officers have been involved in multiple fatal shootings and nothing has been done about it. The thesis of this paper is that many police forces have been abusing their power for far too long and there has been no consequences for their misconduct. Three ways this supports the thesis are, background information on past cases of
Rationale for Topic Selection The organization I selected for my research paper is the Chicago Police Department, also known as CPD. This organization interests me because it directly affects me, not only as a member of the communities who seem to interact most with CPD, but also as someone who was born and raised in the city of Chicago. The Chicago Police Department’s mission is to serve and protect citizens of the city, yet this organization has been in the news for doing just the opposite. Recently
The Chicago Police Department has made the ultimate commitment to protect the lives of the people, their property, and all of their rights. They have vowed to preserve order, and to implement laws without showing partiality. Chicago police will provide quality police services and maintain partnership with other members of the community. In order to carry out their mission, they have strived to achieve the highest degree of ethical behavior and maintain their professionalism at all times. The purpose
Chicago is a violent place to live. There is a very serious problem, in some areas of Chicago there is no respect for human life. Children are victims of gun violence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. What can be done to have some social order in this place? Guns should be banned in Chicago because it had claimed too many lives of innocent people. Banding guns will reduce violence. Will stablish order for Chicagoans. Stricter laws with more severe punishment be and reinforcement of
The Chicago Police Department has gained national recognition since the release of the video footage that revealed the brutal shooting of 17-year old Laquan McDonald. Since the release of the footage, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has faced major backlash caused by his halfhearted attempt to seek justice for McDonald. Recently, Emanuel chose Eddie Johnson to serve as the interim police superintendent. In 2016, Chicago has seen its third highest level of violence since 2004. In the first four months of 2016
from the Chicago Police Department January 2016, which involves corruption within their law enforcement agency. Ben Baker was incarcerated on drug charges; however, after ten long years behind bars justice has finally been served. Baker was falsely accused because he refused to pay a thousand dollar bribe offered by the officers after they attempted to pin a case on him earlier that year. The law enforcement agents involved in the case were heavily involved in corruption in the Chicago public housing
Over time the Chicago Police Department unconstitutionally engaged in a pattern of excessive force on civilian. There department was under a lot of scrutiny over officer involved shooting. The Justice Department, which began its investigation amid public uproar over the 2014 fatal shooting by Chicago police of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. It found numerous incident of unjustified force. Chicago Police was shooting at vehicles without justification, using tasers on people who posed no threat. They
City of Chicago Police Department Policy Recommendations 2012 The policy recommendations for the City of Chicago Police Department include recommendations relating to the screening and supervision processes for the purpose of preventing and detecting corruption in the department. Included are recommendations such as those made in New York City in 1994 as follows: (1) Improvement of screening and recruitment;(2) Improvement of r3ecruit education and in service integrity training;(3) strengthening
Police dash cams and body cams essentially share the same function but are used in divergent ways. Dash cams are installed on the police car's dashboard. Body cams are known to pick up more evidence as they’re on the police officer who’s dealing with a situation as the car might be far from the scene of the crime. This causes the dash cam not to record as much. It can be said that they’re used as backups in case the body cam fails. Some other uses of dash Cams are owing to the fact that the city
Police corruption in Chicago has grown into a controversial issue. Some people believe that even with all the attempts to resolve police corruption, it still remains within the Chicago community. Indeed, police corruption has been the biggest problem in Chicago, as “There have been 102 convictions of Chicago police since the beginning of 2000.” (Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Ups) Police corruption in Chicago is often underestimated by the police department and needs to be investigated because of two