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    regarding police misconduct cases in the past 15 to 20 years.) I intend to do a statistical analysis based on the population of data rather than a sample of it. If I do any kind of sample, it will be a stratified sample of the population based segments of years that are most relevant to landmark police misconduct policy changes. This statistical analysis will be comparative looking for similarities in the number of police misconduct cases (dependent variable). First, I will have to define police misconduct

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    how this statement “The rule of Law” relates to the New South Wales Police Force (N.S.W.P.F) ethical policies and practices of the N.S.W.P.F. Within this discussion two examples of Police ethical misconduct will be referred to and discussed. The key N.S.W.P.F ethics policies and legislation, Oath of Office, Statement of Values and code conduct will also be discussed as part of modern policing. Two examples of Police ethical misconduct will be referred to as to demonstrate

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    Have you ever wondered how many innocent people are serving time in prison? Well, in 2015, 149 people were exonerated from prison because they were falsely convicted of crimes. One of the many incidents of this was the case against Glenn Ford. He was sentenced to death by electrocution in 1984 for robbery and first degree murder of Isadore Rozeman. He spent 30 years in prison until 2014, when he was exonerated. The reason for choosing this topic is because although numbers are decreasing, there are

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    1. What role does the police/corrections subculture play in fueling law enforcement misconduct? Defend your position. The subcultures of law enforcement officers exist within the ranks and will always pose a serious risk for misconduct. According to Leadership, Ethics, and Policing: Challenges for the 21st Century, the police subculture is one of the most important aspects of police officer’s attitude and behavior. It is defines the beliefs, values, views and understanding of the officers to

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    Since the late 1980s, there have been thousands of cases in which prime suspects have been wrongfully convicted, the most common causes being eyewitness misidentification, incriminating statements, and statements from informants. According to The Innocence Project, there have been almost four hundred post-conviction DNA exoneration cases in our country, and they are working to investigate even more wrongful conviction cases. This life changing program, along with their six attorneys, gather information

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    task and duty of law enforcement officers is to maintain a safe and protected place for its people. Western Australia police is one of the eight authorities in Australia and is primary responsible for handling the world’s biggest single jurisdiction wrapping an area of 2.5 million square kilometres with two regions, fourteen boroughs and one hundred fifty eight police posts. (WA POLICE 2014) However, in a report last 2010 by Trever Paddenbburg of the Sunday Times, one out of ten western Australian officers

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    “Training Day” Police Corruption and Misconduct L**** C**** Ogeechee Technical College Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Practicum (CRJU2090) Neal Owens June 8, 2014 “Training Day” – Police Corruption and Misconduct Special units in police forces are essential to the function of any organization, however some of these special units might evolve into feeling superior to the rest of the agency. The mentality of doing it their own way sets in and more likely than not this behavior

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    The Past And Future

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    Interrogative Suggestibility: Remolding the Past to Shape the Future In the court of law, a confession is both a white knight for the prosecution and a nail in the coffin for the defense. These confessions’ validity often go unquestioned, and, once their statement has been penned, the accused’s fate is usually sealed before they enter the courtroom. Confessions are often generated through the interrogation process, and recent research has shown that law enforcement officials have the ability

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    Hunting Ground Case Study

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    one-third of students are victims of physical harassment. NOVA is strives to insure safety to its students and stuff, to do so different Departments are working to prevent, investigate, bring justice and help victims of sexual misconducts. According to the Nova campus police website, if

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman of Management Department of University of Dhaka for providing me an opportunity to do my assignment work on “Disciplinary Action in Organization”. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL December 31, 2011 Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman Department of Management Studies Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka. Dear Sir, I am submitting to you the assignment report, due December 31, 2011, that you have assigned me in

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