Authority And Structure At A Young Age

The two primary goals and objectives of policing are maintaining order and protecting life and property. Society emphasizes the police role as being crime fighters and public servants. With crime fighter’s role, criminals are the enemy and police are the “army” that are in “war” with the enemy. Police as a public servant perception is explained as the police having limited ability to affect crime rates and the police serve all the people including criminals. The police use of force should also be restricted with the public servant view. In reality, a police officer’s role is to do all of the above: protect and serve, monitor criminal activity, respond to emergency calls, issue tickets, make arrests, help citizens, listen, de-escalate situations, and so on.

Law enforcers are supposed to hold the ideals of honesty, integrity and responsibility at all times in the line of duty. This is even more profound for police officers whose work should always inspired confidence among the communities they serve and protect. In fact, one of the core values that police officers ought to uphold at all times is inspiring public trust. A huge percentage of police officers use their positions and authority to serve the public while upholding the highest standards of ethics at all times. However, on most occasions, just like in any other profession, law enforcers are faced with a multitude of ethical dilemmas. Ethical dilemmas occur when an officer faces a situation where he does not know the right course of action, when the course of action considered as right is difficult to follow or when following the wrong course of action was very tempting.

Faith often guides law enforcement officers through their daily tasks and is used as a barometer with their morals and ethics. Personally, my faith and my relationship with the Lord, is used as a stress reducer after working a stressful case of child abuse and/or molestation. During times of distress officers will rely on their faith and religion.

Throughout the film, Unmistaken Child, there are many different people that are portrayed as having authority. The main authority that is shown in this film comes from the rinpoches, but Tenzin Zopa and the Dalai Lama also have authority throughout the film. These authoritative characters are involved with the journey of finding and establishing the reincarnation of Geshe-la Rinpoche, and the rinpoches and Tenzin Zopa show different types of authority throughout the film.

Since the founding of this country, to the wild west, and up to the present, the agenda of the policing bodies have been clear: to uphold and enforce the laws of our society. Of course the way they do this today had undergone changes from the first police forces of early America, law enforcement has seen trends come and go.

Lon L. Fuller’s philosophy describes what he calls the ‘inner morality of law. Fuller argues that moral laws have a significance and he believes that the best way to social order is by subjecting human conduct to rules. Fuller’s principles are best if applied to real life law enforcement situations. Basically determining how people react in certain scenarios that are faced when moral dilemmas appear on the job (Fuller, 1975).

The fundamental duty of the law enforcement officers is to serve and protect mankind against violence, threats, chaos as they safeguard lives properties through society. The Constitutional rights of every individual are to be respected by the law enforcers. Indeed, society has given law enforcement officers incredible powers that many of them do not deserve in order to do their job. However, many law enforcement institutions are in disagreement with such union. Therefore, standards and accountability continue to fall miserably. Perhaps it is a matter of confusion with the notion of higher standards. And as far as the current debate is concerned, there is not a simple theory as to what constitutes a higher standard. It is, as such, most equitable

The functions of police agencies are complex. Law enforcement agencies are charged with upholding public order and the peace. Society has largely viewed law enforcement as crime fighters. Due to these social perceptions, law enforcement has often taken on this mindset. At times, this has led to police action that has violated the constitutional rights of the individuals they have encountered. Although police practices retain a considerable

Paul, in Romans 13, proclaims that we should submit to the governing authority, for they have been appointed by God. Throughout history, governments have demanded Christians reject their beliefs, to which R.C. Sproul says, “there are occasions on which Christians not only may but must disobey the civil magistrates.” Other than these times, however, we are called to submit to our governing authority and pray earnestly for them.

Law enforcement has seen its focus change throughout its evolution, currently there are five primary functions of policing: emergency arm of the community, gatekeepers, awareness agents, mediators, and moral censors (Eskridge 83). These functions

According to Gilmartin (2002), one of the greatest challenges facing law enforcement administrators today is the creation and maintenance of a values-based agency consisting of an ethical cadre of officers and supervisors that represent the values of society. It is through these strong ethics that a society can building on improving the stressed relationship. Having strong ethics, coupled with the transparency and accountability discussed, they can build on this in hopes of resolving issues and achieving the desired

Over the last decade a mounting problem has begun to emerge involving public safety across the United States. The arrival of new technology is effectively exposing a problem within our police forces that in the past was overlooked and labeled insignificant or as isolated cases. Currently public safety forces across the nation are rapidly losing credibility surrounded by accusations of police brutality, militarization of the police force, civil rights violations and creating a “police state”. By analyzing current police safety standards and the behavior of police departments against natural law ethics we can better understand if the accusations against public safety can be dim appropriate under ethical rules. The issue at hand is the use of excessive force and unethical police operations often labeled by citizens as an infringement upon citizens’ natural and civil rights. Being a Police Officer is a job that comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility morally, ethically and legal. Police officers are entrusted with the responsibility of enforcing laws and protecting citizens from harm, their credibility depends upon their own personal compliance with the law and with behaviors that promote public order and citizen safety. Law enforcement canons of ethics like the law enforcement officer 's code of ethic

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The programs, policies and training will not only prevent corruption and misconduct within the police department, but they will also demonstrate the department’s principles and values. I will also ensure that the police department principles and values are communicated, reinforced and expressed throughout all the department’s aspects that include operations, service and administration. Research has indicated that agencies that have adopted precise and clear mission statements which direct the activities of their department have unleashed their full potential in the communities they serve. Departmental procedures and policies must endorse the police department’s mission. In addition, these procedures and policies must be clearly defined, documented and

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