Policing Case Study Essay

Module 1.1 Overview of Policing Policing is used to govern society and maintain control through administering laws and ensuring that everyone complies. For those who do not comply they can be fined or arrested for a crime committed. Police are often criticized for maintaining order because sometimes the public feels that the police are over stepping their authority from time to time. The police and the public tend to clash when the public feel that they are racially profiled or suspected of being an illegal immigrant. When the police interact with the public it builds community relations and established trust so it is easier to communicate with the public. They will not feel targeted and the police will also see their ties and benefits to the community.
In regards to the case study I strongly believe that the protesters should not be deported nor should there be an option of deportation. They were engaging in a peaceful protest and voicing their opinion on a strong issue that needs to be addressed in America. Protesting “against a ban on illegal immigrants attending some Georgia colleges” (Burns, p.12) is an issue that I would support. Not just in Georgia but in other states as well. The protesters should have the right to assemble and speak on their thoughts of such ban. They were not violent in any way and with the …show more content…
It was a just cause that this group of individuals were fighting for. Everyone, including citizens or illegal immigrants should have the right to an education; whether it is public education or paying to go to college. I feel that the public would agree that the arrestees should not be deported for such a minor incident. The main focus of the ICE agency should be deporting illegal immigrants involved in violent crimes. These arrestees are fighting for education which shows they want other illegal immigrants to be successful just like everyone