counter terrorism would be a good idea but they wouldn’t be the only ones able to make it, “If the FBI or the NSA can use a backdoor, then so can foreign intelligence agencies, criminals, or terrorists themselves” ( Security Smarter ). The Federal Law enforcement has said that they are concerned with terrorists will go in “dark” by hiding their means of communication through encrypted e-mails and smartphones. It is true that newer versions of Apple IOS and Google Android have implemented more…
they face have to deal with corruption. Corruption lead to the development of the Knapp Commission, there are many different types and reason that corruption occurs, and the presence of corruption affects the persona of law enforcement. The affects that corruption has on law enforcement must be understood in order to end it. First up is the Knapp Commission. It was “created in 1970 by New York City Mayor John V. Lindsay in response to a series of articles in the New York Times detailing…
Sir Robert Peel created the “Nine Principles of Reform” in 1829 the first principle was “The basic mission for which law enforcement agency occurs so that they can avoid wrongdoing and complaints as an alternate suppression of corruption and complaints by soldierly strength and strictness of lawful penalties.” (Peel R. , n.d.) What he was implying was that the police are to prevent crimes and any other disorders The second was “The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent…
Corcoran State prison when Preston Tate and his cellmate were fighting against two rivalries who were Hispanic gang members. Following Preston Tate’s death at the hands of a prison guard and that’s when whistle blowers approached the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) with stories of abuse against the inmates (Dryburgh, 2009). Also, the Corcoran case provides understanding into of how power can be taken…
authors defined personal preferences as the “lack of interests that minorities have towards the law enforcement profession” (Gaines & Kappeler, 2014, p. 118). An example of personal preferences as defined by Gaines and Kappeler is the perspectives and attitudes of minorities towards law enforcement. Gaines and Kappeler (2014) revealed several reasons why minorities are not attracted to the law enforcement profession and they are as follows: (1) police work is not considered as a desirable…
Much has been written and said about the benefits of fusion centers and their potentials to improve collaboration at all levels of the law enforcement hierarchy. These organizational modalities have proved to be particularly useful for collecting and disseminating intelligence data. By partnering with private bodies, fusion centers have significantly expanded their information sharing outreach…
communities, help lower the number of law enforcement officers assaulted every day, and help lower the number of people in jail. There are many different ways we can help law enforcement officers solve crime faster. First, we can make communities safer, and overall help lower the crime rate. Some of…
The distinction between the military and law enforcement agencies has become increasingly more blurred in the last 50 years. With political movements, such as the War on Drugs, the use of military tactics in policing has become more prominent in American society. Paramilitary Patrol Units, or PPUs, have become increasingly more established in policing, and often are viewed as the elite police entity in our country. These units have become normalized in localities, and it has become evident that…
advancement program, law enforcement agencies should provide applicable trainings to civilian employees to enhance their professional support within the organization. In some law enforcement agencies, civilian employees do not acquire close to the amount of trainings than their sworn counterparts received, but could most definitely use the essential trainings to support their sworn counterpart. According to the United State Department of Justice report on basic state and local law enforcement…
As a leader in a law enforcement agency Detective Doe has a lot of social power from many different sources. French and Raven’s 5 sources of power are very effective in describing the source Detective Doe’s social power in the workplace (1959). It is extremely important for him to use the appropriate power sources and not to abuse his power in any way as both a leader and representative of justice. Another thing he must ensure is that his team is motivated to work and not distracted by material…