The Police Department Creating An Environment

However, concerns have been expressed about the extent to which this principle applies in the UK;

Video Footage has the potential to expose officer misconduct and exonerate civilians whose actions have been falsely accused by officers. In the case of John Crawford III, going into his local Walmart, just wanting to spend quality time with his family roasting s’mores. Officers had over 200 video cameras showing he wasn’t doing anything wrong, but they refused to look at them. Even though he had an unloaded pellet gun that he picked up off the shelf. Why shoot, instead of tasering him. (Harvard Law Review N.A., 2015). Even with some witnesses around that still didn’t stop New York Police officers from using excessive force on Eric Garner. His death was recorded, and the officers were indicted. There are many cases where officers are accused of excessive force such as PEOPLE vs ATKINSON. In cases such as this, there are officers stating force was necessary and defendants saying that unnecessary force had been used. The use of cameras helps to determine without prejudice and protect all

criminals. It takes 23,000 dollars to hold each prisoner in jail for one year, which is also

In a criminal investigation case, a victim is usually seeking justice for an offence against them personally. Victims can

Police work is dangerous. Sometimes police put in situations that excessive force is needed, but, because some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not required to use excessive force. The use of excessive force it should be looked into by the system in the misuse of power among officers. Most police officers throughout the ranks of the U.S. police departments are just seeking more authority/recognition among the population or the district his/he is working. The U.S. law enforcement that misuse their authority would get away with it in the past it would only be he or she said. Since the invention of cameras more of the excessive force used by police officers use gets caught in a circle around due to the social network. Law enforcement agents need to wear cameras with their uniforms and a penalty for any tampering with cameras view or shutting down the cameras with a 20 year sentence.

Police officers are generally well-respected in American society. They should be, since officers protect the public from drunk drivers, gunmen and other threats to the commonwealth. However, in light of uncovered events involving the misconduct of police officers, these events call into question the ability of police officers to successfully protect and serve the American people. However, in 2010, 6,613 law enforcement officers were reported for involvement in misconduct which varied from excessive force, sexual misconduct et cetera (Packman). Having 6,613 reported cases of police misconduct in America is ridiculous, especially since it is hard validating the claims against officers and it is difficult to punish officers because of this lack of evidence. While the purpose of police officers in society is to protect the commonwealth of the people, the amount of police misconduct in the United States of America involving excessive force and sexual misconduct is detrimental to the credibility of all police officers. This in turn causes rifts and distrust among the American people concerning officers. Police misconduct can be reduced in American society by requiring police officers to wear cameras while on duty, having a clear definition on what excessive force is and defining how much force is legal for an officer to utilize, and better training geared to improve overall conduct with citizens, especially mentally ill citizens.

“The nation’s 17,000 law enforcement agencies set their own rules—and when citizens cry foul, the courts spit out wildly inconsistent results."Pick up the paper any day and there’s an excessive force case here and an excessive force case there, and yet there’s no national data at all," says William Terrill, a professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University. Charlotte police killed five people last year, the most in a decade—but less, City Manager Ron Carlee told the Charlotte Observer, than were killed by police in Washington (49), Memphis (42), Fort Worth (32), or Austin (17), all of which have seen their own numbers creep upward.”(Dokoupil)

Body cameras can help resolve this problem. In a study conducted by the University of Cambridge, it was

Who pays for incarceration Jill Benoit Kaplan University CM107 Professor Reich December 9, 2015 Date: December 9, 2015 To: Department of Corrections From: Jill Benoit Subject: Who Pays? ”Each year, the United States spends $80 billion to lock away more than 2.4 million people in its jails and prisons. ” Budgets are blown on housing, transportation, and higher education. Costs per year are more than the correctional budget allows and over half of the population in the system have several sentences to serve. These costs affect incarcerated populations, families and communities from whom they are separated from. (aneta deVuono-powell, 2015)

America has reached a period of internal turbulence and it has spread like wildfire throughout the nation. Citizens are losing faith in the ones who are suppose to protect and serve them. The media has changed the way that society views police. It has caused police offers to lose faith in their administration and the country they love as their reputation is being destroyed by false

Citizens of the United States, we are guaranteed certain rights by the Constitution. Police officers haven’t always acted in accordance with the constitutional rights of citizens when it comes to gathering evidence of a crime. As a result, the United States Supreme Court has had to limit the incentive for government officials to violate these rights.

As I walk, I try and think of all the places I used to go to repair my lawnmower before my brother evicted me from the family business. There’s the hardware store down on Main Street, but it would be impossible to get there without getting run over by traffic. Lately more and more people are getting run over, no one seems to care much though. Sometimes I think people nowadays purposefully try to run pedestrians over. Then there’s the Home Depot by the highway, I’ve been there before, but they’re not very friendly. Every time I’ve tried to take my lawnmower there they end up calling the Police Department’s new task force to remove me from the property. Though, honestly I can’t figure out why the task force would bother dealing with me when there are criminals on the street who are the real nuisance, I’m just trying to keep my business going. I guess I could always go home if I’m really desperate. There’s a shed in the backyard where I keep odds and ends of my mowers and weed eaters, because you never know when you’re going to need odds and ends of things. Unfortunately, my house is clear across town from the shopping center and it would take me the rest of the day to get there. I pause outside to think on whether I should even try to walk home right now. My arms and legs ache terribly and my mower is getting harder to push, but I need to keep the business going. I must keep going.

Lately, in the media, there has been nothing but negative exposure towards police officer. This negative exposure make it extremely difficult for hiring agencies to attract, young, healthy, and qualified police officers. As a hiring consultant hired by the Yuma Police Department to increase the number of minority members in the Yuma community one major attraction that could be implemented could come as a financial increase in salary for local minorities to join the police force. According to the City of New Orleans (2015) a raise for commissioned personnel... increased salaries by 15% by January 2016 (p 3). Attracting young minority recruits with a significant pay increase will dramatically increase the interest in applicants. However, to further

On Friday, December 2, 2016, I, Officer McDaniel #147, of Mansfield ISD Police Department, located at 1522 N Walnut Creek Dr, Mansfield, TX, was on a campus check at Della Icenhower Intermediate, located at 8100 Webb Ferrell Rd, Arlington, TX. While on a Campus Check, I made contact with Assistant Principal Brooks, Amber, B/F, DOB 8/26/1985.

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.