: SVU. Wednesday 9:00 pm Olivia B. (MAIN CHARACTER) * Female, White, 35+, Single, Sergeant Police Officer, Average income, Graduated College Tutuola (MAIN CHARACTER) * Male, Black, 40+, Single, Detective, Average income, College degree Amaro (MAIN CHARACTER * Male, Italian, 35+, Single, Detective, Average income, college degree Rollins (MAIN CHARACTER) * Female, White, 30+, Single
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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 law enforcement. According to Schmalleger (2011), it is important as a police officer to understand and respect the different habits, customs, beliefs, patterns of thought and traditions of the people. Law enforcement officers need to be
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Representative Scott Drury is a democrat in the General Assembly of the 58th district, which includes all or portions of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Knollwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Northbrook, North Chicago and Riverwoods all suburban cities. He is serving his second term beginning in January 2013. The committees he has been apart of are Appropriation-human Services; Higher Education; Insurance Judiciary; Personnel & Pensions; Tollway oversight, and
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Getting away with Murder There are different laws in each state that allow citizens to protect themselves against a criminal. However, Florida’s law Stand your ground is giving todays citizens a right to kill. Every day we read about a new case where this law justifies the killing of another person. This law was made up to protect criminals and people who choose to kill when they could have easily avoided the whole situation. Shoot first and ask questions later should have been the name of
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A Child Called "It" is an intriguing, yet intimidating journey through the torturing childhood of the author himself. He was being the outcast of his own family and being a victim of severe parental abuse, will leave you in suspense as you wait with anticipation for the end of this little boys struggle to live. This book is a wonderful, and uniquely inspiring story that is sure to touch your heart. He was, a four-year-old boy, who lived with both of his parents and two siblings, had a relatively
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