Building trust and legitimacy is vital to foster relationships between law enforcement and the community as well as relationships between supervisors and officers within law enforcement agencies. Since the 1990’s, policing has become more effective, more organized, and better equipped to efficiently handle crime (The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, 2015). The principle of trust and legitimacy is foundational to the success of 21st century policing. Integral concepts like…
and local law enforcement should be utilized in matter concerning homeland security the utilization of these states and local agency shows the willingness from the federal government to share information and work together. For example if there is a terrorist threat in a Las Angles, CA and the Department of Homeland Security knows about it and does not share the information with the local law enforcement this can lead for mass confusion and chaos with in the city. The local law enforcement has…
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…
Emotional Labor and Crisis Response is relevant to the topic of emergency management. The author does an excellent job in describing real-life situations and how they play role in an emergency manager’s job. With the job of an emergency manager you will face obstacles and you need to learn to not avoid them but rather conquer them. Whether it is from seeing a man dying before your eyes, knowing there is nothing you can do, but giving him hope, or to a detective who is at the scene of a murder a…
It is in every human nature to work, however, people tend to overwork for many reasons and it can take a hold of their health, family and life. In the book Gig, two individuals discuss how their lives were being affected by how much time and commitment to their work demands. Overwork can affect people in different ways and it can affect the individual’s relationship between their loved ones. In the article, “Working to Live or Living to Work” by Ronald J. Burke discusses about four factors or…
In the world we live in, being in the FBI has to be the coolest job in the world that a person could have. I mean, what other job lets you kick down doors, chase the bad guy, and have co-workers that may have an attractive face and abs, including yourself. It takes hard work and time in order to get accepted in the FBI. Like I mentioned before, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) not only chases bad guys, but does much more. It protects the United Stated from terrorist attacks, deals with…
Introduction One of many public safety professions, firefighters are on call twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. They are ready at a moment’s notice to risk their lives in order to save others. They are regarded with the highest of honor, trust and admiration by people all over the world. Best known for putting out fires, running into a burning buildings and saving lives in various forms of distress. Heroes of life safety and property conservation, firefighters are global icons, and…
training event or conducting additional police assignments. A typical SWAT may receive an incident call over their police radio which involves SWAT. At this point, the SWAT team will start assembling a team, and formulating their equipment and head over to police headquarters if the incident is an issue that could wait. The proper technique for officially initiating the SWAT team varies in one department to additional one, usually the highest-ranking officer at the time will conduct the…
UCR stands for Uniform Crime Report. The UCR started keeping track of criminal record in the 1920's. They officially launched their program in 1929. They receive their data from the FBI and report it to the state. The UCR divides crime into two parts. The first part is for the serious crimes such as criminal homicide, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, rape, robbery, Aggravated assault. The second part consists of less serious crimes. If you look at the crimes that are listed, you can see…
THEO presents as an action, thriller with a sci-fi element. The idea of a boy with a special genetic code that might be the answer to curing illness has merit. This type of plot is always a nice setup for action and conflict. It also has the opportunity to explain solid moral issues about immortality and the advances of science. There are solid themes about survival. The strength of this script is the character of Theo. He’s an easy protagonist to care about and root for. The idea of him living…