Substance Abuse Scenarios

Facts: On October 13, 2005, in Lexington, Kentucky police officers set up a sting operation to catch a well-known drug dealer. They watched as the suspect made a sale of crack cocaine to a person and walked off as if this is a normal thing. The suspect was Mr. Hollis King, and he was hiding out in an apartment complex with some of his friends. The police watched as the suspect at hand made a transaction with someone selling those drugs. The officers then radioed out that the suspect was on the move and moving towards the entryway of an apartment building. The Lexington Police entered the apartment

On March 17, 2016, at 1:41 P.M., officer T. Cramblett CPD#1191 was dispatched to he area of Sharon Woods Blvd. and Brookhurst Ave on a narcotics complaint. Radio was advised by a known caller that a white Chevrolet Malibu, occupied by two white females, was parked on the street and were involved in the sales of narcotics. Officer Cramblett was responding to the area when he observed a white Chevrolet Malibu traveling south bound on Beechcroft Rd. Officer G.Meyer CPD# 2333 had also been dispatched on the run, and was traveling north bound on Beechcroft Rd., when he observed the vehicle ,traveling south bound, and aired with radio that it was occupied by two white females. Officers Cramblett observed the vehicle turn east bound onto E. Dublin Granville Rd then initiated a traffic stop just west of Maple Canyon Ave. Officers Cramblett and Myer approached the vehicle and made contact with both occupants advising them of the nature of the stop and asking for

Case Facts: Roy Caballes was stopped for speeding by an Illinois state trooper Daniel Gillette. During the traffic stop another state trooper Craig Graham of the Illinois State Police Drug Interdiction Team, overheard the stop on the radio and showed up to the scene with a narcotics detection dog. While the first trooper was writing Roy Caballes a warning ticket for speeding the second trooper walked around Roy’s car with the narcotics detection dog. The dog alerted that it had detected narcotics at the rear end of the car which subsequently led to the state troopers searching the trunk of the car. Upon searching the trunk of the car the state troopers found a large quantity of marijuana which consequently led to the arrest of Roy Caballes. The entire incident lasted no longer than 10 minutes. Roy Caballes was convicted of a narcotics offence and was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay a $256,136 fine.

2. Officer Jones, a drug investigator with 15 years experience enlisted an informant to check out the house and try to buy some marijuana. The informant has no track record working for the police but the prosecutor referred him to Jones because the informant wanted to help reduce a

Facts. A police officer received a tip from an informant, whom he had previously worked with and felt was reliable, that the Respondent, who was sitting in a vehicle early in the morning, had drugs in his possession. The police officer investigated the informant’s report by first tapping the car window and asking the Respondent to get out of the car. The Respondent lowered the window, then the police officer reached in and removed a fully loaded gun from the Respondent’s waist. The gun was not visible from outside the car, but it was exactly where the informant reported it was. A search was then conducted after the arrest: heroin, a second revolver,

On 10-08-16 at approximately 1555 hours, Officer Harrell #3441 and I contacted Marin at 384 E. Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena. The area is commonly known for male Hispanics drinking alcoholic beverages in public and contacts for public intoxication have resulted in arrest. A records check was conducted on Marin which revealed an outstanding warrant for his arrest. A pat down search was conducted on Marin. Marin was asked in the field if he had any contraband in his possession, which included narcotics. Marin stated he did not have any narcotics or contraband. Marin was arrested on the warrant and taken to Pasadena City Jail for booking. While inside of the jail, Marin was again asked if he had any narcotics in his possession, which he denied.

Three Detroit police officers from the narcotics division Lt. David Hansberry, Kevlin Omar Brown and Officer Bryan Watson, used their authority as law enforcement to arrange drug deals, pose traffic stops, falsify arrests and extort victims, in order to steal money and drugs that were then sold for profit. Items that were seized from arrest were never logged into evidence violating departmental policy.

On May 31, 1979, Drug Enforcement Agency officers noticed Charles Carney approach a youth who followed Carney into a motor home parked in a lot in downtown San Diego. The officer had previously received a tip that Carney was using the motor home to sell marijuana in exchange for sexual sex. The officers kept the motor home under surveillance while the youth and Carney were inside. When the youth exited, the officers contacted the youth and confirmed that Carney gave the youth marijuana in exchange for allowing Carney sexual contacts. The officers knocked on the door of the mobile home, identified themselves, and entered without a warrant or consent. They found marijuana, plastic bags, and a scale on the table. The officers arrested Carney for

When we got to the station and while Officer Gausaches was doing paperwork I was eating in the briefing room. When another officer came in to take pictures of the heroine they had seized from a suspect that was not only trespassing but, need a Narcan shot. The officer showed me what heroine looked like and then asked if I knew what Narcan was and how it work I said no. He explained that Narcan gets rid of the opioid effects of heroine. As well if I wanted to be a police officer to get use to how it works because heroine is a big problem throughout the country. I am really learning that paperwork for police officer takes forever because we arrived at the station around 1250 and didn’t leave again till 2 because that is when Officer Gausaches was finished with the paper work. While patrolling around Easton Ave we came up on a scene by the Scarlet Pub. I’m not sure what occurred but, New Brunswick PD was there with multiple cars and Officer Gausaches after going over to talk with them explained they had someone locked up across the street. After that we got called over to the dorms by the dining hall on Cook Douglass. Apparently there was an ETOH a student had too much to drink and needed an

Accepting others gratuity could cause the agency to be investigated and possibility sued for bribery. Every gratuity should be directed to the charity of the department to cut down on legal issues and conduct unbecoming of the

These donations can usually be obtainable by people as a sign of respect in the community that they are serving in. Occasionally, the free items can be

In a survey 52% of police officers said it is common for law enforcement officials to disregard the inappropriate conduct of other officers. While 61% of officers claimed they usually do not report serious abuse that they have directly witnessed by colleagues. Yes, we all know that there are always going to be a few corrupt and unethical people within every profession, but these statistics show that within the police officer profession there are far more than a few corrupt and unethical

On August 25, 1999, police arrived at a residence due to an anonymous tip that drug activity was being conducted there. A man who identified himself as Rodney Gant came to the door, and told police that the owner of the residence wasn’t home, but would be back later that day. After leaving, the police did a little digging and discovered that there was in existence a warrant for Gant’s arrest for driving with a suspended license.

Police officers may or may not actively support noble-cause corruption. Sometimes when officers become aware of corrupt or illegal forms of misconduct, they are inclined to “turn a blind eye or look the other way.” It puts their fellow officers in a very difficult position, most officers tend to think that if they turn away and ignore it and do not acknowledge what is going on that they are not part of the misconduct or illegal activity. Most

The anthropology of gifts has been mostly studied in the context of non-Western cultures. The important roles of gift giving were highlighted by classical anthropologists such as Malinowski, Mauss and Levi-Strauss. They stressed the significance of reciprocity and obligation suggested in gift exchange and that gift giving is a one practice of material expression that integrates a society.