Law enforcement occupations

offenses, said that “There 's no distinction between arresting a drug lord or arresting a college student who has a couple of joints. An arrest is an arrest and there 's no question that it 's important for law enforcement, in order to maintain funding or increase the level of funding for drug enforcement” (Sheets). To make matters worse for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, Jeff Snyder, the head of the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force, was federally indicted for stealing $125,000 in assets…

______________________________________________________________________________ Literature Review Article by Jose Docobo stresses the importance of community policing and deems that it can be the primary prevention strategy for homeland security at a local law enforcement level by implementing the use of community-oriented policing resources and practices that can effectively be applied to terrorism. These strategies includes crime mapping with GIS system, data collection and analysis protocols,…

department has primary responsibility for crime prevention, law enforcement, parking control, emergency preparedness/response, and security at special events. In the eyes of many universities that is not enough for campus safety. Over the last 10 years, public safety officials employed by the university have been growing at an astonishing rate. The Bureau of Justice Statistics report in January of 2015 stated that “full-time campus law enforcement employees grew by 16%, which outpaced the 11%…

department has its own rules for police officer requirements. It’s always a good idea to ask the department that’s caught your interest in joining for their basic educational or college course requirements. USCCR validates this by saying, “Law enforcement agencies should encourage all new police recruits to have a college degree. They should also build closer ties with local colleges and universities to recruit cadets, provide career guidance, and utilize faculty in their training programs.…

appropriate and realistic solution within situations. Reiner further supports this argument by highlighting that the laws cannot be mechanistically applied to every enforcement decision (Reiner, 2011). Focusing on the fact that the law needs to be subjectively interpreted. The British Crime Survey further supports this fact. It shows that police discretion is desirable as it ensures that the law is not applied heavy handily (Office for national statistics, 2015). It is important that the…

officers disproportionately target black and hispanic males (Bergner 2014). The sweeping majority of the stops (88%) result in no arrest or confiscation of contraband, proving that the “potential criminals” identified by police are more often than not law-abiding citizens (Bergner 2014). While the practice of stop and frisk was deemed unconstitutional in New York, it is still carried out, but with less frequency (Bergner…

Not many people live a double life, but if so, how hard is it to lead vastly different lifestyles? In the book, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, by Jeff Hobbs, nothing came easy for the main character, Robert Deshawn Peace. Rob came from a crime ridden neighborhood yet was able to achieve major accomplishments. He was perceived to have inhabited two vastly polarising and fierce insular worlds: the streets he’d come from and the honor roll student he characterized as. Just like his…

narcotics (Drew & Prenzler 2015). The project provided a recording system that recorded information related to purchases of the medication (Drew & Prenzler 2015). The results of the project were successful, resulting in participation to drug law enforcement and effective tracking of pseudoephedrine purchases resulting in crime prevention (Drew & Prenzler 2015). Whilst third party policing is highly beneficial in crime prevention, investigations are one of the most important elements involved in…

The Devil in the White City 11-27-17 Zachary S. Johnson I will be writing a summary over the book "The Devil in the White City", this book is very interesting because in my opinion it shaped how people think in modern day times. Before this people didn’t look over their shoulder while walking down the street, but now everyone does. In the summary I will be telling you why people look over their shoulder while walking down the street. This novel takes place from 1890-1895, the two architects…

duties and tasks that police officers have to perform to maintain law and order in communities. Polices perform such duties as traffic control, criminal investigation, keeping peace, and other helpful services to citizens. Over time, policing has changed tremendously and has had a great effect on today’s society. Police officers are faced with many challenges when it comes to enforcing the laws and the way they choose to enforce the laws. The problems that police officers face can range from…