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According to a recent study 4% of the Asian population have admitted to experiencing racial profiling ("Racial Profiling: Definition"). These events lead to officer question Asian American can they speak English. Then there profiling issue against Native Americans such as, “Driving While Indian.” According to the, National American Indian Housing Council, there has been as many 2.4 million in the U.S. that where…

a lifestyle nobody had seen coming, not even me. I had gone from honor roll student to thug gangster in just a matter of a few months. Life had changed dramatically, from not ever having been in any real trouble, to having multiple run-ins with the law, and an entire police force in the city of Spokane with my picture and vehicle info on their clipboards. I was running with a local crip gang and before I knew it, was in way over my head and didn’t know how to get out. The judicial system wasn’t…

The FBI is a federal law enforcement agency. Its primary function is to insure our national security. It operates under The Department of Justice. The FBI has many different departments, each of those tasked with different responsibilities. How the people for these jobs are trained is very important because they hold the protection of civilians in their hands. The question then, is our FBI properly trained to do so? The FBI goes through intense training before they are allowed to do the jobs…

first police officers in the country, police have been faced with challenges to their legitimacy as an institution with the authority to control the freedoms of others. It has improved over time but suffered setbacks due to high profile incidents of police misconduct such as the Rodney King incident in Los Angeles. A divide exists in the public with their view of police. Often racial and ethnic differences feed the divide with minority groups often having lower trust and confidence in law…

policing technology, law enforcement agencies forecast the people and places most likely to contribute to future crimes based on information gathered from local and national sources. Depending on the desired forecast, the agencies analyze the information using various forensic processes. Around the country, law enforcement agencies report substantial performance improvements resulting from predictive police technology implementation. Policing in the 21st Century Law enforcement agencies have…

1. How is the patrol function affected by the officer’s shift assignment? What would you expect to be the major differences in your city? The duties of an officer and the way they approach those duties depend on their shift assignment. Day shifts are usually more routine shift addressing traffic controls, community events, etc. Swing shift are a little more active since the community is getting out of work and are more out and about. Graveyard shifts are more centered on guarding as individuals…

to show how they both work together. Throw out this paper it will cover History, interview with Chief Paul Curtis on finding the right dogs, how they work with the fourth amendment, Viewing the Fourth Amendment and Police Work through Task Force Officer Robert Suarez eyes, Interview with…

example of the potential for error within our judicial system. On July 25, 1984, nine-year old Dawn Hamilton’s body was found in the woods of Rosedale, Maryland after she had been brutally raped and murdered (guest lecture). Within one week, law enforcement found and arrested the primary suspect of Dawn Hamilton’s murder, twenty-three-year old Kirk Bloodsworth (guest lecture). Police seemed certain that they had the murderer in custody. The young man’s trial lasted two weeks, and the jury…

Community policing needs organizational transformation which is similar to the needs of homeland security. For law enforcement to successfully implement homeland security practices they must transform the organization, not just have certain officers learn about how to ‘fight terror’. This includes police learning how terrorists operate and how to identify their activities while on duty. Learning the type of tactics that terrorist may use, their typical living situations, and how to analyze and…

Interest groups affiliated with both the law enforcement agencies consist Maryland Law enforcement officers, Inc. to promote enforcement of law and order to improve the individual and collective proficiency in their member’s performance of required duties. Anthoer interest group was The Fraternal Order of Police which serves over twenty thousand active and retired law enforcement officers from agencies throughout the state. “ The objectives of this association shall be to secure a closer…