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    Police Brutality

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    Police brutality Those of the minority community have been subjected, for many decades, to violence by those in law enforcement in the United States. This type of violence is a direct depiction of police brutality, which often leads to death. Police brutality has been an issue for many years, and it remains a major concern for those of the minority community. Over the past five centuries, black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today, police officers use deadly, excessive force

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    analysis as to what is police corruption, the ethical dilemmas that police face and what is the nature and causes of police corruption from both a national and international perspective. This essay will also provide the reader with an in-depth analysis as to what is police accountability and why it is needed and upon conclusion, this essay will also provide the reader with strategies for managing police integrity. What Causes Police Misconduct It is the duty of the police to protect citizens and

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    When I went on Lansing Police Department for my research observation, I had one thing on my mind: I must observe any fact or word related to my topic: “the link between restrictions based on criminal record and crime”. The first challenge, I faced in my observation is that there was not enough people to observe. In addition, while I was observing I did not have enough time to write up my notes. I decided to outline my notes. In my observation, I only have one question in mind to ask. That question

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    Police Culture

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    Police officials are recruited from different ethnic groups and each ethnic group has its own culture. This is evident in the societies in which police officers live. However, despite this conformity to different sets of values, there is one mind-set that takes over when a police recruit consents to the formation of a dominant monolithic police culture. Halttunen (2015) asserts that organisational culture is influenced from both inside and outside. The police culture is derived from the external

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    2013 CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT Police work is a highly taxing and combative job where situations get aggravated in split seconds. Either patrolling a notorious neighbourhood, chasing a criminal on the streets or getting in a cross-fire with the suspect ,life is always on the edge. The tough choices made in these irksome situations are highly subject to the Police officers’ power to exercise his discretion. But with having discretionary power, police officers are also accountable for their

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    ever seen to be reported immediately. However, those who “enforce” that rule the most tend to be the sectors with the most active police corrupted service. What exactly is police corruption you may ask? It is the misuse of power by the police for their own personal gain some examples of it can be bribery which is one of the least common believe it or not, most of police

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    Improving police-community relations allows officers to do their job more effectively, it can also help officers have a better morale and find their jobs safer and easier. If a level of trust is established between police and the community they serve, members of the community will be more willing to offer their help to solve crimes, and give out information about possible suspects. It is extremely important for the police to have an open line communication to the community if they want to increase

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    with that being said with every police suicide there is a 1,000 more that have posttraumatic stress disorder. The badge of life started as a group that conducted surveys of police suicides in the United States. They looked into reports of police suicides over a year’s time of active police as well as retire. They receive over 20,000 cases and look for things such as misreported or hidden suicides. This group has come up with several stress management techniques for police officers, including healthy

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    If My Mind Could Forget the Things My Eyes Have Seen Abuse by police officers and officers in penal institutions is a big subject in the media now. Turn to a news station and the chances of seeing at least on case are pretty high. The most unreported incidents, however, is actually assault on police officers and corrections officers. The media does not report these issues nearly as much as it tries to portray officer assault on criminals. Why is it that the media covers up the big issue of

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    Police Paraphrases

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    right of Americans to defend themselves. Paraphrase: Police can't generally be the place they're required. Most officers recognize that reality, as well as backing the privilege of Americans to guard themselves. Summary: Like Sheriff Clarke, Detroit Police Chief James Craig has liberaldom up in arms (pardon the pun) over his calls urging more law-abiding citizens to take up arms in self-defense. Paraphrase: Like Sheriff Clarke, Detroit Police Chief James Craig has liberaldom set up to brawl over

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