Summary: The Occupy Wall Street Movement

Society in general have showed the distrust, protests and many questions for the like hood of the police profession. The reputation of the police profession is that of the 6 pillars of policing in the modern world as outlined by the President’s Task Force on the 21st Century Policing, which sought to recommend steps forward. Under the banners of ‘Building Trust and Legitimacy’, ‘Policy and Oversight’, ‘Technology and Social Media’, ‘Community Policing and Crime Reduction’, ‘Officer Training and Education’, and ‘Officer Safety and Wellness’ – here are concise definitions for each one and what they mean for American policing ("Final report of the resident’s task force on 21st century policing," 2015).

Tr.:29. One police officer used a hand sign to signal he wished to speak. Tr.:29. He told the group that the police department ordered the officers to remove the occupiers from the park for violating the ordinance. Tr.:29. The officer continued, letting the occupiers know that what they were doing was important and that the police officers recognized that they fell into the group of society that the occupiers represented, or the 99 percent. Tr.:29. The officer then thanked the occupiers for their recent cooperation, but asked them to leave and told them that citations would be issued if they did not leave. Tr.:29. He informed the occupiers that if they remained after a citation was issued to them for not obeying the ordinance, the police would arrest them and charge them with misdemeanor trespass. Tr.:29. The defendants in this case represent the group of individuals who were either cited or charged after refusing to leave the park.

Richard Rosenfeld takes note to the rising crime statistics and relationship between the police and public, but also notes “It may also have to do with local factors specific to a particular city,”(Schuppe).

As an American citizen, we are guaranteed many freedoms through the Constitution. The first amendment in the Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” (US Const. amend. I). This means that all people have the right to assemble a protest peacefully, and Congress in unable to prevent this practice. However, in recent years this has become controversial because many residents question how much protesters can get away with before a demonstration becomes turbulent. Because of this question, there have been many cases in which law enforcement has become involved in rallies. This essay will explore when law enforcement became involved in rallies, and when they did not.

Protests riots in the United States has proven to an issue for both the country’s financial strength and the unity of the nation. With the presence of social injustices, combined with the increased impact of social media propaganda, protests riots are beginning to reach an all time high. Protest riots destroy individual communities and businesses, jeopardizes the safety of others and taints the protest’s cause by resorting to civil disobedience. Action must be done in order to prevent these random acts of violence from continuing after every social hot topic. The goal is not to prevent citizens from protesting; in fact, this should be encouraged. The goal is to change the way the protests are handled from both the citizens and authority perspectives, in order to prevent these protests from escalating into something dangerous.

The shooting of Michael Brown started a nationwide protest against police brutality. People protested in the streets of Ferguson and were met with heavily armed, ordinary policeman who resembled the military instead. Countless of pictures were posted on social media and the issue of Police Militarization rekindled. Every picture captured the same message and was a rude awakening of this misuse in power. This misuse of power was illustrated with guns being pointed at civilians, primarily African Americans, who posed no threat. Yet, the policemen were dressed up as if they were about to assault these unarmed black men and women.

For their part, Occupy Chicago protesters start every general assembly with a pledge of nonviolence. At one protest, volunteers could be heard relaying instructions from police to stay out of the road during the march. They then stood alongside the officers who lined the protesters' path, keeping everyone on the sidewalk and out of traffic. "We respect their rights. They respect the job that we have to do,” said Officer Guerrieri. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has kept a watch on the police department's handling of the protests, talking with Chicago police Superintendent.

Police Agencies in modern society are a part of the American fabric to serve and protect the American public. The United States currently have more than 15,000 police agencies, (Walker & Katz, 2011). Police Departments across the United States face similar critical issues policing. All police officers face dangers in the job of policing the dangers can emanate from internal and external origins. Police officers have continued to evolve to serve communities by finding better less than lethal alternatives to weapons used. In addition, police departments have continued to keep up with

As crime coexists with humanity, the presence of the police force ensures the suppression of crime and the safety for our society. Every occupation has its own work stress. What is unique is all the different stress found in one job. Aside from the heroic services police officers perform in their duty, they experience overwhelming stress in their daily duty. Police stress refers to the negative pressures related to police work (Police Stress, n.d.). In order to maintain peace and order, there must be an effective police force up and running. For that to happen, departments need to be aware and deal with the negative effects caused by police stress. Whereas, police officers must conquer their stress in order to work at their

While the Reform Era worked to professionalize police, as society became more complex, so did the role of the police officer. The Community Policing Era was developed as a result of the need to develop cooperation and positive relationships between the police and public. What developed out of this era was an essential element of community policing – public accountability. Police officers became accountable to their supervisors who in turn became accountable to the community. Accountability can be seen as an honest evaluation of achievement based on clearly defined objectives. Many of these objectives are defined by complex community and social problems; as such police officers require the capacity and flexibility to work on them in a variety of styles and employing a variety of strategies.

The Occupy Wall Street movement began in fall of 2011 in response to a call to arms originating from a digital publication by the name of Adbusters, wherein Americans were urged to “flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months” (Adbusters) in order to make themselves heard in what they perceived as their fight against injustice. The movement kicked off in Zuccotti Park (soon dubbed ‘Liberty Square’) in New York, spurring sympathy protests across the nation. The physical occupation of Zuccotti Park came to an end in mid-November of 2011 when the protestors were forcibly evicted by the New York police. Many assumed that this would be the end of the movement,

The Occupy Movement is an international activist movement that fosters social and economic change and originated from the actions of the Occupy Wall Street movement (source #7). The focus is on the Occupy Wall Street movement that was launched on September 17th 2011 and was catalysed by Adbusters activist Micah White. White created a web page about the corruption that was happening surrounding the financial crisis in the United States leading to the most recent recession. Large corporations based in the area of Wall Street have a great deal of wealth and in turn considerable influence on the democratic process. This particular occupy movement is motivated by the revolutionary protests in Egypt and Tunisia. The American protestors were convinced they could have an effect on the government through their protests. What this means is 1 percent of the population holds 35 percent of all stock and the other 99% marginally less (Source #3). Holding this much wealth this 1% has a great influence on democratic decision making. The official website for the occupy Wall Street movement puts it best saying: “aims to fight back against the richest 1% of people that are writing the rules of an unfair global economy” (source #2). The procedure of the Occupy Wall Street movement is quite simple. White outlines on her web page how she wanted 20,000 people to occupy Zuccotti Park near Wall Street. The protestor’s occupied the square, made signs and chanted messages like “We are the 99%”

Have you heard in the news about the Occupy Wall Street Movement of recent years? Starting in September of 2011, people began protesting around the globe about unequal distribution of wealth in the world. Their slogan, "We are the 99%" represents the idea that the general public is the 99 percent and that the other one percent is represented by the wealthiest members of

The point of occupy movements are to get back from the one percent and give to the ninety-nine percent who are not rich in the world and those who do not make the laws and decisions of a nation. Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement that began September 17, 2011 and has gained actions in over 1,500 countries worldwide.The author says that “[They] call occupy wall street a constructive failure because in failure it revealed the limitations contemporary activism... [though] it did achieve some things and did have some positive outcomes”(“Occupy black lives matter”). Occupy Wall Street aims to fight back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations over the democratic process. The role of Wall Street is

Over the last several years, most police departments have been facing numerous financial challenges. The main reason is law enforcement agencies are expected to do more with less and the stagnant economy. The combination of these factors has been placing pressure on many departments to begin imposing budget cuts. Evidence of this can be seen with a survey that was conducted by the University of North Carolina. They found that 67% of police departments made some kind of budget cuts for 2011. The most severe reductions were occurring in large police departments such as Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit. (Delfem, 2011, pp. 199 - 205) This is illustrating one of the most pressing issues affecting a wide variety of police departments across the country. To fully understand what is happening requires: examining the situation, how they are able to interact with other agencies (i.e. state / federal) and recommending the way this relationship can be improved. Together, these elements will offer specific insights about how police departments can effectively address this problem.