Ronald Weitzer, a Professor of Sociology at George Washington University, “a diverse law enforcement agency can better develop relationships with the community it serves, promote trust in the fairness of law enforcement, and facilitate effective policing by encouraging citizen support and cooperation” (22). A diverse police force can also help to decrease the belief that individuals are stopped and questioned by officers because of their race. When officers and citizens are of the same race, encounters
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1. Chaney, Cassandra and Ray Robertson. "Racism and Police Brutality in America." Journal of African American Studies, vol. 17, no. 4, Dec. 2013, pp. 480-505. EBSCOhost. I found this article interesting because, it used real life examples and not just peoples thought on what they thought was happening. I also liked this article because it used real life situations and it never made like you have to take a side to police racism. 2. DONALD, HEATHER MAC. "Let the Police Police." National Review
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the seventh grade of junior high school. I can remember thinking for months after this that it could occur anywhere and I was afraid to go to school. This shooting was the most significant shooting in a school in the history of the United States of America. During this incident, two high school seniors planned and carried out a massacre. These two students were Eric Harris (eighteen years old) and Dylan Klebold (seventeen years old). After all was said and done, thirteen people plus Harris and Klebold
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race. The officer then use it to decide if the person or group of people is guilty or not guilty. Once the decision is made about their suspicion, then the officer will, stop, search, or arrest the person. These are the issues that will continue in America if changes are not made in the Criminal justice system. Law enforcement officers have policies that guide their use of force. Therefore the officers should only respond with a certain level of force that’s appropriate to the situation at hand. Law
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How the Historical Development of Policing in the United States Relates to the Current Relationship Between Police, Different Group Dynamics and Social Interaction Also, When Looking at the Overall Social Interaction of the Gay Community, has Law Enforcement Adapted to Modern Times in Addressing Their Needs Associated with Hate Crimes? Leitha Powell Diversity Issues Professor Thomas September 9, 2014 Before the creation of the first modern police department founded by Sir Robert Peel of
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suggested many solutions and methods to solve the problem of Mass Incarceration. These are necessary transformations in the American society and policing system in order to create democracy and freedom in the country. Alexander described how the racial caste system created an overwhelming imprisonment and on the other hand Taylor talked about the modern policing state that also led to mass incarceration. Alexander describes what she thinks is necessary to be challenged in order to solve the problem
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Assignment 2--- White Collar Crime Theories, Law, and Processes Lucas McPherson Professor Dr. Matthew Miko LEG 200 – White Collar Crime in Government, Business, and Labor December 21, 2011. 1. Explain white collar crime in terms of various theories related to criminology and crime. There are several basic theories in which white collar crime can be explained relating to criminology and crime. We must look at several concepts and behaviors and take certain metaphysical, ontological
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controversial sectors of law enforcement in any given society. Recent developments have escalated concern about police use of force. These ranges from properly publicized occurrences involving accusations of excessive force to the inception of violent policing whose frequent emphasis is on zero tolerance law enforcement. The kind of police actions that most provoke public concern include fatal shootings, severe beatings with fists or batons that result in hospitalization of the victims, choke holds that
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BY MARCUS BARBOUR RACIAL PROFILING Mainly targets people of color for investigation and enforcement, alienating communities from law enforcement, hindering community policing efforts, and causing law enforcement to lose credibility and trust among the people they are sworn to protect and serve. HISTORY 1. The roots of racial profiling come from the laws during the colonial times. 2. In colonial Virginia, everyone that was of different color had to show some form
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Evidence suggests that the investigation of crimes occurred as far back as prehistoric times when early man took fingerprints by pressing hands and fingers into clay or rock. In Nova Scotia, archaeologists uncovered an ancient drawing of the detailed ridge patterns of a hand. Additionally, the ancient Babylonians also made use of fingerprinting on clay tablets for business transactions and as a means to preserve identification for other official needs. Forensic science continued to evolve, and
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