Chicago Police Department

Blast DOJ Statement Calling New York ‘Soft on Crime’ The Department of Justice in a letter on Friday has threatened to cut funding to New York City, as well as eight other jurisdictions that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration agents due to their Sanctuary City policies. In the statement, New York City was called out for being “soft on crime” due to “gang murder after gang murder” along with other jurisdictions such as Chicago and the California’s Bay area for “crumbling under the…

the reforming of professionalized police force. (Peak 8-9) In 1754 John Fielding established the first police criminal records, which was a major event in the history of policing. Then in 1789 the U.S marshal services was established and under judiciary act (Pearson 29). After this in 1792 Patrick Colquhoun founded proactive policing that way crime could be addressed before it is done. In 1829 Sir Robert Peel believed that there was social disorder because of police corruption, so he established…

compassion, and justice (Roufa). Police officers need to embody these ideas to serve their precinct. Now, what happens when those tasked with upholding these ideals are above reproach? An imbalance of society occurs resulting in many things, ultimately an abuse of civil rights. Off-duty police officers in America have different rights than normal civilians because they are held to a higher standard to uphold civilian laws, can evade charges, can engage in off-duty police confrontations, and have…

taken to report it are "calling 911, contacting the local police department, and visiting a Medical Center" (Reporting to Law Enforcement). Rape is especially tricky because time is of the essence when reporting it; a rape kit needs to be done immediately in order to get any remaining DNA. When it comes to reporting theft according to (Blink.com) "Call UCSD Police, (858) 534-4357, to report theft, vandalism, or other crimes, write down the police report number for the crime, keep any evidence…

There are many things that police officers have done wrong. Police deviance caused by a few people who should not have become police officers and whose feelings toward corruption was not recognized during the recruitment and hiring phases. Police corruption is a major problem in the United States. Some police officers turn bad by ripping off drug dealers and even dealing drugs themselves. Corruption is a bit ore serious but if corruption is for personal gain, then simply accepting a free cup of…

The purpose of this literature review is to review the effectiveness of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM or CISD) system as described by authors such as Everly and Mitchell (1999). The review specifically looks at Police Officers who have been involved in Officer Involved Shooting (OIS). When examining CISD is simply psychological first-aid done in a peer-to peer group typically within the first 24 to 72 hours of an incident. This time frame is the most intense time in a post-shooting…

To Protect and Serve: The Progressive Expansion of the Police During the depression at the end of the 19th century, the Bradley-Martins, New York socialites who were determined to organize their most extravagant party to date, spent large sums of money to host a costume ball. This ball was highly criticized throughout the country due to the public’s antagonism towards the wealthy and prevailing public opinion that the elites were living wasteful lives. While the Bradley-Martins argued that they…

Panthers got a request from the Dowell family for protection from police harassment. Which they took and protected his family. Thirty armed Black Panthers and their followers went to the California State Capitol to protest the Mulford Act on May 2. A bill that intended to ban the display of loaded weapons. February 8,1968 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on South Carolina…

Advocate Illinois Masonic has a rich history in how it became the hospital it is today. Before it was called Illinois Masonic, it was Chicago Union Hospital. The Union Hospital was organized during the time of rebuilding post the great Chicago fire in 1901. Belden Avenue Baptist Church Steadfast Sunday School organized the union hospital. Amongst the board members of the hospital were some Masons who formed an association for the purpose of providing free medical and surgical treatment for…

On October 8th, 1871, a tremendous fire broke out in the city of Chicago. Everyone had been doing their normal daily deeds when an unexpected fire started. The fire killed hundreds and left thousands homeless. This disaster fire grew quickly making it difficult to stop it as it spread north and east to the center of the city. Many people still to this day do not know or have evidence on how this chaos began. Although there are many theories about it, the O’Leary cow theory is the most…