Law enforcement occupations

He was unique because he was able to see the whole process from the formation of criminal law to the order of policing, through the trial, sentencing and time in prison. It seemed easy for him to understand that each one related to the other and, therefore, all required reform. He was able to simplify and consolidate the criminal code and lead…

On October 11th 2015, I had the opportunity to go to a police ride along in Montgomery County at 6am. I was excited to go to my first police ride as soon as I hit the door. The first thing I heard was a police saying “I don’t want to hear your negativity, so you go through that door and back again with a positive one”. So after I waited for a while, I was greeted by a police officer name Mike Joseph. Joseph gave me a slight tour of the department. There was an integration rooms, paper work, and…

The function of the police force. The police force consists of many functions and roles. Their main role in terms of society is to “uphold the law fairly and firmly; to prevent crime; to pursue and bring to justice those who break the law; to keep the Queen’s peace; to protect, help and reassure the community; and to be seen to do this with integrity, common sense and sound judgement” (Saulsbury; Newburn 1996, p.xii) to further protect the life, liberty and property of the people. The police…

connects to the theme of Justice in Ghettoside because in the article, the police officers who tried to cover up Laquan McDonald’s death were not punished for anything they did and were even put back on the city’s payroll. Which shows that law enforcement isn’t concerned with trying to stop the violence in their cities. This is similar to Ghettoside because at one point in the book it is said that many officers just sit and do nothing acting like they’re important, and the people supervising…

In “Symbolizing crime control," Tim Newburn and Trevor Jones argue that zero tolerance has become a frequent concept in the crime control landscape that has been frequently used by police, politicians and policy makers. The authors suggest that zero tolerance is mostly associated with policing and how zero tolerance is a particular strategy that the police adopted for crime control. Throughout the article, the authors are identifying the key components of zero tolerance and how through the…

hairdresser than an officer of the law in a lot of states. In the short time that these officers are receiving, they must learn when is the appropriate time to use lethal and nonlethal tactics. With the rising number of police brutality…

In The Divide, Matt Taibbi conveys to the reader the different, and often overlooked, side of policing. Taibbi argues that large cities started arresting anyone who looked suspicious or may have committed a crime. Even though violent crimes and felonies had decrease, New York's mayor Rudy Giuliani created a policing system where anyone could be stopped without probable cause. Taibbi states that police began to "fan out into neighborhoods like commercial fisherman, throwing nets over whole…

Precious Effiong Dr. Mathison ENGL 1123 P32 12 October 2015 Rhetorical Analysis: Black Deaths Matter Based on research about the website, it is established that Motherjones is a very effective medium for conveying information of various issues. It features investigative and breaking news on categories found on the website including politics, environment human rights and culture. It also entertains photo essays and blogs. Considering the articles published on the website, it is observed that they…

He saw “a great deal of public support for law enforcement following the attacks…however, (that) the public support waned over time, and some individuals became suspicious of him and his fellow officers.” (Burns 45) Muslim communities, as well as any ethnic group associated with the Middle East, began…

allowing immigrant communities police themselves (Policing Terrorism). After the 9-11 attacks Muslim and Arab communities became under suspicion from law enforcement to be places that terrorist are at (Policing Terrorism). This was due to the attackers on 9-11 to be from and supported by predominantly Arab neighborhoods (Policing Terrorism). Money from mosques and businesses has been a source of support for terrorism (Policing Terrorism). The help of member sof these communities trusting and…