Introduction While not all communities have a negative relationship with their local police, some do and this can have a negative impact on the criminal justice system as a whole. These negative relationships can be present for a variety of reasons but the main reasons I have seen are officer misconduct and agency lethargy. As police officer it is very important that we build our relationships with the communities we serve. We must strive to do everything we can on our part to help these relationships
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The history of Police Paper Samuel G. Gilley CJA/214 – Introduction to Police Theory and Practices June 10, 2012 Judith Brodsky Abstract This paper is about the history of police in America. This paper will describe the impact of Sir Robert Peel on American policing. Also, it will discuss the different stages of police in America. In addition, it will analyze the relationship between the government and the policing organizations throughout the United States.
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Many small-town police departments now boast the same weaponry once wielded by U.S. military units in Afghanistan — including tanks with 360-degree rotating turrets, battering rams, and automatic weapons. Those weapons are today deployed against Americans suspected of crimes in their own homes. Every day, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams connected to local police conduct 124 paramilitary-style raids in the U.S., according to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union. One of them recently
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Show me your papers For the past two years, the state of Arizona has been causing a huge controversy that arose due to the enactment of the Senate Bill 1070, known as the Arizona law. This arguable state law gives the right to police officers to attain immigrants and take them into custody during lawful contact if they are found to not be carrying legal documents to prove that they are rightful immigrants of the United States. The Arizona law has caused a stir, as immigrants feel that they are
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confessed 20 years later to killing dozens of women when confronted with DNA evidence. Aldrich Hazen Ames is an American traitor who was convicted of espionage in 1994. In 1986 and 1991, Ames passed two polygraph examinations while spying for the Soviet Union and Russia, respectively. Ames was initially "terrified" at the prospect of taking the test, but he was advised by the KGB "to just relax". Ames's test demonstrated deceptive answers to
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early 1200’s, when Britain established a “watch” system that relied on citizens, or a posse, responsible for monitoring the community. England established the Watch and Ward police system, and as time passed, responsibilities and jurisdictions spread as cities formed and the population rose. Police departments were formed, police officers were hired, and were then held accountable and in charge of policing their own cities and towns. Before centralized law enforcement was established, citizens were
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world and this led to major reorganization of counter- terrorism policing. The United States the most striking change in policing has been a sudden expansion of police powers, justified by the tragedy and devastation of the attack. This expansion brought about a new refocusing of resource and the restructure of the federal, state, and local police agencies. There was more focus put on terrorism, for instant the FBI assigned 4,000 of it 27,000 agents to counter-terrorist activities (www.fed-soc.org). Also
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Militarized Police: A Growing Epidemic Eric Reed Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this research is to document the chronic spread of militarization of police agencies across the United States at the federal, state, and local levels. Police militarization is one of the most controversial issues facing our police forces and encompasses a wide range of problems, from cases of excessive force, to civil rights violations, to budgetary problems. This research will include events that
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Future of Policing CJS/210 There are many trends that are currently affecting policing in today’s society. Police officers have to deal with different issues that come their way like human trafficking, drug trafficking, and many of gangs. The many trends that police are dealing with are getting worst by the minute. Trends that are currently affecting policing are human trafficking, gangs, illegal migrations and drug trafficking. Sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and unknown labor all fall under
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Social Justice and Equality: Racial Profiling Galina Shlikht, Nicole Gordon and Becky Overstreet City University of Seattle Author’s Note Galina Shilkht, Student, City University Nicole Gordon, Student, City University Becky Overstreet, Student, City University Social Justice and Equality Team Outline (All) Conflict and Solutions 1. Faulty communication Sometimes criticism can be given inappropriately. This can result in hurting the feelings of group members leaving them
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