Police psychology

hours that keep them away from home can suffer from physical and emotional fatigue. Forensic scientists can sometimes face unrealistic expectations along with intense scrutiny. Due to the media, people see the discipline as objective and infallible. ¨Police, prosecutors, and juries often expect definitive forensic evidence (Williams 2).” Recently forensic science has become questionable due to several investigations revealing inaccuracies or misconduct at forensic labs. Multiple reports have…

rights but not if it affects other people who are respecting in a negative way. The fact a dunkin’ donuts employee wrote “#blacklivesmatter” on a cup for a police officer is ridiculous and wrong. There are a time and a place to show what you believe and what you are fighting for. There is a problem with blaming all police officers for the police brutalities’ and blaming all blacks for violence, there shouldn’t be a stereotype associated with either. I believe that Dunkin…

As police are looked to as having a higher moral and ethical to follow, then as the people they protect, lays in the foundation of professionalism that stems from the morals and ethical behavior of the officer’s attitude, in who they protect. Law enforcement individual’s ethics is that of moral principles, or as values that officers are held to a higher standard in both work and home (Belasic, 2010). As each person has their own moral values, as an officer the moral value needs to be as a whole,…

A countless number of law-abiding American's lose thousands of their legally acquired cash because of faulty civil forfeiture laws that allow law enforcement to walk away with it. The law began with good intention-to prevent people from profiting from their crimes reduces crime. Nonetheless, any good intention is lost when the agencies who confiscated the property don't return it to the innocent-because the accused then become the victims. What is "Civil Forfeiture?" Civil forfeiture is an…

Crime is an issue that has had an effect on everyone from each corner of the world to each individual in society. Crime or criminal activity can be defined as any behavior that violates the law. Street crime tends to be the primary focus of the media, the public, and even the focus of the law enforcement and the Criminal Justice System, but what of white collar crime? White collar crime can be defined as deviant acts that break the law and are usually focused on financial gain. Some examples of…

4th Amendment: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. Meaning: Members of law enforcement are not allowed to enter someone’s place of residence without a Warrant. Neither shalt members of law enforcement be…

The murder of Trayvon Martin was a tragic case that left many people with questions and they wanted answers. The people who were involved were, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Rachel Jeantel, Tracy Martin, Sybrina Fulton, Attorney Norman Wolfinger, and Mary Cutcher. The crime committed was murder, Trayvon was walking down the streets at night at the wrong time because neighborhood watch George Zimmerman was in a car calling the cops for a suspect which was Trayvon. He was doing nothing wrong,…

Mohamedou Ould Slahi is the author of the book Guantánamo Diary and is a current prisoner at Guantánamo Bay. Mohamedou has been held in the Guantánamo Prison for twelve years. Those twelve years have consisted of non-stop brutality in order for him to confess to crimes he didn’t do. As he first arrived to Guantánamo Bay he was tortured for 24 hours a day and although they till this day can’t find evidence of what they are accusing him of they are still keeping him locked up in an isolated cell.…

Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974) offers a newer, fresh take on the typical 1940s film noir. Chinatown preserves so many of the conventions of film noir, while also putting a completely different spin on them. By 1974, movies were no longer following the production code and Chinatown took advantage of the new MPAA rating system by adding more complex, realistic issues and scenes that the previous code would not have allowed. Chinatown has become the poster child for neo-noir films due to…

Many great speakers over the centuries have learned to wield the appeals of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in such a way that allows them to persuade an audience. In the movie, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch wields the appeals of Pathos, Logos and Ethos expertly in a valiant attempt to defend an innocent man who is framed for a crime and is about to be condemned by solely on the basis of years of instilled racism. [LINK BODY PARAGRAPHS TO THIS]_______________________________________________ __…