As a young child, I grew up playing games that consisted of your typical good guy versus bad guy scenarios like cowboys and Indians. Unfortunately, I’m going to show my age next; but, consider the cartoon characters, Wylie Coyote and the Roadrunner, for instance. The lesson at the end of the 30-minute cartoon radiated one message: “Just outsmart the bad guy, and you’ll win!” Obviously, cartoons were easy to digest because no one ever died. With age, I switched to watching other characters such as the Dukes of Hazzard [County], who were more like Southern vigilantes working to do the right thing in spite of a corrupt city government run by Boss Hogg. Television hits like Hill Street Blues and Magnum PI introduced me to stories in law enforcement, while Miami Vice and 21 Jump Street depicted what
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wrote in a letter to his clergymen while confined in a Birmingham jail in 1963 (King, 1963). Injustice and evil-doers will always serve a role and have a place in the field of criminal justice. In other words, would there have ever been a need for Batman or Superman if the villains didn’t exist? What would the Roadrunner be doing if it wasn’t for his nemesis, Wylie Coyote? As a police officer, I find that the most difficult challenge involves incidents where a few (who wear the badge) commit an injustice to someone somewhere. The challenge becomes increasingly more difficult to battle when adverse reactions come in the form of violent protests, terrorism, police ambushes, prison riots, and courtroom outbursts. This challenge revolves around a volatile balancing act between current social trends, political lawmakers, and those who uphold the law. No TV show prepared me for the kind of challenge we face today. While the answer to remedy these various issues might not come as easy as an ACME bomb; but, I’m sure that each law enforcement agency will strive to improve their own
wrote in a letter to his clergymen while confined in a Birmingham jail in 1963 (King, 1963). Injustice and evil-doers will always serve a role and have a place in the field of criminal justice. In other words, would there have ever been a need for Batman or Superman if the villains didn’t exist? What would the Roadrunner be doing if it wasn’t for his nemesis, Wylie Coyote? As a police officer, I find that the most difficult challenge involves incidents where a few (who wear the badge) commit an injustice to someone somewhere. The challenge becomes increasingly more difficult to battle when adverse reactions come in the form of violent protests, terrorism, police ambushes, prison riots, and courtroom outbursts. This challenge revolves around a volatile balancing act between current social trends, political lawmakers, and those who uphold the law. No TV show prepared me for the kind of challenge we face today. While the answer to remedy these various issues might not come as easy as an ACME bomb; but, I’m sure that each law enforcement agency will strive to improve their own