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The basic issue that has led to the development of proposed SB 5073 is police accountability in the use of deadly force in community policing. There have been numerous examples within the last year of police using deadly force while dealing with members of minority communities of different racial or ethnic backgrounds. In most cases, if not all cases, imminent danger created by the suspect was very much in doubt. As a result, the Congressional legislators have proposed SB 5073. The controversy…

Excessive Force in New Jersey State There are several laws governing police misconduct including current laws pending in legislation statewide. Ethically, all laws must focus on the overall “good for everyone”. Police officers should not be excused from holding up to their professional standards. Deontology systems of ethics is said to deal with intentions and motives. Deontological ethics is concerned with acts-- if it is intrinsically right or wrong. According to the State of New…

Stevens ENGL 123 12/3/2016 Advantages and Disadvantages of Police Body Cameras If you have been paying attention to the news in the last year you will have certainly heard talk of police body cameras. Prior to the grand jury 's decision, not to indict Officer Pantaleo for the death of Michael Brown, both protestors and politicians were calling for police departments across the country to outfit their officers with body cameras. (Considering police body cameras.) There are many advantages of…

the color of their skin or race. People should be dignified by how they act not how they appear themselves in public. Police brutality is a major all around the world but mainly focus in the United States of America just because they have the badge and some authorizes they think their invisible to the world and human being trying to survive another day. All race is affected by police brutality, even if we stand up for ourselves they still use that authorize to the full max not only hurting…

enforcement. From the Father of law enforcement August Vollmer and Jim Fisher, who created many criminal investigative techniques just to name a few. The different levels of law enforcement are very important aspect to consider, that being federal, state and local. Each level is just as important as the other is, but different at the same time. Nevertheless one cannot operate without the other which allows the criminal justice as a whole to balance as one. The federal law enforcement agency…

The history of American policing can be traced back to early English society. During the earlier years, England had no regular police force. People living in villages had to scatter throughout the countryside and were responsible for giving aid to neighbors and protect the settlement from thieves and marauders. The pledge system these villagers used were called tithing’s. Tithing’s were people grouped together into ten families and were responsible for policing their own minor problems such as…

How and why police officers use excessive force against American civilians has been, and will continue to be, a controversial topic of much debate. Our nation’s history of racial conflict and inequality, both personal and systemic, has left our country more divided than ever after the recent shootings of young unarmed black youth by police officer’s. These events are rich with sociological issues such as inequality and class issues, racial profiling, the militarization of the police, law…

Police Brutality and Racial Disparities Introduction Police brutality against African Americans is a widely discussed topic across the states. However, what cause the police to be so? Why do they use excessive and deadly force against them? And is it really only about African Americans or does the other ethnicities encounter the same problem? These questions are worth thinking about. However, the real question is, why police are brutal and how can we link it to structural racism? Also, what are…

Weapons of War on the Streets of America There once was a time when police work consisted of investigation, gathering evidence, and making an arrest based on that evidence. Today, the role of police officers is much different. Many people living in the United States are now fearful of police officers and for very good reasons. Reading the news daily, one is sure to find a story involving the murder of a civilian by a police officer. Sadly, this is becoming more and more common with little being…

fear calling the police, they may be more willing to communicate with police about crimes to which they are witnesses” (p. 211). Good and healthy working relationships must consist of trust, mutual respect, mindfulness, diversity, and open communication. The following concepts of Community Oriented Policing, provides strategies that will build positive rapport with minority communities: (1) regular channels of communication between police agencies and minority communities; (2), police agencies…