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A later study authored by George Kelling and William Sousa titled Do Police Matter? An Analysis of the Impact of New York City’s Police Reforms “shows that aggressive misdemeanor arrest policies in New York City account for the significant drop in crime during the mid-to late-1990s” (Harcourt, 2005, p. 4). In their study, Kelling and Sousa asserted that…

The literature on the topic of police brutality encompasses various areas ranging from police-suspect interactions to the bias attitudes developed by particular communities in response to police brutality. There are four areas of literature to be reviewed pertaining most to my topic. First, the literature proposes how the identities of an individual affect their opinions of law enforcement, which formulates their response to interactions with the police. Next, I will examine literature…

some protested peacefully others began looting business, vandalizing property and even setting various structures of fire. The police began outfitting a number of their officers in riot gear, tear gassing and shooting rubber bullets, these decisions would be highly criticized. That criticism resulted in Missouri Governor Jay Nixon assigning the Missouri State Patrol to police the city of Ferguson. The second wave of protest began after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson. The Governor…

Police brutality is something that can easily be found, whether in a news article, social media, or a new broadcast. Since the early years of law enforcement, police departments have taken numerous steps to prevent crimes through a tactic known as community policing. Which is the action of bringing police and citizens together to prevent crime and solve local problems (very poorly worded). Community policing is the most important and widely discussed solution to the current 21st century tensions…

Your Son Is Deceased Your Son Is Deceased By Rachel Aviv is an article regarding an occasion which a Sargent from the Albuquerque Police Department used lethal force on a response to an arrest warrant at the alleged offenders residence. This article brings to light ethical issues concerning how Albuquerque Police Department’s officers respond and reacted to fatal situations. The conflicting issues presented in this article have many residents of Albuquerque concerned with the policies…

Equipping homeland security with community policing is known to be effective (Pelfrey, 2005), since it promotes the community to be involved and can increase police legitimacy and procedural justice (Weisburd, & Zamir, 2011). After the terror attacks on September 11th there was improved support in America for the police (Fridell, & Wycoff, 2004), and an increase in community policing, particularly in Arab communities (Ortiz, Hendrick, Sugie, 2007). Terrorism prevention was included in…

supervisors identify officers at greater risk of engaging in misconduct” (p. 16). Police organizations must develop innovative strategies in order to be effective and efficient when faced with “technological advances, globalization of crime and increased scrutiny” (Chrismas, 2013, p. 2). Innovation could improve police and citizen relationships, and it could also help police supervisors counsel their subordinates regarding police misconducts such as excessive force. Law enforcement executives…

Regulatory Law on American Criminal Justice- Are there too many laws? by Vincent Del Castillo provides an overview of the results of having regulatory laws. While the book talks about a variety of topics, we will mainly focus on illegal drugs, guns, the police, and also the societal consequences. We must understand that regulatory laws are created to make sure that people are not violating the laws. If someone is violating the law, they should get punished. But it must be in the officer’s…

Issues Relating to Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement Law enforcement officers often use the term profiling, which refers to a practice of describing individual behavior (positive or negative) and/or certain personal characteristics. At some point in time, the term profiling has evolved from its original specific intent and shifted from an individual’s actions to the individual’s race, ethnicity or national origin of an individual. Many individuals have seen law enforcement officers from…

The image of police officers has gone from “good cop, bad cop” to “bad cop, bad cop.” Due to the actions of some officers, the media’s coverage of said actions, and the coverage of what appears to be the militarization of police, people are quickly attaching negative connotations to the term “police officer.” For example, The Daily Targum, a newspaper run by Rutgers University students comments on the issue of police brutality by saying, “When cops are getting hired based on connections…