Anthony Knapp 99 Tindall Road Middletown, New Jersey, 07748 December 1, 2015 John Palfrey Chair of the Board and Trustee 200 S. Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33131 Re: Improving Law Enforcement Image Within Camden, New Jersey Dear Mr. Palfrey: When a police officer takes the oath, he or she must exemplify what it means to wear the badge: to serve the community, to be a friend. When a police officer puts his uniform on for the day, the last thing he wants is for the public to have a negative connotation
In 2009, news broke that five Camden New Jersey Drug Task Force police officers operating in South Camden, NJ were indicted on police corruption. Specifically, the officers were alleged to have stolen money and drugs from dealers and used the funds and drugs to pay informants and plant evidence to stiffen charges against suspects. Moreover, these officers falsified police reports, paid for false witness testimony and used some of the stolen cash for personal use. South Camden, NJ has been struggling
Labeling theorists explore how and why certain acts are defined as criminal or deviant and why other such acts are not. As such, they also who is identified as a criminal, and who is not. They question how and why certain people become defined as criminal or deviant. Such theorists view criminals not as evil people who engage in wrong acts but as individuals who have a criminal status forced upon them by both the criminal justice system and the community at large. From this point of view, criminal
Baltimore City has seen an influx in violent crimes consisting of homicide, sexual assaults and robbery. It’s also noted that there is a strong connection with gang and drug related crimes. Due to the seriousness of crimes, low public opinion and community cries for help this matter because highly urgent. The mayor of Baltimore City Shelia Dickson and Governor O Malley wants the amount of violent crimes decreased drastically. I have chosen 6 departmental units to help assist with the influx of crimes
and in sentencing. One way police can “legally” racially profile is through pretext traffic stops. A pre-text stop is a stop that is enforced by a police officer using a minor traffic violation as a reason to stop a vehicle. They check the identities of the people in the car, and to look for possible evidence of another crime. When an officer
Youth gang violence has turned into an unmistakable issue in the public eye reaching across national boundaries as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial, and class distinctions. Not only is the problem widely dispersed geographically, but its incidence is also extensive, making it a common, acknowledged, and a mainstream behavior for many teens. Gang activity is extremely common in lower income neighborhoods and ethnic ghettos where underprivileged children are regularly recruited. Youth gang
dense, and there was an extreme amount of tension between whites and blacks. The people of the United States new very well that they had to treat African Americans with respect due to the Declaration of Independence, but words on a piece of paper did not seem to do much when African Americans were discriminated. Now that there are no laws regarding racial undermining or in-equality, a new form of
dog is great. One profession show this tremendously and that is the K-9 Officer. The K9 Officer is part of the criminal justice system and works with many different department within the system. They are seen with the FBI, working with local riot control and even with the military police. They are a major part and are animal caretakers. They work extremely close with their partner, the canine. The canine is also an officer with the ranks of other law enforcers. The feelings of the handler and the
United States of America safe and maintain order. However, nowadays we see a police force that is continually in conflict with the people they are meant to protect and serve. Violence is escalating all over the country and police officers are the crossfire of it all, but unlike the citizens involved, the cops seem to escaping the situation free of penalty[POLICE BRUTALITY] . Although the vast majority of police officers do their jobs extremely well, by not holding the individual cops guilty of police
North Carolina’s 100 counties, Nash and Edgecombe. The various drugs available to the citizens of this city range from illegal prescription pills to harder, synthetic drugs such as Heroin. Though each drug relates to one another regardless of legal status, there are also levels of legality, relating to penalties as well. Some of the concerns in which Heroin is focused include areas such as the history of Heroin within the location, drug raids, arrests, age range of involvement, and treatment availability