The Vietnam Protest

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There were many things that changed a new time in policing. There was an efficiency that the administration of the principles that approach was not sufficient. The cops recognized the complex social institution, of the social import and the effectiveness as a community support of control.The character of the Vietnam protest is not comparable in any meaningful way to the character of the inner-city riots(Hoover, L.T.(2014). We all know cops are to only use force if necessary. It depends on the situation you are in at that time. The goal is to gain control and protect the people. I know sometimes excessive force has to be used if someone is trying to harm themselves or others. They are to only allowed to use deadly force only if there is a threat

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