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Men still are the overwhelming the greater numner of police officers, and this will continue to be so in the near future. Peter Horne explains that, “Women in policing now make up approximately 13-14 percent of all employees, and the women who pioneered this entry into a male-dominated profession faced many…

Police Body Cameras With technology and media rapidly gaining popularity in society, law enforcement has received the short end of the stick. With every move of a police officer, there is always a cell phone recording in the distance of the occurrence of events. Within the time period of 2 minutes that video can easily be uploaded for the world to see, whether it is pro-police or criticising police for how they are carrying out their duty. Unfortunately, there is plenty of bias and ignorance in…

point? The same can be said about police work. We weren’t always as effective as we are today, and a lot of that must do with the Metropolitan Police Act by the father of police work Sir Robert Peel. In this paper, I will be looking at the origins and events that caused the Metropolitan Police Act to take place. The new process that were implemented to police work. As well as how this reform changed American police work as well. To understand how the Metropolitan Police Act came into effect. We…

One of the most controversial topics today is police-community relations. From racial profiling to shooting at unarmed civilians, to protests that endanger police. How can we make today’s community safer for both civilians and law enforcement? Some cities and towns communities have great relationships between both while others do not. The community should trust in law enforcement while in turn law enforcement should feel a mutual support. Every police department has their own way of having a…

used many tools to keep their citizens under control. Much like the police today, the Party used police brutality, surveillance, and verbal intimidation to maintain their control around the areas. In the book brutality is used to gain control over all citizens. The guards come into the room and violently beat Julia (Orwell p.184). The reason they beat Julia is because of her and winston disobeyed the Party’s rule. Police have authority to use their force if needed to in certain…

Police officers play a substantial role each and every day, allowing them to be key factors into keeping the community safe day in and day out. Many do not realize just how important police officers really are, and how not only tough but also demanding their job is. Everyday officers are faced with dangerous, frustrating, and heartbreaking situations. Therefore, once given the opportunity to interview a member of Law Enforcement, my initial response was to interview one of The Fitchburg Police…

As a result of the high number of crimes being committed by juveniles, with the weapon of choice being guns, in 1995, COPS took action to help selected police departments in the United States with the fight against these crimes; The Youth Firearms Violence Initiative. Ten cities in total were selected to take on this task (Baltimore, Maryland; Birmingham, Alabama; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cleveland, Ohio; Inglewood, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Richmond, Virginia; Salinas, California; San…

For many years, there have always been either police officers or constables. With this job of enforcing laws, some people may think certain laws may or may not be unjust and they might choose to follow or not follow the law and arrest people on certain charges. Officer discretion is a big tool in law enforcement. Discretion gives officers a choice in what to do in situations and how to act. It is beneficial to not only the officers but it is also beneficial to the public in certain circumstances…

The Police Service remains a pivotal agency within the criminal justice system ever since it was formed. As criminal activity rose in the 19th century, a response was required in order to safeguard society. As a result the Metropolitan Police Act was established on the 29th September 1829. Home secretary Sir Robert Peel 's goal was indeed to promote the need for reform elsewhere in the country. Preventing crime was the reason why a huge amount of 895 constables were introduced in London. It…

Crime anticipation and tackling with criminal behaviour are duties of the police service, depending on the category of crime targeted by the police service that particular crime seems to decrease .The security in protecting goods, houses and cars have increased dramatically in the 20th century. Assembling it more challenging to be victims of crime by maintaining…