consultant. Each of these roles has different duties/ responsibilities and may assist in or concentrate in different areas/ environments within the legal system. As a psychologist, within the legal system you will examine many individuals from the police officer to the victim. Being a psychologist within the legal system has many ethical obligations or issues that can arise. With this in mind, I will discuss more in detail the roles a psychologist plays in each environment within the legal system
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[pic] Criminal Justice Procedures CJ227-1 Case Study of Officer Smith [pic] Officer Smith was on patrol and notices a vehicle that fits the general description of a suspected car in a recent roadside killing of a fellow police officer. In this paper I will discuss the actions taken by Officer Smith and if she had legal justification for her actions and if evidence found is admissible in the court of law. Officer Smith was on her routine patrol when she noticed the vehicle in front
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Problem statement Quality and quantity of CPO delivered The root problem encountered in this case is the quality and quantity of the CPO delivered. Palm Haul Sdn Bhd’s (PHSB) major client Oilene Refineries Sdn Bhd is unhappy with their service mainly because the CPO delivered is either contaminated or short delivered. The CPO delivered to Oilene is contaminated with either sludge or water. This is due to unethical behavior of tanker drivers who involve in oil piracy by siphoning the CPO and
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despite noble and respectable intentions by criminal justice professionals. "Ethical problems in information sharing," for instance, can simply result from an effort by law enforcement officials to prevent terror attacks. In its effort to do so, police may scan the emails of a few potential terrorists together with those of hundreds of thousands of law-abiding citizens. The question then becomes whether privacy or security is a more critical concern under a specific set of circumstances and such
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popular in the United States. As police departments faced reduced budgets, improving efficiency in how they work to prevent crime is of great importance (Goode, 2011). However, predictive policing also create a focus on accountability, which has caused some police officers to respond negatively to such pressures (Willis, Mastrofski & Weisburd, 2003). The purpose of this paper is to briefly examine predictive policing and how tools such as COMPSTAT allow police departments to respond more efficiently
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Police Department Organization Paper Kathee Kathee CJA/214 November 17th, 2011 Todd Larson The police department is important to community. There are several departments and agencies designed to keep the people safe from drugs, homicide, armed robbery, rape, and many other crimes. There are various acts of violence that take place in America but police are practicing safety precautions to keep our streets safe. In this paper, will be addressing the various types of police agencies at local
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Past, Present and Future of Law Enforcement INTRODUCTION To be an effective police/law enforcement officer, one must understand where we (law enforcement) has been, where society believes we are and what the heck is going to happen in the future. Unfortunately the future is much more depressing than in the past. Society is getting more liberal with how the Constitution is viewed and applied towards suspects. The author posits that not to far into the distant future officers will need probable
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runs away. Meanwhile, the two friends, Stan, and Bill, soon realize that they have accidently taken a tuna fish without paying. They soon see a police car on their tail and are asked to pull over (Crede, 2012). They think that they are being arrested for stealing the tuna fish. They are not told for what crime they are being arrested by the police. The police arrest them as the suspects of killing the shop attendant. They contact a cousin, Vincent Gambini, who is a newly turned lawyer to defend
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collaborative effort between the community and the police coming together to reduce and control crime in their neighborhood. It involves local citizens finding ways to help solve community problems and issues alongside the police. Better relationships and communication with the police and the local citizens are the key factors in this working. It should help improve the quality of life in the neighborhood. Community policing is supposed to benefit the police as well as the community. Its focus on them
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1. Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. Information Technology and Performance optimization of Police department Increase in crime rate, which is widespread demands policing to be proactive rather than reactive. It requires change from traditional to strong strategically methods combined with better intelligence. This initially led to the innovation of predictive
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