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    Law Enforcement Today Paper Lorie Daniels CJS/200 SUNDAY JULY 26, 2015 Scott Smith Law Enforcement Today Paper The police roles in today’s society are to try to maintain the order as well as to control to keep the public safe. I will describe the issues that police departments are experiences in today society. The police departments are facing from today’s society are corruption, as well as danger on the job, and most of all the use of deadly force. For the police when things start to happen

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    police legitimacy, this is a ‘litmus’ test for law enforcement, Mccluskey, Mastrofski and Parks (1999). This maintaining of legitimacy is best when not just using threats Tyler(1997), which may even provoke the public if they are constantly threatened. This compliance law enforcement get with the public to follow the law is important when they are and are not present Mastrofski, Snipes, and Supina(1996). Its also crucial that people also follow the law because they choose to Easton(1975). The police

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    notice that traffic is slowing up ahead. You press down on your brake pedal and soon spot the source of the speed reduction; a law enforcement vehicle on the side of the road. Law enforcement’s impact on society is gargantuan. The amount of media coverage law enforcement receives proliferates almost every day. Turn on the television to CNN and the headline “Is Law Enforcement Doing Enough to Protect Us?” may expectedly flash across the screen. Flip a page in newspapers to "Local Crime Blotter" and you'll

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    How can society benefit if diversity is increased inside law enforcement? Introduction Diversity is an important factor in the law enforcement agencies. It is important to mention here that police and law enforcement agencies depend on the assistance and the help from the public whereas without the support of the public, police and law enforcement agencies cannot function properly. Most importantly, it has been seen that various members from a number of ethnic minorities do not support the activities

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    Law enforcement provides society with an array of invaluable services that cannot be overlooked. Law enforcement officers place themselves at considerable risk in order to protect the safety of others. Moreover, these individuals are not prompted by financial incentives to enter this hazardous line of work, but are instead motivated by the personal rewards and satisfaction that emanate from advancing the interests of the commonwealth. However, in spite of their vast contributions, law enforcement

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    that he urinated on himself. It’s obvious that the child is defenseless and shows no sign of hurting anyone, but yet the officers choose to handle the situation with unnecessary force. How does police brutality on children affect how society portrays law enforcement? Have children been traumatized after having to go through the experience of being physically or even verbally harmed by an officer? Are the children given justice for this injustice act by police? Police assert themselves, assumingly

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    Law Enforcement, Trust, and Integrity There are six stages of morality in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. “The fourth stage of morality is maintaining social order” (Khana Academy, 2014). Ethics are essentially a moral roadmap that helps guide a person’s actions. A person’s integrity is based on how they adhere to these morals. Preserving trust between law enforcement and citizens is the utmost importance, due to law enforcement is entrusted by the people to uphold laws that were created

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    dealing with sustaining the law involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections. Criminal Justice in my substantial belief is all about a system that’s brought up by law for bringing the people in society to justice. Criminal Justice is all about bringing the criminal up and conducting what must be done to uphold justice to the people. Criminal Justice is distinct from criminal law, which I believe defines the specific behaviors that are forbidden by and punishable under law. Criminal Justice begins

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    today’s law enforcement. 1. The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder. This principle is the still basis for every police department, in today’s law enforcement there is a lot more police service being provided such as; investigations, SWAT Teams, Traffic, and numerous others to include numerous sub-departments of those. 2. The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police

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    country, we categorize law enforcement in two distinct categories: brutal or helpful; we fail to consider similarities between the two categories, and we ultimately fail to classify law enforcement as humans. The philosophy of establishing a distinct code of law dates back to the genesis of America. The constitution established three branches of government that parallels the law code – legislative, executive, and judicial; our forefathers found it essential to institute law enforcement through the

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