The Police Department 's New Task Force

On December 18, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the President 's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The Task Force Members sought expertise from stakeholders and input from the public through Listening Sessions, teleconferences and written comments as they worked to identify best practices and make recommendations to the President. The Task Force submitted an initial report to the President on March 2, 2015 and released the final report on May 18, 2015 ("Final report of the resident’s task force on 21st century policing," 2015).

Every day, law enforcement officers encounter danger while carrying out their duties. The foremost duty of law enforcement officers are to serve and protect citizens. Most law enforcement agencies do this successfully. However, many people view law enforcement officers as the enemy. People need to be better informed about law enforcement and why officers take specific actions in certain circumstances. In our society, police are in a very dangerous position when it comes to the amount of force they can use when dealing with an individual. Officers use discretion when deciding the best course of action for the situation, whether it be physical force, persuasion, or coercion. They must take the correct course of action, because if they are too lenient or to forceful, even when dealing with petty things, they can be reprimanded by superiors and the public. Should police use force? Which circumstances warrant use force and what are the limits of force they can use? These questions are often asked when police are compelled to use force.

During his second term of Presidency, Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating the Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The Force was created to note which practices worked and which ones did not. They also made recommendations to help develop trust and reduce the scale of crime. President Obama created this Task Force when it became clear that a distrust had formed between the People and Police Officers and the crime rate had spiked. This distrust has always been a problem for Law Enforcement Agencies. However, the distrust and crime against Police Officers grew dramatically following the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown. Some believe that the Ferguson Effect is a myth though it is clear that this is one of the causes of Officers De-policing certain areas because they fear for the worst. President Obama hoped that by creating the Task Force on 21st Century Policing it would help rebuild the trust that was lost and establish a good relationship between the community and Police Officers. Throughout The Final Report many recommendations were suggested to help Law Enforcement. After reading over the recommendations it has become obvious that some of the suggestions will not work and possibly could

I spent my third and fourth session of my practicum with Constable Dwayne Harrison and Constable Paul Davis. Both members of the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) are in the patrol unit; responding to calls and investigating. Patrol work is broad, responding to calls that mostly consist of theft, mischief, and domestic. It defines the police as a public service and making the public happy to have someone to solve their problems.

Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However, some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent, and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall, they can also cause more serious issues. It is crucial to continue making changes topolicing because it allows law enforcement officers to keep up with the rest of society, including the knowledge of new crime trends. This paper will

The NYPD precinct for this neighbor hood is 103rd Precinct. According to an article written by Donachie for Times Ledger published October 6th.2016. “The NYPD announced a continued reduction in crime for the month of September while also touting the extension of the neighborhood policing model into nine new areas, including precincts in Jamaica and Astoria, as well as a housing bureau based out of Flushing.” Members of the 103rd Precinct interacted with members of the community at a more informal basis, using increased patrol and social interactions. This resulted is a reduction of crime in the neighborhood. Using community policing methods at the 103rd Precinct, crime was decreased by 2.8 % and shootings decreased by 8 %. Mayor Bill de Blasio

Police brutality in the U.S. has been a phenomenon that has caught international attention in the last few years. As defined in thelawdictionary.org, police brutality is “the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians.” In many cases, civilians that were law-abiding and even unarmed were victims of police using unjustifiable force upon them. While independent organizations and activists have tried to eradicate this unacceptable behavior and phenomenon through protests and demonstrations, their efforts have not been enough. If law enforcement agencies, such as local police departments, educate their employees on the right and wrong ways to behave on the streets with civilians, the root cause of the problem will be addressed.

Criminal justice majors have defined militarization of police forces as “the process whereby civilian police increasingly draw from, and pattern themselves around, the tenets of militarism and the military model” (Greenwald, 2014). Whereas, Kraska and Kappeler (1997) defined militarization as “a set of beliefs and values that stress the use of force and domination as appropriate means to solve problems and gain political power, while glorifying the tools to accomplish this [with] military power, hardware, and technology”. Militarization of police involves the use of military equipment and tactics by law enforcement officers (Balko, 2013), including such things as the use of armored personnel carriers, assault rifles, submachine guns, flashbang grenades, grenade launchers, sniper rifles, SWAT teams, etc. (Wood, 2014).

On Friday, January 20, 2017, I, Officer McDaniel #147, of Mansfield ISD Police Department, located at 1522 N Walnut Creek Dr, Mansfield, TX, was on a campus check a James Coble Middle School, located at 1200 Ballweg Rd, Arlington, TX, when School Counselor Smith, Murrielisa, B/F, DOB unk, stated that she has a student in her office having suicidal and homicidal thoughts.

Why is it that America, a country of freedom and opportunity, is the country that is stripping its people of their freedom the most often? It is unfortunate that everyday, police officers break their vows to “remain composed and respectful” and avoid behaving in an “abusive, oppressive, harassing, bullying, victimising or offensive” way (Swinford). This nation that boasts to the world about its benevolent treatment to its citizens has a sinister way of treating people differently depending on their various traits. It becomes more and more obvious with each succeeding case that America’s law enforcement teams are not as colorblind as they should be and claim to be; people, especially those of color, are being incarcerated at an alarming rate. The United State’s incarcerated population increased by over 500% over the last 40 years, rising to about 2.3 million people (SentencingProject). While it is not practical to expect our police officers to be able to apprehend every single criminal, it should not be too much to ask that they do it in a fair and unbiased manner. Protests such as Black Lives Matter still happen today because there is still inequality happening on a large scale everyday, especially in our law enforcement system. Minorities are the primary victims of the whole issue. It is ironic that America, a nation built on freedom, has a critical problem of mass incarceration. Although the United States pledges to be a nation of equality and opportunity, the surplus

Law enforcement officers have many duties. Law enforcement officers are sworn to serve and protect society as well as to fight crime. They also maintain order within their jurisdiction, as well as providing other services that the community will benefit from. Most of the time, police officers are considered to be crime fighters, in which this image has been brought to citizen’s attention by the media. The styles of policing should match the community in which they serve, so there is no conflict between the community and the law enforcement officer. The future policing structure does have a huge impact socially, economically, and

I am respectfully requesting consideration for a Special Detail Assignment for 2016 as a member of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force. I have over eleven years of police experience with various duties and responsibilities. In my current School Resource Officer assignment I have gained experience investigating incident reports related to both property crimes and crimes against persons. Many of these investigations had very little suspect information and were related to crimes such as false bomb calls, assault, vandalism, burglary, theft and arson. In many of these cases, I was able to identify suspects and effect arrests. I have assisted the Gang Unit, the Major Crimes Task Force and the Detective Bureau in conducting probation and parole compliance checks, criminal investigations, vice details, surveillance details and serving search warrants. I have a good working relationship with members of the department, outside agencies and members of the community.

On Thursday, January 5, 2017, I, Officer McDaniel #147, of Mansfield ISD Police Department, located at 1522 N Walnut Creek Dr, Mansfield, TX, was contacted by dispatch for a public service call, to a parent, in reference to an incident that occurred on November 28, 2016, at James Coble Middle School, located at 1200 Ballweg, Arlington, TX.

Throughout the course of history, the defense of nations has been one of the most significant and beneficial foundations of the world in which we live today. In today's day and age, the defense of the United States has long been of the utmost importance of national security. However, many individuals fail to understand that the internal defense of our nation is essentially of far greater importance in viewing national security on a day-to-day basis. For many American citizens existing in the modern age, life seems to run quite smoothly, and what we often take for granted is the fact that this smooth nature has much to do with the successful policing of our country by thousands of law enforcement officials who go to work every day to protect not only our safety, but our way of life. The United States, like so many countries around the world, has a particular government entity that works to ensure the maintenance of internal order within its borders, and in understanding the makeup of the American police force, as well as its affecting trends and issues, one can better understand what measures must be taken in order to ensure that the American police force maintains the highest standards of operation that it can.

Even before the disaster brought on by Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Police Department had serious organizational and reporting issues. According to the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (2011), several patterns were clearly discoverable in the organization, including the excessive use of force, under-reporting of internal issues, discriminatory policing, and the number of misconduct complaints were high. The issues that the Police Force faced for long years before 2005 were, however, only revealed after the flood receded, and an investigation into the internal affairs of the organization started. The below research will attempt to reveal