Law enforcement agency powers

shenanigans and misdemeanor crimes. Many of today’s youth or mini adults as I like to call them are involved in serious criminal behavior like murder, rape, and or assaults. Why do we need to track what they do? The tracking helps to determine if laws and punishments need to be changed concerning juveniles. Who cares? Everyone should after all these minors are supposed to be the future of our country. The truth of the matter is most citizens do not care until the crime affects them…

cameras have the potential to infringe on citizens’ expectation of privacy. The technology may also present concerns for vulnerable populations such as children and victims of crime, such as sexual assaults and rapes. Law enforcement agencies must fully investigate state and federal privacy laws before implementing…

“The abduction of a child is a tragedy. No one can fully understand nor appreciate what a parent goes through at such a time, unless they have faced a similar tragedy. Every parent responds differently. Each parent copes with this nightmare in the best way he or she knows how. “ John Wash , one of the best know parents of an abducted child, spoke out about the fact that there are no possible way to predict the way that families cope, and this is why the way of investigating these abductions can…

Workplace violence is defined as “violence or the threat of violence against workers” (osha.gov). This consists of verbal abuse, physical attacks, or homicide. The situation in which a man is coming down from Chicago to assault Hochwarter is a classic example of workplace violence. Knowing what to do in these situations and how to protect those around you from workplace violence is essential. When dealing with workplace violence, and more specifically workplace homicide the best way to protect…

Building Public Awareness To Prevent Human Trafficking Human trafficking is a type of modern slavery where traffickers sell people for a financial gain and use them for illegal labor, or prostitution. The source countries for human trafficking are generally ones with the poor economies. The victims are penurious and lacking an education. The traffickers are often the same nationality as the victims. Thus, when the victims offered high paid jobs abroad, they usually accept them. Once at the…

No longer can law enforcement rely solely on human resources and physical barriers in designing a security plan agencies also must address the role and inherent vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures upon which security plans are built. In May of 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive 62. In effect, this directive formalized and delineated the roles and responsibilities of federal agencies in the development of security plans for major…

These barriers include language and communication barriers, cultural misunderstandings, mistrust for police and judicial systems, and fear that any contact with police may lead to deportation. Because of these barriers, it has prompted many agencies to examine and rethink how they police immigrant communities (Miller, Hess, Orthmann, 2014, p. 158). To gain the trust of these immigrant communities is incredibly important to police departments who practice community policing. One department…

2006, pg. 1). However the Department of Homeland Security along with several other entities to included federal and state law enforcement agencies, U.S. government officials, non-government and private organizations continue to take a proactive stance against human trafficking. With continuous efforts and support of the U.S. government, federal and state law enforcement agencies are sending out a message…

Why I want a Career in Law Enforcement I value the officers that serve and protect the community and it has always been my desire to have a career in the law enforcement profession. As a child, I remember a local police officer that came to my elementary school. His name was Officer Howey. Every year he would discuss a variety of topics, from staying away from strangers to the dangers associated with drugs. I always felt that I was safe and could approach him with any questions or concerns I…

For over three hundred years, law enforcement departments in the U.S. have been targeting male African Americans. In many cases, the officers of the law use dishonest tactics in order to make false arrests, but it does not stop there, they often murder innocent people. It is a common event nowadays; you can see it in mass media: “another African American got killed by the police.” It happens over, and over. Furthermore, those tactics are not random acts committed by officers alone; in several…