Police Essay

Being a police officer is a constant test of a person’s will power and morality. They are faced with many different obstacles and advances that they must on a daily basis. Many of the obstacles they face have to deal with corruption. Corruption lead to the development of the Knapp Commission, there are many different types and reason that corruption occurs, and the presence of corruption affects the persona of law enforcement. The affects that corruption has on law enforcement must be understood…

Ethics help to guide people to do the right things and are even more important when people have control or power over others. They are important no matter what your profession is, but law enforcement and anyone in the criminal justice field have to make ethical decisions on a daily basis. One of the reasons listed for the importance of ethics in the criminal justice system is that some of the professionals in the criminal justice system have to use physical force or coercion on others as a part…

Racism and police brutality go hand-in-hand. In an article in the Nov 12 issue of the Guardian Statistics show that African American males are being killed by officers twice every other week. (Guardian1.) While Americans of all races can become a victim of police brutality, it affects the African American community out of proportion to all others. The African American communities have been subjected for many years to violence by those in higher authority. Law enforcement tends to use their…

challenges of the investigations into police homicides. Secondly, I will discuss how the effects of this inequality towards police homicide affects us as a society and as U.S. citizens. Thirdly, I will interpret the situation and assess the possible solutions that can take place in order for this corruption and inequality to become balanced with in the criminal justice system. Lastly, I will argue why it is important to understand and grasp the factual situations of police homicides rather than…

Rixton Police Chief Walton Eager had no experience in administration. Chief Walton showed no interest in making sure officers in his department were properly trained on new or old policies and procedures. Focused policies need to be developed and implemented. While policing in the United States, and worldwide, involves many variables and diverse situations, the enormous potential for problem incidents resulting from police-public interaction can be greatly minimized with the right policy. In…

taken in Congress. An issue with police brutality has surfaced within the nation for the past several years, but it seems the government has not directly addressed this on-going issue. The famous shooting of Trayvon Martin, was the beginning of the black lives matter era. Black Lives Matter is an internationalist activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systematic racism towards black people. A police man wrongfully shot and killed a…

The Police Tapes is a documentary that portrayed the life at work of police officers at the 44th precinct in South Bronx during the 1970s. The law enforcement is being changing dramatically over the years, but police officers have been always seen to protect and serve the community not matter what the circumstances are. During the 1970s New York City experienced one of the most tumultuous years in history and police officers had to deal with it. Police officers are agents of social control and…

The use of force is one of the most severe and controversial types of police discretionary actions. It is defined as the amount of coercion required to control an unruly subject. Discretion is the ability to decide a course of action or inaction, and it is used in the criminal justice system when deciding how to intervene in certain situations and deciding what level of force to use in these situations (Wilson, 1968). The use of force an officer uses varies based on legal mandates, an officer’s…

The article “Video shows police tackling and beating a black man suspected of stealing a car. It was his” written by Cleve R. Wootson Jr. is written about the arrest of a black college student on October 10th of 2015. The article was published on January 14, 2017. The arrest happened in Evanston, Illinois. Lawrence Crosby was a PhD student in Northwestern University. Police were called out due to a woman noticing a black man in a hoodie with a bar in his hand. In reality, Crosby was trying to…

2424 Police Brutality against African Americans In today's society society, it seems like history is repeating itself when it comes to police brutality against African Americans. To begin, there is a never ending trend of a Caucasian police officer or man who commits a crime and receives no time in jail for his wrong. There is one specific case that stands out to me, it is the Eric Garner Case. “Eric Garner was approached by New York Police for allegedly selling black market cigarettes. As…