Walter Katz Summary

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

Trusting history can be a tall order, as the surety of accurate records is often questioned and the reliability of history records is brought under scrutiny. In his article, Waltke seeks to address these issues by arguing that history, particularly in regards to the ancient Near East, can be trusted not because of oral tradition, but because early civilizations accurately recorded historical events via manuscript.

On the other hand, officers have to deal with getting complaints from the community as well. “One of the greatest sources of tension between police and minorities in the perceived failure of police departments to adequately to citizen complaints” (Walker et. al, 2012:170). Police have complaints filed against them all the time because of the high number might be a reason too, why not all of the complaints are adequately taken care of. I believe that the police department should have some bias against some complaints because some complaints can become a little outrageous. However, I also believe that if the person filing the complaint has enough evidence to prove what happened, really happened, then the process will move forward. Now, being a police officer’s wife, when a complaint is filed against my husband, for whatever reason, the

The justice system’s failure to prosecute police brutality is a hot topic since most riots and acts of public violence surround this issue. One of the obstacles with prosecuting police brutality is a lack of evidence. As stated by Andrew Walter in an overview of police brutality, the failure to prove police brutality cases “stems from...difficulty in

Walter Dean Myers, born Walter Milton Myers, was born on August 12th, 1937 and died on July 1st 2014. He was an American author for children’s book. He wrote over 100 books including picture books and nonfiction books. Two of his most famous books arguably if not his most famous books are Monster (1999) and Fallen Angel (1988).

It’s crucial that police officers gather all the facts before making any rash decisions. Whether it’s a routine traffic stop or a full blow investigation the facts is what should determine the decision an officer makes. Often times implicit biases or stereotypes influence judgments through processes of misattribution and disambiguation. This can cause their decisions to lean more toward believing one side over another.

Like police officials, the public views prosecutors as the heroes in criminal cases because they are the ones who are acting for the good of the people, helping to fight crime, and ensuring the safety of the public. Or so we are lead to believe. However, many cases like the Nicarico case or the Rivera case show that the prosecutors are doing the opposite, and are instead hurting innocent people. In the Nacarico case, one instances of misconduct was when the prosecutor collaborated with their lieutenant, stating that he had been aware of the statement made by Cruz and was listed by the prosecution as a witness. However, later it came to light that the lieutenant was not in fact made aware of the “statement.” Even though there had been no written record of such a statement, simply because the right people claimed it occurred, the common trust bias in prosecutors and police officials cause the state of Illinois to pursue Cruz for over twelve

There have been several studies and implemented policies within agencies all over the world directed to prevent and deter police misconduct / corruption. In the early 1990s, the Mollen Commission of Inquiry revealed a serious police corruption problem in the New York City Police Department (NYPD). One of the key recommendations of the commission was that their internal investigative structure the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) be reconstituted as it had failed to effectively tackle the problem. Almost a decade since the establishment of a new IAB, it is hailed as a noteworthy example of how such a structure should operate if police corruption is to be adequately dealt with. (Newham, 2003).

Research on police and prosecutors reveals that uniformly they disagree that discrimination occurs in their agency and office. What then explains the disproportionate minority contact that occurs and the disparate treatment within the prosecutor’s office?

The two cities studied in this article are New York City, New York and Baltimore County, Maryland. Both of these agencies have a systematic approach in handling and recording bias motivated incidents. New York has responded to bias-motivated incident by creating the Bias Incident Investigating Unit (BIIU). The BIIU determines whether or not the crime is motivated by bias. In Baltimore County hey do not have a specialized unit for dealing with bias motivated crimes. It rest on the individual beat officer along with his or her precinct supervisor and Community Service officer to investigate bias motivated crimes.

While the criminal justice system is trying to keep the race culture under control and keep communities at ease about police officers targeting people of color. It lacks the ability to control people’s emotions because they feel that no one will hold the police responsible when they make mistakes or step outside their scope of duty. The prosecutors do not offer a clear path of how it will be investigated through their office. They do not look at everything with a fine-tooth comb to make the right decisions. The DA’s office makes fast decisions that either end up in dismissal or a hung jury when taken to trial.

The relationship between law enforcement and prosecutors, which goes hand-in-hand, can’t be overlooked. Evidence of a crime that detectives and law enforcement discover is as equally important as a good trial on part of the prosecution. If detectives aren’t able to find good solid evidence – that case usually isn’t bothered in being pursued. Several years ago, in the late 80’s, there was a murder case in Southeastern Oklahoma which now serves as a tragic example to the need for honest, constitutional work in the criminal justice system. Disreputable investigative procedures, fraudulent sources, and bad evidence were the foundation of this case that shattered innocent lives.

In the case of Giglio versus the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that the court should not uphold the negligent of a prosecutor. I strongly believe that if a police officer has been disciplined by his or her department for truthfulness his credibility should be disclosed. As a result, he should not be given the opportunity to testify as a witness in a court of law. The primary function of law enforcement is to uphold the law by not neglecting the rights of other. It is their duty as law enforcement agencies to ensure that their credibility is reliable when prosecuting a suspect. Giglio is a term often associated with the issue of law enforcement officer credibility in a court of law. The case justified that when a prosecutor fails to

2. Prosecutors are assigned their cases from the DA’s office after they review the police reports. However, they should not pursue a case if the DA’s office missed the fact that there is no probable cause that backs up the case. If the

The criminal justice system is made up of many fundamentals. Officers need to go through a variety of procedures in the hiring process, and once completed they need to go through a training academy. Many U.S. citizens have witnessed a broken criminal justice system throughout the years. Citizens observe officers causing a huge attempt of corruption. Corruption is occurring worldwide and is making our law enforcement system look unprofessional. Our criminal justice system is not all fully corrupted; only certain individuals are. Police get engaged with certain individuals and get brained wash with the mentality of doing the wrong choices and not getting caught because they know how the system works. The majority of law enforcement officers are competent, honest, professional, but there are some that use their license to steal and/or kill. Some police officers are involved with drug trafficking, involving innocent people with crimes, and causing harm to our society.