Why Do You Want To Be A Police Officer Essay

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    enforcement officers and public officials are taking advantage of people who know nothing of their own civil rights and liberties. Knowing your rights is vital to avoiding infringement, and possible false incarceration. Violation of these rights isn't something new, it's been occurring for many years, and many of your rights today were founded on some of the cases that have dealt with it. One example, is Miranda vs Arizona, “the supreme court ruled detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning

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    What Are Body Cameras?

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    Body Cameras Aren’t you tired of not getting any justice for innocent people dying because of police? In a sample of police departments surveyed in 2013, approximately 75 percent of them reported that they did not use body-worn cameras. All police officers should have to wear body cameras. Police officers have been killing and hurting people and getting away with it. In Baton Rouge, a police officer shot a man who “had a gun”. The mad had already been tased and wasn’t a threat but was shot anyway

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    and registration please, do you know why I pulled you over today? Your tag has expired and your left brake light is out. I need to see your license and check your information. It will take me a few minutes to verify your license. After checking your license it came to my attention you have outstanding warrants…. Door opens and the person inside attempts to reach behind his back. What do you think he is reaching for? A gun? A knife? Drugs? This is a question every officer has to ask themselves on

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    have been killed by police officers due to racial profiling also known as “Police Brutality.” Police Brutality is a form of “police misconduct” which involves violent activities caused by police officers. Police Brutality exists in many countries, even countries that are against it. Although Police brutality is illegal, most police officers end up getting their charges dropped due to lame excuses on top of excuses that the system takes intro consideration. The police officers committing these crimes

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    Police Commission Why would you want to become a police officer? Many people join the force because they want to serve and protect their state from criminals and dangers. Some people join because you don’t usually need a high end education to join. Of course some people join because they want to abuse their power. Becoming a police officer requires a long training period that covers most, if not all aspects of becoming a police officer. This all happens at a Police Academy. In order to join the

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    several arguments regarding protesting police violence. For decades, the constant battle of whether or not protesting is effective has been tarnishing our communities. Demanding change and different outcomes, citizens within the communities ban together in hopes of finding common ground. In doing so, it has unified minorities in the communities as well as brought partnership amongst them, forcing changes to be made. Protesting police violence has changed in police departments by way of wearing body cameras

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    that police officers use, and it is on the police vehicles. They take pride to serve our community, take pride to protect our community, and take pride of wearing the badge on their uniforms. Our community wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t have the protection from them; if so there will be some disasters like some today. But yet, they get accused, getting name, and getting threaten for the things that happen consequently. When I was growing up, I hear all these sayings that “police officers are bad”

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    Shelby Whittle 21 April 2017 4th block Should Police Officers Wear Body Cameras? “If officer and citizens are being watched, we are both more liable to do the right thing” (Josh). If a police pulled you over and you noticed a camera on them, would it change your future actions? Many people say it would, and I agree. People tend to change their attitude and whole demeanor if they know they are being videoed or watched. That is why I think police officers should be forced to wear a body camera at all

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    getting back. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, as well as providing codes of practice for the exercise of those powers. PACE sets out to strike the right balance between the powers of the police and the rights and freedoms of the public. Maintaining that balance is a central element of PACE. These powers have been given to the police to insure our safety

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    1. Moskos says other officers and his “primary goal” is, to return home every night. His words did not shock me because as a police officer you are still human and no one wants to be harmed or killed in any case. Something which may be overlooked is the police are there to help us, but they are still just like us just with a badge. However I do see how it can affect them on the job, because in moments of facing an offender they aim to hurt them before they are hurt. Again with them being human, we

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