Active shooter

Breaking News: There are reports of a school shooting, this simple phrase sends a chill down any parent’s spine. In recent years, as there have been lots of school shooting from an elementary school in Connecticut to a college in Arizona. Parents will always say that the safest place for any child is the home, but when they are away from the home they feel that the school grounds are the second best place for their child to be. If they would talk to those parents that sent their children to…

When Bradley was younger his grandfather was shot and killed by a mentally ill person. Before the shooting, the shooter “De Van” had been in an asylum twice but was "pronounced well about three years” before the shooting. Every since Byrne’s grandfathers death he has been working to change mental health policy. Byrne’s main problem is that there are too many people…

Aims: Committing a violent act is emotionally difficult for an individual. Microsociological analyses of violence have demonstrated that there exists an emotional barrier that inhibits violence. Passage through this emotional barrier is enabled by situational circumstances which serve as enabling factors. While most forms of terrorism have these enabling factors, lone actor terrorism presents a unique challenge for an individual looking to navigate through the emotional barriers and engage in…

At St. Luke’s Nursing Center, in Carthage, Missouri; safety is paramount and is taught through oral communication and the Disaster Manual. The oral communication is carried out on a daily basis in regard to safety of the resident’s general living environment. There is always a focus on the safety of the residents pertaining to their health, dietary needs, and transfer assistance for low or non-ambulatory residents. For this type of safety, there is a large amount of oral communication between…

proves how a firefighter is just like any normal person living in today's world, and how they can lose trust in themselves just like any other person. In Flashpoint, Jules, a SWAT team officer, loses trust in herself and begins to mess up the active shooter call that she went to. Though, luckily, losing trust in herself is just what she needed, because it made her human. Police officers and other emergency personnel are often expected to be more than human. But when it comes down to basics,…

for criminal liability does not in any way go to the individual but to the government. Lau and Johnson (2011, p. 117-118). An example is the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown, although the grand jury could not bring a criminal charge against the shooter (Wilson) due to inconsistency in witnesses testimonies, the possibility for him to face a civil liability case very much exist. The Brown family could sue him for wrongful killing of their son even though he did not face a criminal charge for…

Media Language In an increasingly globalized society, the power of mass media is evident in almost every aspect of daily life. Mass media, whether it be social media, broadcast news, journalistic writing, or even academic writing, has a wide and varied effect on the way people interact. Media writing, specifically journalistic writing, has unique characteristics that are not found in any other form of language. The benefits of studying these characteristics with a critical lens are numerous:…

Explain what you have done to prepare yourself to be a first line supervisor. You may expand upon items that are listed in your resume including education, training and positions held in the department to include extra duty assignments. I have been preparing myself to be a first line supervisor in a police organization for many years. I started my career in law enforcement as a Military Police Officer at the age of 17. I rose to the rank of Sergeant in five years. That was my first taste of…

YOUR CHILD IS IN DANGER! ....Save our kids from all of the violence that they see in the movies, TV shows and especially in the video games that they love playing. Even though playing video games can be a great learning tool, our kids are becoming very overly aggressive and developing bad habits from all of the violence in these video games that they are playing too much. We see it every day from the News Media reporting violence acts that young kid have committed from killing someone to robbing…

Casey Seppelt ENG 1020 11/10/16 I lived in Montbello, also referred as “Montghetto” my whole life. Montbello has always been know as the ghetto. I thought as I grew up the crime will decrease due to better technology and better police enforcement. But it’s been the total opposite, Montbello’s crime has increased rapidly. Gun shots every night, gangs, drugs in visible sight. The crime in Montbello is becoming so serious that it's affecting the kid’s childhood. My parents rarely let…