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    Police officers are legally allowed to partially use force. The police superior and the public at large expect this due to the nature of the police duties that require them to do so when appropriate. In order to deal with the disorderly elements of the society. People who work in law enforcement agencies may gradually develop the attitude or the sense of commanding authority over the society, this can lead to excessive force. Police need to build a better relationship with the community and there

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    are various roles in law enforcement today, Patrol Police officers, Detectives, Criminal Investigators, Correctional Officers, Jailers, Sheriffs Security Guards, Private Detectives, Investigators, and various other protective service professionals. I believe they are all important in their own way, each role is crucial to the way our society operates today. I also believe the most important role in law enforcement today, is the community police officers/Patrol officers. That is due to the responsibilities

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    Police Academy and policing are some of the most controversial things in today 's world. This particularly pertains to our society, in which it seems that there is a different incident involving the police every week. It is extremely controversial, the media uses its power of manipulation to “expose” the police often abusing their power. This is leading to a division of our nation. There is a large clash of who 's to blame in this situation, we can even see this in class based on the various opinions

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    shooting of black men at the hand of police officers, law enforcement agencies have been trying to increase the number of black officers employed with their agencies. Police administrators should ensure that the communities that they protect have representation on their local police force, and that all officers are mandated to attend and complete annual diversity training courses. Black men in the United States of America have never truly had good relationships with police officers. According to Brooks

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    Factors of Police Professionalism and Police Responsibility Soncerae Henry American Military University Professor Christopher Davis February 22, 2015 Abstract Placed in a uniform of respect, police officer are held to an expectation that surpasses all. They entitle to exhibit a level of professionalism when interacting with the public and they are expected to preform to the extent of the responsibilities. The passage believe will discuss the element that tie together to make a professional

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    When a police incident occurs it is not necessarily the police who are first to respond. This could be a general member of the public or even another member of the emergency services which is not the Police. The purpose of this essay is to outline and explain the importance of a police response to an incident and how this response can be improved with the use of agencies such as JESIP and mnemonics such as METHANE. This essay will also evaluate any limitations of these factors. The first factor

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    in which police killings of unarmed people have drawn national attention. For years, there has been reports of police brutality in multiple cities across the nation. Subsequently, societies faith in the police to do their job without abusing their power of authority is deteriorating. As a result, officers are reluctant to do their job because of the criticism they endure everyday. The society and officers feel threatened by each other. In order to restore the support and trust in the police to do their

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    Police Strategies Police officers often employ various methods and strategies not only to combat criminal activities but also to ensure that the public is safe. These strategies entail beyond response to calls as a traditional method in the provision of service. In fact, they usually aim at crime intervention, prevention, as well as, effectiveness through the mechanisms such as efficient distribution of resources, community outreach, collection of criminal data, mapping of crime and location of suspect

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    Police Isolation

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    Literature Review: Police Isolation Danielle Hoover CRIMJ465 November 14, 2015 Abstract Police Isolation is when a police officer becomes secluded from society and family based off his or her career as an officer. It appears police isolation begins early in one’s career. It is connected mainly to all the interconnections of being an officer. The officers have their own job culture, which is distinct from normal career culture because of the responsibilities the officers fulfill. The

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    Police Discretion

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    Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training, police

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