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The role of balancing individual and collective rights is one role that, like many others, shifts over time. By taking on the role of balancing individual and collective rights, police maintain a delicate balance between crime control and due process (Walker & Katz, 2002). If too much discretion is allowed, police may gravitate toward crime control and be faced with a moral dilemma, in which there are two decisions presented to an officer, each with undesirable consequences. This phenomenon is…

The Start to a Much Needed Change: Body Worn Cameras In recent months, police brutality has been a prominent focus on the media, with cases such as the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and the illegal chokehold that resulted in the death of Eric Garner this July. Michael Brown was only eighteen years old when police officer, Darren Wilson, shot him, resulting in a controversial divide in the nation about which side to believe: the eyewitnesses from the community or officer…

Introduction Law enforcement is an aspect of every society that started many centuries ago since it was a requirement for a society to have people and agencies that will ensure that people obey the laws. This was also the case in the United States of America whereby law enforcement in the early history of the United States was simply developed using the Common Law System that was used in the Ancient England. This was a system that primarily relied on its citizens to work as volunteers as well…

When I started in law enforcement the only technology we had were the police radios, which had two or three channels, typewriters and a few of the lucky officers bought their own expensive word processors. Today the radios have banks of 50 channels or more, there are in-car computers, automated finger printers, body cameras, personal cell phones that are as robust as computers, eTickets that printout in an officers car to surveillance cameras that can turn complete darkness visible. In the…

After spending some time delving into the contents on the website of the Mobile Police Department, a few things became apparent to me. Mobile Police Department’s website meets its intended purpose of informing the public about threats to its safety in an easily understood way. While this is a simple purpose for thee website is community engagement, there seems to be a lack of content. Far too much of the content on this website focus on the department’s organizational structure, it could…

The structure of American police departments, and those in many other countries are easy to understand. The departments, like the ones here in this country, are organized in a para-military manner, following the principles of Sir Robert Peel (Bohm, 2010). As Peel stated, policemen should be able to command their tempers, and they should be of good moral character. That is the easy part, but as we know, police departments are made up of officers from many different backgrounds and cultures. How…

Critical Analysis of the Future Direction and Emerging Trends Introduction of the Issue This study summarizes and evaluates the chapter regarding future changes and the course of criminal activities. Furthermore, particular emphasis has been placed on the manner in which the nature and form of criminal activities will change, mainly through the influence of technology and globalization. The study also assesses the significance of the chapter, critically evaluates the content, and makes a…

For many years the NYPD has been using stop and frisk as a strategy for combating illegal acts. Police officers stop suspects and search with their hands through the person 's outer clothing to check whether the individual is carrying a weapon or other forms of contraband. The search is done to most suspected individuals (Dale, 2011). Beginning in the 1970s, in an attempt to reducing crime, New York City started urging its officers to stop individuals they viewed suspicious, to question…

A police officer possesses the authority to carry a firearm, detain individuals and make arrests within their jurisdiction. They are expected to conduct their duties safely and in a professional manner while remaining impartial. Police officers are trusted to safely utilize their firearm when necessary in the performance of their official duties. They must be self-disciplined, maintain a high standard of personal and professional ethics, be proficient in their duties and knowledgeable of laws…

once the police were informed about the chaotic presence the boys were creating. The five teenagers were Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana Jr. and Kharey Wise. These five boys were blamed for a female jogger that was raped around the same time the boys were in the park even though they had nothing to do with it. The four main factors that contributed to the 5 boys’ incarceration started with being near the crime at the time it happened, the pressure from the police…