Power Shifts in Law Enforcement

power in their own hands. He explains that workers have the power to decide and dictate the

Within the criminal justice system, officials abuse their power. The officials of the justice system have a duty to protect and perform their duties with unbiased decision making. The abuse of power jeopardizes people’s lives who are not able to sustain oneself and their families. Some people do not understand that poorer people find themselves in jail more and once a person is released, that person is subjected to return to jail for the amount of money owed to the state. There are many obstacles for the poor, especially those of color. People of color are treated unfairly in the justice system, from the arrest, the sentencing, and the release. The criminal justice system is supposed to be just but that is not the case. The criminal justice system allows for the police, public defenders, and judges to bend the laws and not be punished for their actions or that apologizes can fix the wrong that has been done. This paper will discuss the abuse of power from the justice system and the solutions to rectify the damages.

Law Enforcement officers have one of the most critical jobs in the United States. Their lives are always on the line and they are of high regards. This means they cannot fail! The results of their jobs do not only depend on their actions but also on the people. What this means is the community has a huge role when it comes to solving crime. Though many people may not believe it, they are the key to a successful crime prevention community. The people of the United States don’t really understand both the positive and negative effects that community policing actually brings. Some may say it is very dangerous based on their experiences. Others may say it’s the best way to do away with crime. Today the two will be compared and put to test by true officers serving our country. The facts will be stated and questions will be answered. Let’s take a look at what community policing is really all about!

All together law enforcement has changed, but few see the drastic changes that have happened. Everyday, police and sheriffs are working to keep the people in their community safe. With improved technological advances and social changes, police and sheriffs are keeping a closer eye on things today. For example, improved weapons such as tasers have helped keep suspects safe, computers in police cruisers allow instant access of information of individuals. Other social changes, such as women allowed to join the police forces have helped law enforcement a lot with domestic violence cases because they are calmer then most men. No matter what happens police and the sheriffs will be there to protect and serve

In the Bronx, there are countless of unsolved crime at the police department precinct, just waiting to be solved. However, due to the shortage of policeman power in the precincts located in the Bronx, and with many detectives with a caseload of about 300 to 400 cases per year, it’s impossible for the detectives to keep-up. According to the deployment analysis obtained by The New York Times most of the detective have a caseload of twice as the recommended for precincts with such high violence rate with the department. “The Times's deployment analysis grew out of a series of articles about murder in the 40th Precinct, a two-square-mile section of the South Bronx, where three detectives last year carried more than 400 cases and many others had loads in the high 300's, markedly more than the 150 cases per year the department recommends for precincts with high rates of violent crime.”

Policing and the way they operate are truly similar as if they are hand in hand with one another. In order for operations to run smoothly and the department to be functioning as one there has to be proper training and care from the supervisors, administrators and from everyone who works together to understand that they’re a team. Everyone in the police department has to work together instead of against one another just to make sure everyone is doing their jobs by the books with no room for errors.

The positive functions include the exercise of professional judgment to come up with the best solution in a circumstance that requires fast thinking. These situations require the police officers to make decisions in a split second and avoid delayed justice (Newburn, 2010). There is usually no time to check with the higher ranked authorities on the best call to make on the matter. Therefore, the authorities can make the decision and if they do not have positive results, the officers are not punishable. This gives the law enforcers the mandate to undertake the best action. Another advantage of police discretion is the effective utilization of resources. The officers have the mandate to choose the resources to allocate for a specific mission, and the discretion allows the officers to work fast and have an account of the events later. Additionally, the discretion allows a development of effective public policy because of the increased accountability and effectiveness in the line of

First, before I forget, I have to state how power can be powerful. Power could be used for many acronyms. Power could stand for leadership, power could stand for a higher standard over another person, whether they like it or not. Certain people have power, whether they like it or not, whether they want it or not. In a group of people there has to be a leader, and a

The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions.

1. Identify and discuss the eight (8) recurring reasons that change occurs in law enforcement agencies.

When looking at the interaction between local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, we have seen in our country that there can be extreme misusage of power and even abuse of power that has profoundly affected members of the minority races McNamara & Burns, 2009). One issue that I have personally encounter between myself and law enforcement officers in my community is them attempting to strong arm me into believing the lies that they were telling me when they were looking for my cousin. Law enforcement officers have the constitutional right to our right lie, deceive, and manipulate members of the community that they encounter during an investigation (White, 2001). But law enforcements ability to achieve their goals in an inquiry may

Line-level law enforcement officers, investigators supervisors, and police executives are more educated and sophisticated with technology in their arsenal to enhance job performance. Despite having better education, training, equipment, access to specialized resources, and information, law enforcement agencies struggle with sharing power with their workforce. The result of this failure to modernize leaves law enforcement officers going through the motions and working at less than maximum efficiency.

Power is the emphasis is an employment situation. While employed you have a certain amount of power, both over your work environment and your own life.

In the field of policing, there has been a profusion of transformation processes, including the introduction of new basic training institutes and community policing. The significance of this study at this juncture is the implication of these changes for the cultural spirit that has long reinforced the police personality. Of great importance is the question whether the transformation in policing has offered any considerable challenge to traditional police dispositions and practices. Which elements of police culture have been tested, and which components remain foremost? In short, does the orthodox view of police culture continue to remain significant? Responses to these questions are crucial if we are to press forward to achieve a clearer grasp

Power is defined as the capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B so B acts in accordance with A’s wishes (p.198). Being a collaborative organization, Stryker’s power resides in four key teams: accounting, human resources management, information technologies management, and a cross functional team known as the steering committee. Power resides within these teams because they control the things that the organization needs to function. The relationships that these teams have with the organization are based upon dependence, these departments can influence the distribution of resources in the organization. These teams exercise their power to help the organization generate a profit, respond to changes, to limit the number of errors,