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    Introduction The New Orleans Police Department is an organization that struggled long before Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August of 2005. Many residents feared the department and some would say that “the department was infected by a culture of discrimination, abuse, and lawlessness” (Ramsey, 2015). Beginning in the 1980’s, police brutality became a major issue in the city, which still continues now, almost 12 years later. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it seemed that the situation

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    Police Corruption in NOLA Growing up our parent always told us that police officers were the good guys, and the people that committed crimes were the bad guys. There was a time in our lives that we believed that this was true, police are good, and criminals are bad, simple as that. Police officers played a prominent role in our lives growing up, some were looked at as role models, guidance counselors, but most of all they were our friends. However, at what point did that connection dissipate between

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    corruption in the New Orleans Police Department Although police officers take an oath to protect and serve citizens in our society. we have some officers that our corrupt and willing do anything just to protect themselves from being exposed from their unethical behavior. In 1994 three officers from New Orleans police department committed an unspeakable crime murder for hire and a violent drug gang. The killing of Kim grove was thirty-two years old and was gunned down by police officer that were

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    Before Ms. Antoinette Frank joined the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) she had a rough childhood. Ms. Frank came from a dysfunction family; her brother was a fugitive and her father was in and out of her life. Ms. Frank childhood dream was to become a police officer. In the year of 1993 Ms. Frank applied for the New Orleans Police Department during the hiring process, she had several major red flags during her process. Ms. Frank was caught lying on several times on her application and had failed

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    the local police, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), did not do its job. A great number of people disagree with how the NOPD participated in the relief efforts and are criticized for not being ready to handle a disaster of this magnitude. The city that was affected the most by Hurricane Katrina was New Orleans, Louisiana. Governor Blanco called for state emergency in Louisiana on August 26, 2005. Then on August 29th, Mayor Nagin issued a mandatory evacuation of the City of New Orleans. The people

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    New Orleans Police Department – Recent Challenges Problem Statement 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

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    Crime in New Orleans: A path out of the darkness. New Orleans has grown in strength since the tragedy of hurricane Katrina. The city has a surplus where it once had long projected deficits. The fire department and the city have even reached an accord on payments they have been denied for over 30 years. President Obama has given the city millions of dollars before his transfer of power with now President Trump, which has allowed the city to begin rebuilding the streets. While progress is advancing

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    CRIME PREVENTION IN NEW ORLEANS New Orleans is one of the most murderous cities in America but in 2013 the crime rate decreased by twenty percent compared to the year before. In 2012, one hundred and ninety-three people were murdered and in 2013, one hundred and fifty-five people were killed. Doctors use a different technique for those who were shot and wounded, which they say those victims survive from. This technique brought the murder rate down by fifteen percent. Non-profit Organizations, job

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    destruction (Zimmermann, 2012). Communication failures during Hurricane Katrina caused undue death and destruction in the areas affected, while creating more challenges for the first responders. Millions of people who lived along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans were left homeless and approximately 1, 836 people died in the hurricane and the flooding that occurred afterwards (Zimmermann, 2012). Hurricane Katrina destroyed the majority of the core communications infrastructure throughout the Gulf Coast

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    Introduction Antoinette Frank, a former New Orleans police offer, she was raised her early years in New Orleans and moved to Opelousas later. When she graduated, she later returned to New Orleans to fulfill her dream of becoming a police officer. Since a small girl, she always wanted to be a police officer. The biological effects of Antoinette Frank, occurred from the start of being a member of a broken family, and her brother was a known law fugitive. It did not help that her father appeared

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