Jhennah Gill Brenda Volk English– 102- 61 9 Sept 2017 Summary of “Five Reasons Why Police Body-Cams Are a Terrible Idea” In Virgil Vaduva’s article “Five Reasons Why Police Body-Cams Are a Terrible Idea,” originally published on Truth Voice on June 16, 2015, libertarian security professional Vaduva argues that there is not sufficient evidence to propose that body cameras worn by police will do much to help the over-all public. In Vaduva’s article, he wrote about five reasons, which I will…
USE OF FORCE Policy Index: • Definitions • Reasonable Uses of Force • Prohibited Uses of Force • Reporting Methods Definitions: A. Use of Force Any implantation of physical techniques, tools, or other means to defend, restrain, overcome, or gain physical control of an individual. B. Excessive Force Situations in which more force is used than is allowed when judged in terms of administrative or professional guidelines or legal standards. This term also includes, illegal force. (Dunham, R. G., &…
There is a common saying that goes, “Not all heroes wear capes.” Most often, we’ve seen this refer to firefighters, policemen, or your average joes who do heroic acts such as catching a criminal, saving babies from danger, or just helping someone required assistance. However, not every heroic act has to be something physical. In fact, many people have heroes who are just inspirations or role models for them. My hero is someone who created a childhood for me, someone that crafted an imaginative…
The article on Police reform by William J. Bratton in the NY times seeks to discuss the process by which Police Commissioner Bratton went about reforming the police departments he worked in throughout his life. In the first half of the article William Bratton speaks about his time in Boston as a sergeant, when he first began to be a police reformer. As well as his time as lieutenant helping to develop community programs within the Fenway Neighborhood. He speaks about carrying his ambitions of…
Police and other law enforcers, as well as a defense force, are found everywhere in the United States where handguns are in play (Falk, 2013). The Police Code of Conduct shows that all law enforcement officers must be fully aware of the ethical responsibilities of their position and must strive constantly to live up to the highest possible standards of professional and transparent policing. However, police transparency raises public concerns when the police department delays the release of…
Everyone has heard of the term “stress”, it is often used when someone is under pressure, scared, or anxious. Every person will experience this emotion, but police officers experience stress in a completely different way. This essay is going to cover the effects of stress in policing and the importance of resilience. A career in policing is inevitably stressful, with stress management education police forces will be able to prevent stress and help police officers cope with their stress. A…
The journal “Police stop-and-frisk practices: an examination of factors that affect officers’ decisions to initiate a stop-and-frisk police procedure” by Avdi S. Avdija , he writes about how the stop and frisk procedure works, and the requirements the police officers have to follow. Avdija mentions, “There were 14 predictors or reasons that were typically used by the police officers to justify the initiation of a police stop procedure on a suspect. All were recorded /measured dichotomously with…
Black; a word that mainstream society have used to group and segregate humans of a darker melanin skin tone with no immediate trace of ethnicity other than American. Individuals categorized as "Black" are often so used to societies suddenly form of segregation and unfortunately it has become the norm, to the extent that young African-American boys and girls are growing up calling themselves black when they are asked their race and still answer black when their asked "what 's your ethnicity?"…
1). The Myers and Briggs personality type that I have is an ENTJ. This personality type describes many leaders, and people that are able to project authority. The occupation that I am going to be focusing on is of a Police Officer. People with an ENTJ personality type are very driven, and this is very important for Police Officers. When you are a police officer, you cannot be timid, and you have to be able to be in charge. Another major quality of an ENTJ personality is being an extrovert, which…
The Development of Ethics and Integrity in the Law Enforcement Filled As technology has become a large part of the everyday world. Ever moment, decision, and or action is captured in order for it to be shared via a social media arena. Law enforcement is often scrutinized by the “Monday Night Quarterback” those individuals who analyze the police response by the few seconds video. Often passing judgment based on slit second decisions that has brought into the national conversation whether or not…