Pros And Cons Of Proper Policing

Similarly to the Oakland boys, finally, I too have suffered from over/under policing. Certain negative behaviors in my elementary were overlooked, such as bullying, despite the zero-tolerance policy. Most teachers would ignore the zero-tolerance policy and choose not to police my bully's bad behavior. When it came to pushing me down stairs, calling me fat and ugly, or rubbing my possessions into the dirt to ruin them, my teachers were lackluster in their policing. However when it came to minor, easily punishable 'crimes' that I committed, like wiggling in my chair, they were over-policing machines. This led me to the same distrust in authority as it did for the Oakland boys, I despised my teachers and thought of them as incompetent, unfair, and part of the problem- not to be trusted.

Police officers are faced each day with a variety of situation in which they must deal; therefore we should ask ourselves the following questions: Should police officers enforce the law equally in all situations? In what situations should police officers be allowed to not enforce the law? What types of situations would they be required to fully enforce the law? Why does police discretion exist? What are its strengths and weaknesses? And what is the relationship between police discretion and police ethics?

This paper will discuss issues related to the use of excessive force by the police. In doing this the paper will look at the concepts such as the need for police officers to use force, the definition of excessive force and causes that contribute to the use of excessive force. The paper identifies inadequate training, adrenalin overload, accidental application and retribution as the major causes of the use of excessive force. In order to reduce the use of excessive force as a result of these circumstances, the paper argues that it is instrumental to provide adequate training as well as regular training to police officers in order to improve their relations with the community and reduces occurrences involving the use of excessive force.

Policing is a job that is displayed in media daily through reality crime shows, the news, and dramatized Television, but what does a police man really do. I talked with a lifelong friend and thirty-one-year cop, Rene Calderon to figure out what being a police officer is truly about. As well as being a Sargent for the HPD airport division, Rene has five brothers that are all also police officers. All together the brothers have 200 combined years in police work under their belt. In our interview we discussed the pros and cons of policing, what the long-term policing career is like, and what true policing is versus the way the medias portrays it, and the future of polcing these main points helped me get a firm grasp on what policing is truly

For many years, the issue of criminal disposition has been greatly associated with those who reside in poor neighborhoods. Violence may occur within low income or predominant minority communities but much good has come from neighborhoods such as these. Further, this stereotype has generated much controversy: While some believe that all poor neighborhoods are the worst, indeed not all people who come from poor neighborhoods are not criminally disposed. Because of aspiring individuals who are prosperous today; the impact of crime on some poor communities influence the others to strive to improve their community; and not only does crime come from poor neighborhoods but wealthy communities as well.

In recent years, both the numbers of police officers in the United States has been declining. However, the rates for many white-collar crimes, such as computer crimes, employee theft, and fraud, are increasing. Public policing has been known to have a monopoly on policing until the increased trend in private policing in the United States. Public and private policing have many similarities as well as differences and the distinction between public and private police are often blurred.

Crime is something that has occurred over the decades and impacts both the victim and the wider community. It is described as behaviour that breaks the formal laws of a given society (Kirby, 2000) and is more punishable than deviance. The nature and frequency of crime depends on the neighbourhood in which it takes place and will impact on the concerns people have regarding the safety of their environment. When crime reaches a peak then ideas are put forward in a bid to reduce soaring levels, these are thought of as crime deterring strategies and often the effectiveness of these implementations is debateable. Deterrence in short, is the use of punishment as a means to discourage people from committing criminal offences. This essay will

Poverty and crime go hand and hand because when people are poor they do whatever it takes to get money. Data from the Chicago Department of Public Health, shows the relation between poor neighborhoods and crime. The data took the 5 poorest neighborhoods in Chicago, and compared to its 5 least poor neighborhoods. The study revealed the percentage of African-Americans and the homicide rates in the area. The higher percentage of blacks in an area seemed to have a higher homicide

1) The police in this article seem to be conducting sort of preemptive stops, where they are not necessarily waiting for people to commit crimes, rather, they are stopping people, searching them, asking questions, and running a check to see if anything turns up. As seen in the article: “I watched the police stop pedestrians or people in cars, search them, run their names to see if any warrants came up, ask them to come in for questioning, or make an arrest at least once a day...” (Goffman, pg. 343). This is more similarly related to a stop and frisk method of policing, deeming “reasonable suspicion” as grounds to search someone.

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

Law enforcement in the United States consists of local municipal, county, state, and federal agencies. These agencies make up a very large and very complex enterprise. Throughout the United States, there are almost 18,000 different law enforcement agencies at the local, county, state, and federal levels. Along with the law enforcement agencies also comes private security industry that is made up of over a million people. Each of these agencies have some similar characteristics in common with each other, however to completely generalize a typical police department is very risky.

The key benefits of creating a best practice polices manual for the company when entering the international markets is to know what will produce good results. Best Practices for an organization are to be viewed as a model of the right ways to perform. Best practices have been tested and validated. Best practices are to be repeated and shared so that a greater number of people can adopt it. A best practice has proven its strategic relevance as the most effective way in achieving a specific objective and had a positive impact on individuals and work teams.

The dictionary definition of the police is “the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order, the detection and prevention of crime, etc,” (Collins English Dictionary, 2002). This definition states the minimum of what the police actually do. Providing support for families, protecting society from criminals and responding to calls 24 hours a day 7 days a week are just some of the other roles that police have to deal with. In this essay the evolution of the police will be discussed as well as how the police are facing challenges.

It breaks my heart watching the news or scrolling through social networks to see the lives of blacks being taken; especially young adults. Over the years major concerns have surfaced. One of my main concern is this issue getting worst. The issue has been stirring out of control and I cannot imagine it being worse than it is. What could possibly be worse than this? There are police officers taking actions without fully thinking about the situations at hand. Violent rallies and protesting has all been a result from this issue; which is added more fumes to the fire. Law enforcement were hardly trusted by the public before and this issue did not make things any better. The “us against mentality” mindset is even stronger and it’s eating away the

Placing police in locations such as crime hot spots will help to reduce the violent and drug related crimes in the area. This is because officers are monitoring and directly intervening in these kinds of activities. For these areas, the