Executive Summary Reducing Police Related Injury/Death By: Aaron Miller, Enrique Reboyras & Evan McKernan Introduction: Today, the tension between the public and law enforcement has caused controversy and the outbreak of riots. The cause of this tension stems from many sources. Law enforcement officers must use the training and tools given to them to apprehend a suspect or suppress a threat. The quality of training and the diversity of tools provided to an officer may be the difference…
Justice is a concept that is hard to define. It is often defined by laws that society must follow, and everyone believes that it they are broken that person is a criminal. That is not always the case though. Sometimes if a law is unjust the only option is to break it to achieve true justice. That is the only way that change can happen. In Sophocles’s Antigone the main character breaks the law because it is unjust. Through her actions Antigone shows that if a law is unjust then breaking it is…
meaning of police brutality. Police brutality is use of unnecessary force by police on the environment or citizens. Why is it called that? They are only doing what they were told. People and statistics over exaggerate way to much. Why were cops trained to do something and then people get angry at them for it? Exactly they weren't. A cop went through training to become a cop. The cops know what they are talking about and what they are doing. In “Fighting police abuse” They talk about police…
Terrorism and the police mission There are a few different impacts that terrorism can have on the mission of the police department in the United States. One impact that terrorism has on the mission of the Police Department that it has to surrender all authority to the Federal Government. The Federal Government will become the primary agency in charge of the scene of the crime and the local department will have no say so in the matter. Two examples of the Federal Government taking over…
The recent phenomena in regards to police actions and duty is getting out of hand. Authorities are not performing their job as required. To be precise, police officers continue to abuse their given authority by acting in a brutal manner in order to control detained suspects. Many people have been victimized because of campus police and other high authorities’ senseless attitudes on how to handle the law. What citizens have to realize is that racial profiling does happen to innocent people who…
In America today, there are some very different views on the police and how effective they are in protecting and serving. Many citizens believe police officers do their best to protect and serve the public. Though, some segments of the population see law enforcement in a negative light. The major differences in how people view law enforcement have traditionally been most clearly seen along demographic lines. One statistic showed, “68% of Whites and only 18% of Blacks expressed confidence in law…
People often believe police are terrible people, that they give out false accusations. That may be the case with some cops, but most police are there to help you. Mike Zellner, a retired policeman was one of those men who wanted to help people. He wanted to do everything he could to make people feel comfortable. Everyone loves people who help out and always have a smile on their face; Mike is one of those people and has done many heroic acts. He takes risks to help others, has heroic traits, and…
In recent years, police have been doing things to make us question whether the police are really here to protect us, or just abuse their power. Many unexplainable shootings, beatings, life threatening chokings, and verbal abuse incidents have all been part of this problem. One big problem is most of the time when police brutality happens, it fails to get reported or is not noticed. Numerous facts and stories have been presented to society about police brutality. Even though police officers get…
In recent years it has become increasingly harder for the public to trust police officers. This being said, many have tried ways to improve the complicated relationship between the two. The newest attempt included the introduction of body-worn cameras to policing communities. The public and police relationship does benefit from this product, but also includes influential disadvantages. Police body-worn cameras are starting to impose a great deal of issues. Issues such as privacy breaches,…
What is police brutality? In most cases police brutality varies on where you live. Police brutality refers to the intentional usage of verbal assault or excessive force directed towards citizens by the police force. This excessive force may be physical or in form of psychological intimidation. Police brutality is highly evident in many countries all over the world especially in the news where such cases are reported. Police brutality is seen as a form of misconduct which involves sexual abuse,…