Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

In order to effectively answer the question “What is police brutality?” we must first answer the question “What is the role and purpose of police officers?” Police play a vital role in the law enforcement system. They patrol the community, keep a watchful eye out for any criminal activity, hand out tickets, and respond the 911 calls. Police are taught to “Protect and serve”. Police protect citizens by making arrest to discourage any reckless or potentially dangerous behavior and they serve by…

The founder of Taking Positive Steps and Associates (TPS), Claudine Duberry has worked in the social work field since 1992 covering various children services in several local authorities, for example mother and baby units, children homes, leaving care and the youth offending teams. Claudine has also worked in the voluntary sector as a criminal justice manager and the manager of a baby and family assessment unit Enthusiastic about education, Claudine holds various qualifications inclusive of; a…

• According to multiple sources, there is not one clear cut definition or explanation of the term community-oriented policing. To quote John L. Worrall, community oriented policing is “a new philosophy of policing, based on the concept that police officers and citizens work together in creative ways can help solve contemporary community problems related to crime, fear of crime, social and physical disorder, and neighborhood decay.” • Community- oriented policing is conceptualized as a policing…

Haley, 2014). First, Legalistic style is when the police department takes pride of how many arrests are made. The more arrests that are made the less crime that will be committed. They threatened the community with jail time so they can comply with the law. You will notice this style in larger metropolitan areas. Secondly, Watchman Style is using other forms of discipline and communication to solve problems rather than arrest. Arrest then used when those forms fail or the citizens refuse to…

According to An Introduction to Policing textbook, solvability factors are, “factors considered in determining whether or not a case should be assigned for a follow-up investigation” (Dempsey & Forst, 2016, p.304). With this in mind, solvability factors aid whether or not there is a chance that the case can be solved, and help push the investigation to a fair conclusion (Engeling, 2013). Solvability factors usually come in the form of questions during the screening process. Some common…

Sr. Shene Monroe was on his way to school coming down Riley when he was pulled over by a cop. The cop walks up to Monroe and when he rolls down the window he asks the words every driver fears: “Do you know how fast you were going, son?” Monroe responds saying he is pretty sure he was going 55, the speed limit. “Yes, that's what I clocked you at. But that’s not the speed limit.” That’s when Monroe was informed that all the speed limits in Holland have been reduced to a maximum of 40 mph. Lucky…

button-up shirt with a pair of matching slacks, a bullet proof vest, a gold government-issued badge, a utility belt, and a walkie-talkie. If someone were to ask you what field of work this person was involved in, you would most likely respond law enforcement. A police officer’s uniform is designed to do just that- allow the public to easily recognize who they are. Unfortunately, a grand majority of today’s society makes the ill-fated judgement that police officers only pass out speeding tickets…

as much as possible in order not fall victim to ineffectiveness of the civil laws and criminal penalties toward their cultural that historically has a distrust in the criminal justice system. Therefore, the social order in which the “Code of the Street” principle of “stop snitching” is adopted and passed down from generation to generation within that community guaranteeing not to succumb to the efficacy of authority – law and order because they don’t understand the conflict, discord, of those…

Joshua Dun throws his arm lazily around aTyler's shoulder as they walk down the crowded street. People walk past stepping in puddles left over from the slight drizzle of rain that had fallen about a hour ago. The clouds were covering the sky like a dark grey veil, almost black.You may know Josh and Tyler as the 2 person band, Twenty One Pilots. Tyler and Josh are a group of cops that only work on, "special cases". The one were working on now is pretty violent. As we approach the scene there…

example, capture, passage to serve a warrant or make a capture, and detainment. Freeman v. Gut, 483 F.3d 404 (fifth Cir. 2007).The 1989 case of Graham v. Connor is a exemplar of how the activities of one officer can begin a procedure that utilizes the law. Utilizing the Graham standard, an officer must apply unavoidably suitable levels of force, in view of the exceptional conditions of each case. The officer's drive ought to be connected in a similar fundamental manner that a "objectively…