Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

over 5,000. To be more exact there is 4,500 sworn members and 900 nonsworn members of the NYSP. The State Troopers are a full-service agency. Which means they not only enforce basic laws, they enforce traffic and vehicle laws as well. In some regions and towns across the state, Troopers are the only source of law enforcement ("New York State Police Recruitment Center"). The State Troopers also respond to many kinds offenses. Those could include domestic incidents, missing children, assaults,…

These officers are also the most visible law enforcement officials. Local law enforcement officials perform their sworn duties within cities, villages, and townships. Just like state and federal officers, these individuals are armed whether on or off duty; unlike state and federal officers, local law enforcement agencies protect the citizens and enforce the laws of the United States, their state government, and their local municipality within their assigned jurisdictions…

In June, a father of six was shot dead on a Monday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., a suburb 10 miles north of Chicago. The Evanston police believe that the victim, Ray C. Owens, had also been robbed. There were no witnesses to his killing, and no surveillance footage either. With a killer on the loose and few leads at their disposal, investigators in Cook County, which includes Evanston, were encouraged when they found two smartphones alongside the body of the deceased: an iPhone 6 running on…

Federal courts have struggled with the privacy implications of gathering and intercepting information on various devices, though progress has been made. In order to access information on computers, law enforcement officers had to obtain a search warrant. In addition, recent rulings have limited what type of information can be gathered and how certain information may be handled. Subpoenas must detail the actual risks of the information specified, and any…

Law enforcement agencies have significantly changed over the past several decades and they will only continue to change as time goes by. The new technological advances that have occurred over the past several years have allowed agencies to adopt newer and more efficient gadgets. One of these new gadgets that many law enforcement agencies have adopted is the stun gun. According to Michael D. White and Justine Ready from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, there are over 8,000 law enforcement…

1. How is the patrol function affected by the officer’s shift assignment? What would you expect to be the major differences in your city? The duties of an officer and the way they approach those duties depend on their shift assignment. Day shifts are usually more routine shift addressing traffic controls, community events, etc. Swing shift are a little more active since the community is getting out of work and are more out and about. Graveyard shifts are more centered on guarding as individuals…

Society if full of criminals, gangsters, and mob members. There are many laws set in place to protect citizens, but not everybody chooses to follow them. In the TV show, Sons of Anarchy, Jackson Teller, Vice President, is a part of a biker club that gets involved with the drug mafia and many other biker clubs. Every day they risk their lives and the lives of their families by being a part of this club. He does everything in his power to protect his wife, son, and mother. During the show his son…

In state and large local police and departments recruits get training in their agencies police academy. In small agencies recruits often attend a regional or state academy. Training includes classroom instructions in constitutional laws civil rights, state laws and local ordinances and police ethics. Recruits also receive training and supervised experience in areas such as patrol, traffic, control, use of firearms , self defense and the first aid and emergency response. If you want be a…

countries such as Brazil have suspended apps that don’t abide by child exploitation laws. Some more advanced tools allow for the creation of watch list that make up key words, phrases, file types, names, and other identifiers hat can be highlighted and brought to attention if triggered on the device. All these new features can really make a difference as long as they are in the right hands such as law enforcement and forensic technology…

A law enforcement officer is held to a higher standard than those they serve. Not because they are better but because they wear a badge and a uniform that represents honor, integrity, and service to the people they have sworn to protect. They are not only a representation of themselves but also of the police department they are employed by. It is vital that all law enforcement officers demonstrate professionalism, proper ethics, and integrity at all times. To ensure that police departments…