Non-commissioned officer

is no doubt that there exist institutional and individual bias in promotion board process.” In order to have an increase in blacks as general officers, would be to (1) make the promotion board more transparent, allowing the members to understand the promotion criteria in which the board members base their selection on. (2) remove any indication of the officers assign branch/job and (3) remove the members’ Army official photo. These changes here could drastically change the out come of the…

After entering his office, we spoke for over an hour about leadership, professionalism, and standards of conduct. In the Army, formal counseling is supposed to happen at set intervals; but, this rarely occurs once you become a Non-Commissioned Officer, or Sergeant. This was the first bit of one on one professional development that I had received in years. It was an important event. Additionally, it set the tone for the unit I was entering and let me know my limits. Furthermore, the counseling…

that’s against there is a group in favor. A march was done in support of police officers on December 19. Supporters wearing shirts that stated, “ I…

Police Brutality seems to be becoming more of a bigger problem as the days go by. You hear stories on the news that another police officer killed an innocent black man or women and it makes you wonder why. The reason why I chose police brutality as my topic to research is because I wanted to find out more about why this is becoming such a big issue, what causes a police officer to use a gun first and not a taser, and the connection it has with minority groups. While conducting my research I…

police officials who commit human rights violations to repeatedly escape punishment. It is occurrences like these that bring to light, irregularities or flaws within the criminal justice system. However until something is done these ‘criminal police officers’ will continuously be granted impunity while the voice of the citizen is silenced and swept under the…

Crime is an ever-lasting present like death. Crime rate rising is a very serious problem in the country. The role of a police officer is simply to protect the citizens. Police cannot prevent crime from happening they enforce law they cannot predict when or where a crime is about to happen but help reduce crime. Crime prevention is a process to reduce crime in a given area. Therefore citizens should not depend on the police one hundred percent to prevent crime from happening because no matter…

come on, it could be the last thing they do. Police officers put their life on the line everyday for people who cannot even say so much as a thank you. They do not do it for the praise or admiration; they do it to keep the people safe. I have been working at Mac’s Fresh Market for almost two years now and I have established a good relationship with one of the store’s security guards. I am constantly…

professional practices of officers in the criminal justice system viewed by most are the highest standards in the country. On daily basis officers, confront ethical and professional challenges that required sound judgment, fortitude and integrity to overcome temptation. The only way to combat ethical issues faced by officers is to be ahead ethical problems. For example, accept only the most qualified recruits in academy’s, make ethics training incessant and deliberate for officer throughout…

man and it looked like the policeman had a gun to the man’s stomach telling him to get back. Two men were arrested for yelling racial slurs and for trying to fight one of the police officers…two men were clubbed and was severely injured when the men started hurling objects at the policeman and tried to remove the officers away from the school” (The Free Lance Star 1957). There are still riots today that are about race. The amount of technology the police have can do more damage to people. The…

been killed by U.S. police officers. This is almost equal to the number of American soldiers that lost their lives on duty in Iraq. Besides this, there are thousands of cases of police misconduct every year. Over the past few years, police power is beginning to grow at an alarming rate. Police power is defined as “The inherent authority of a government to impose restrictions on private rights for the sake of public welfare, order, and security”. This means police officers are allowed to take…