Carlsbad Police Report

When one thinks of police misconduct many not too distant stories might go through our heads. Most adults will remember how they felt when they saw the brutal beating of Rodney King on their local news station; or the outrage they experienced when they heard that the evidence in the OJ Simpson trial had been tampered with. But thanks to new guidelines, procedures and even civilian groups who now “police” the police, instances of police misconduct may soon start seeing a decline.

While law enforcement plays a large role in the everyday lives of American citizens, many people distrust and fear the police officers that have promised to “serve and protect” them. Although some people may view the dejection and anger aimed at police as illogical or even ungrateful, these feelings are not unfounded. Trust between the police and their communities has been eroded by controversial shootings, including Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Alton Sterling, and Philando Castile. The deaths of these men and other cases of police misconduct have led to cries of outrage and demands for police accountability from American communities (Brooks). And while the police undoubted have one of the most important and dangerous jobs in the country, their work should be held up to the highest possible standards due to the life or death circumstances and consequences that their work involves.

In the last half century with our highly technological and multicultural society, police officers’ actions have been highly scrutinized and publicized, weakening society’s belief in the justice system. The paradox of law enforcement is that officers are charged with enforcing the law and preventing crime,

This particular incident caused very intense riots against the police all over the city of Ferguson. There were shootings, vandalism, and massive destruction. The event happened in Ferguson, Missouri back in August 2014. Publisher Brent Wilkes says, “minority communities were left wondering how to work with a criminal justice system that continues to protect its officers over the welfare of citizens.” (1) Since the death of Micheal Brown, a large amount of people, nationwide, began to ask who they could trust. Police are supposed to be there to help you and protect you when needed, but the fact that they were killing innocent people was very

After receiving a degree from WLC I am not too sure what I want to do with my life, however i have currently been thinking about the field of law enforcement. For this project I interviewed a member of the Houston police department, Officer Brian Williams. Officer Brian is an old family friend which I have known for about 4 years. . After speaking with him, he offered to take me on a go on a ride along during one of his shifts this coming up January. During the ride along I am hoping to get first hand experience and find out about what the daily life of a police officer really is

The police department affirmative action caused them to focus on diversity management. The police department and the citizens need to come up with a solution that would be beneficial for both the citizens and the police officers. I like that the giraffe and elephant story points out that it’s the responsibility for both sides or top to bottom to contribute to the conflict resolution. The citizens and the police department need to stop pointing fingers and start accepting responsibility to create a climate that embodies the support of

Police officers today face many challenges. Some concerns include dangers or safety concerns related to being a police officer, questions of the use of force and the public’s perception of officers being corrupt. Additionally, with cases of deaths and accusations that have come to the forefront about police throughout the United Stated, questions about police racial profiling have also come to light. Today’s police are considered to be corrupt and prejudice against minorities. Their image has been tarnished and police are now seen as the enemy. Many compare today’s law enforcement officers to the police officers that were prejudice and brutalized blacks during the civil rights

Furthermore, there has been allegations that some command staff in several police departments have officers filled logs to make it appear that they are working when in fact officers are out sick or in vacation. This is damaging for the reputation of the Los Angeles Police because not only are they endangering their citizen’s lives but also it is an officer safety risk. Despite the department’s fault in these allegation, there has not be any person responsible for this lack of police presence. In the case of use of force incidents, the lack of discipline is through the use of litigation. For example, a police officer fatally shot an autistic man who was sleeping in front of an apartment complex. The officer claim that the “suspect” threaten his life. However, his partner claim contracted his statement. As a result, the victim’s family received compensation for the wrongful death. This establishes that settling claims through the court is the solution for

Murder is something that no one wants to hear about. Unfortunately, this is something that is becoming an everyday occurrences. In 2009 this is something that hit home for a L.A. family. Oscar J. Grant III was shoot and killed in the early morning of January 1, 2009. Transit officer Johannes Mehserle and three other white officer were called to a scene of a fight on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the town of Fruitvale. Oscar and five of his friends were pulled off the train and place against the wall to be searched and questioned about what happened on the train when things took a bad turn. While sitting and waiting for officers to do what they were going to do, Oscar received a phone call from his girlfriend because he hadn’t made it out of the station. Officers

Ferguson, Missouri is a city approximately 20 miles north of St Louis, MO. Part of St. Louis County, MO, Ferguson’s police department is composed of only two percent black officers despite the city’s demographic at 65 percent black (The Washington Post, 2014). With an overwhelming statistic such as this, civilian-officer tensions are, unfortunately, unavoidable. Worse still, it would seem that these tensions are a result of racial conflicts. For at least the past decade, incidents of racial tensions have surfaced between the civilian and law enforcement communities (Ross as cited in Lowery, Leonnig, & Berman, 2014). Residents of the Ferguson area describe a long standing issue regarding profiling and targeting, in particular when it comes to traffic stops, even noting the rarity of any civil communication at all between the two parties (Crawford as cited in Lowery, Leonnig, & Berman, 2014). For years, the issue of race has gone unacknowledged and a lack of trust in regard to law enforcement officials has prevailed (Lowery, Leonnig, & Berman, 2014). “It 's never easy to move past the sins of our country 's history. Especially when some of that history is only hours old” (The Washington Post, 2014). We see this in the case of Michael Brown.

While going on multiple rides alongside police and my extensive classes in criminal justice I witness the effect citizens have that care for their community. I have seen people approach police cars offering information because they want to have a safe community. Just listening to the words people say to help keep the safety in the community is inspiring. This could all be changed if everyone feels like they can’t trust the police anymore.

Communities expect officers to honor their oath by protecting and serving the neighborhoods they work in, treating everyone fairly, and most importantly to not abuse the powers granted to them by the citizens that reside in the jurisdiction they serve. Police excessive use of force and other official misconduct is a major emerging issue that tremendously plagued the relationship between law enforcement officials and the public the last several years (Ariel et al., 2015). Police misconduct translates into continuous complaints against the police by citizens, which is the reason why various departments around the United States have implemented the use of body cameras. The purpose of police body cameras is to reduce

Fairfax County police have spent over two million dollars on equipment for themselves with taxpayer dollars. Over the years many have begun to notice the misconduct of the police. Some say that their behavior is justified, but opponents argue that the amount of police wrongdoing is a small quantity compared to the majority of the force. This may be true, but the truth of the matter is that the number of police committing violent crime is comparable to the amount of regular people engaging in crime. This means that the people society is supposed to be getting help from could be hurting them instead. Both views should be considered in the debate. Many police abuse the power they’ve given through sexual harassment, police brutality, and spending copious amounts of taxpayer money.

In the past few months it has been discovered that San Francisco police officers have sent many racist and homophobic text messages between each other. They were discovered during the investigation of a different group of officers were caught for the same thing. It’s said that the messages contain disparaging remarks about transgender, gays, African Americans, and Asian people. The investigation also shows that the same officers are known to act in a racially biased way when dealing with cases. They have been accused of using unnecessary deadly brutal force and focuses mainly on black neighborhoods for minor crimes while ignoring the same problems in other places. It’s ironic they would find these kind of people here serving to protect the people when San Francisco is one of the nation’s most diverse cities. The district attorney said these text messages were a sign that the whole department had an issue bigger than the investigators anticipated. The new officers in the new case were sending offensive texts while the city was checking out 14 of their co-workers for the same thing. The attorney already knows that many of their cases will have to be looked over due to the contamination of a strong biased opinion to certain people. This investigation started due to a sexual

The article I chose is about Tacoma Police and the methods they feel were successful in improving community safety. As a side note the article also mentions an increase in police reports and express that is not a reflection of increasing crime. In "The Uses of Sidewalks: Safety", Jane Jacobs discusses the importance of community's eyes on the sidewalks as being more effective than policing when it comes to community safety. In this article the writer emphasizes the presence of the police as being the largest contributing factor in the safety of the sidewalks. In contrast, Jane Jacobs would argue that the number of police reports is reflective of the community’s “eyes on the street” and that the increase in community participation has a far