Police misconduct

affects of corruption and misconduct Research Thesis Statement: Misconduct within in the police department contributes to how police officers operate on the frontline which causes corruption within the community. Research Reasons Based on: “Police Quotas, Reclassification of Police Reports, and Stop and Frisk” (five videos) Sometimes as a society we tend to only look at the small picture, when in all actuality we need to take a look at the bigger picture. In the media police officers are…

The police are supposed to convey an idea of a higher law that is supposed to protect us citizens from criminals and other objects that are able to harm us. Yet, in recent years, these “enforcers” have shown us a different side of protection. These past couple of years, newspapers and articles have all shown predicaments where our so-called “pure and all knowing” law enforcers kill or harm innocent citizens that have done no harm to us. This just shows how abusive they are. Although there are…

Unfortunately, local police now a days are equipped with weapons powerful enough to conquer a small country. The use of SWAT teams have risen up 1500 percent over the past two decades. Police departments have developed a “it’s only us vs them” mentality towards the public that they have sworn an oath to protect. Even though that possession of powerful weapons do not perform misconduct, there is the saying that, when you have power and no one to stop you from using it, why waste it? There are…

January 2011, I was selected for an assignment to the reactive unit of the Internal Affairs Division of the Houston Police Department, where I conducted administrative investigations into allegations of police misconduct. In January 2012, I was transferred to the Intermediate Unit (AKA: 30 Day Squad) where I conducted and assisted in high profile investigations of police misconduct with a squad of investigators. During the course of my tenure in Internal Affairs Division, I proficiently utilized…

It seems like now more than ever you hear about brutal Police misconduct in the media. Rarely is someone convicted and or put in jail. On the other hand, when a citizen is in the spot to be made an example out of, they are. I think it is unfair that because of the action of a couple citizens blankets the community. With that being said, it is also unfair that the Police who are doing their job risking their life for us every day, get criticized due to the poor decisions of other officers. Have…

Excessive force, one of the most common forms of misconduct in police unlawful behavior reports. In 2010 the Cato Institute’s National Police Misconduct Reporting Project recorded excessive force reports made up more than twenty-three percent of all misbehavior documents. (“5 Facts About Police Brutality That Will Shock You”). Police brutality should come to an end because police officers take advantage of the ability to use the forces they have over people, this causes many deaths, and they…

Police corruption and misconduct it Is as old as the police has been around. It can be small as forget to ticket the enough or friend or intimidating others. Overseas you be as bad as intimidating running a City or country, even straight up thuggery. Haiti has been known as having one of the most corrupt police forces in the world. The police have created a negative outcome on society and there culture by using unethical practices for years. Over done years, the National Police have committed…

sensational media should not just report the negative side of the police because it gives police a bad image. This creates hate when the majority of law enforcement officers do their job for less pay at a greater risk. It gives the false impression to the public that all cops are crooked. Police do the dangerous work that no one else wants to do. If someone is out in the streets doing harm, the first person people tend to call is the police, so why do people have so much hate towards them if…

The Misconception of Police Misconduct Police get the bad end of the stick. They are said to be violent and abuse their powers. “While no one believes the police are perfect, on the whole they tend to use force appropriately to protect their own lives and the lives of others. Moreover, racial disparities in the use of force are largely explained by racial disparities in criminality.” (David French). I could not have said it better myself. This along with the distorted image that mass media…

Police corruption and misconduct is something that citizens from all over the world have been dealing with for many years. According to the Schmallenger (2015), the definition of police corruption is “the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain”. This is something that has had the general public up in arms about for many years. In recent years, the accusations of corruption and misconduct within the numerous law enforcement agencies in the United States alone has sky…