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    Introduction The Judicial system in America has advanced and developed for hundreds of years, early development of corrections was usually left to the local Sheriff’s and other law enforcement officers. In the 1820’s America developed the first penitentiary in Pennsylvania with the building of Eastern State Prison. Along with this prison are the early beginnings of organized corrections officers in America. Through the years, as more prisons and jails were built, the need for better trained, ethical

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    Abstract: This paper discuses in regard to the demanding situations that a Florida law enforcement officers needs to deal with on a daily basis as a result of trying to combat potential terrorist threats. By relating to various laws given by the state of Florida and to various duties that an officer needs to complete, the paper attempts to demonstrate that it is especially difficult to be a law enforcement officer in the contemporary society. Paper: Introduction Terrorism is one of the most debated

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    | | |There are approximately 870,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the United States. | |  | |About 11.3 percent of them are female. | | 

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    Abstract Law enforcement officers are faced with the challenges of using the appropriate amount of force during arrests or apprehensions and are criticized by the public on a daily basis. Not all excessive force is restricted to physical violence; this is where brutality fits in. The reasons for these actions might be explainable, or unacceptable. It may appear that the law enforcement officer is taking advantage of the situation, when in fact they may be following procedure, and in turn can articulate

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    Policing Trends and Issues Nicole Fox Westwood College ABSTRACT This research project is an analysis of six scenarios. The scenarios are as follows: History and rolls of law enforcement in society, Levels of jurisdiction, Distinction among the multiple functions of Law enforcement agencies, Analysis of Historical events that have shaped modern policing practices, Ethical and professional behavior in the workplace, and Evaluation of how knowledge, skills, and attitude learned in this

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    text; however, please include APA citations as necessary. Please visit the Academic Resource Center for a concise guide on APA format. 1. Describe the colonial period’s three legacies to contemporary policing. Then list and discuss two powerful trends in England and America that brought about changes in

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    You always have to be attentive for any suspicious actions or any unusual activity. All law enforcement agency are dangerous because they risk their life to protect the United States. This job has over 65,000 employees and almost 150 people get recruited everyday. U.S. Customs and border protection was founded in March 1, 2003 in the United States of America. C.B.P. is one of the biggest federal law enforcement agency in America. Their main job is to keep weapons, drugs, bad people out of the U

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    Incident Command System (ICS) was born also the National Response Framework. (Boles, Coniglio, Martin, & Martin, 2012) This system ICS was developed by the Federal, State, and Local wildland fire agencies. When this system founded it had five functional tiers that were used; command, operations, planning, logistics and finance/administration. (Center, 2011) These tiers are still used today. The NIMS is a companion to the National Response Framework (NRF). This system provides standard command and

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    question Ch 1 1.Sheriff, Constable, Coroner and the Justice of the Peace. 2.The principle of civil control of the military remained intact, the true legacy of Colonial policing after the Revolutionary War. 3. 4.Law Enforcement in the Wild West wasn't very good. They law officers were essentially bounty hunters, they had a lot of trouble with stopping crime but they did what they could to find the man/woman responsible for a crime as long as they knew who he/she was. 5. He had 9 principles

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    The Secret Service was created in 1865 as a federal law enforcement agency within the Treasury Department. It derives its legal authority from Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056. It was established for the express purpose of stopping counterfeiting operations which had sprung up in this country following the introduction of paper currency during the Civil War (Treasury, 2002, Online). The Secret Service maintains its role as guardian of the integrity of our currency, but today also investigates

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