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result, it is important to have the best people possible on the job to prevent the abuse of power. For instance, many departments now employ a very rigorous selection process, but some police officers still end up unprofessional. This poses a question if bad police behavior is influenced by other police officers? In order to answer that question, Allison T. Chappell and Alex R. Piquero from University of Florida decided to conduct a study to determine if Social Learning Theory applies to police.…

police officers were never made to serve and protect the population. They were not made to stop crime or promote justice. Instead, Ms. Mitrani states that around the nineteenth century “police officers” were made to protect the new age of wage-labor from the so called threat of the working class. Then she continues on to give evidence of such cases but in the same sense “police officers” had a choice on where or not they wanted to hold such a title. The evolution and meaning of a police officer…

closer to the end of racism. This change should made because then less people would experience racism. Like I said, everybody has experienced racism and has a story to tell, including my parents. My parents experienced racism by a white police officer last year. My parents’ only intention was to go get some food, but instead they went through an experience that definitely changed their lives. My parents went to “El Senorial” because we had just got back from a party. Everyone was hungry, so…

and urged some Law enforcement reforms. According to the article written by John Wihbey and Leighton Walter Kille, excessive-force complaints against law enforcement officers, internally generated, have more than doubled from 2003 to 2008, which are the most recent statistics available. While some citizens argue that police officers are doing their job, is police violence more prevalent because of social media dramatization, lack of proper tactical training, or is it the vigilante…

serious as murder racism has been the roots of so much crime and pain. The main point in this essay is to point out one of the most terrible issues, and that is the shooting of innocent people by racist police officers. These shootings are so bad because these people trust their police officers to keep them safe and they end up taking their lives. I believe that the community needs to be able to trust their police force to keep them safe, but they cannot do that if innocent people are being…

causes them to be less likely to develop friendships with any civilians who they may see as a potential lawbreaker (Skolnick, 2000). The element of authority combined with danger can isolate the policeman. Authority can cause the citizens that the officer must protect, to see him as an outsider to their community” (Skolnick, 2000). I know that, the Police force are supposed to work together with the community to help get information on crimes committed in the community. However, when the police…

Justice, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is the administration of law; especially: the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity. In simpler terms, it is the process of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals. So when I hear the words “justice is served” I imagine that the guilty are convicted of their crime and given a punishment and the innocent are given freedom. In our country, Lady Justice is a relatively well-known…

brutality according to Wikipedia is, the deliberate use of excessive force, usually physical, carried out during law enforcement activities with the population. This type of behavior also includes verbal attacks and psychological intimidation by a police officer. Over the years, police brutality has increased a great deal in the African American community. According to usatoday.com, the Justice Department finds that cases in which police, prison guards and other law enforcement authorities have…

The idea of requirement of body cameras in the police force has exploded a controversy. Many people believe that police officers should be required to wear body cameras, while others do not. People are requiring police officers to wear body cameras because there has been cases in which people doubt justice was made. Cases like the death of Eric Garner, the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, the death of Sandra Bland, and others. In these cases the families of the victims were unsatisfied…

In his article, If Most Police Officers Are 'Good Cops, ' These Are Even Better, Nick Wing argues that great cops are the cops that put humanity before the badge; he argues that great cops see themselves as human first, and a cop second. In his article, Wing argues that a great cop uses his or her badge to do good for a community and that his or her first duty and improving the human experience for everyone. Nick Wing concludes that a great cop understands that it is not “them vs. us,”…