State police

Some local police departments are taking it upon themselves to pass immigration policies, which is usually the responsibility of the federal government. The states will pass bills regarding immigration giving officers the right to question a person’s immigration status during a stop if they have probable cause. The local police implementing these laws and procedures are treading new territory and need to do more research and training. Law enforcement agencies use many different methods when…

The police are a legitimate government body which is given legal authority to maintain law and order, enforce governmental laws and prevent criminal acts. The agency is there to ensure the government remains to be a respectable and stable entity in the society. Its job does not in any way exclude anybody from abiding by the law (Emsley57) Resources state that debates have argued Politics in reality, however, has not realized the theory of non-influence to the police force. Politics is the sense…

The state and criminal justice agencies use various responses to deal with the ‘problem’ of ‘crime’. These responses are forms of control which impact differently upon individuals and groups in society dependant upon their determining contexts.’ Since the eighteenth century society has been controlled by policing to deal with the ‘problem’ of ‘crime’. Although there are various perceptions of what ‘crime’ is and means, we can view it as an offence or act which is able to be punished by the Law.…

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…

Northern Territory’s Police Administration Amendment Act 2014 has sparked controversy among members of public and a variety of organizations including Amnesty International and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. It amends the Police Administration Act by giving Northern Territory police new powers to detain someone for four hours (or longer if they are intoxicated) if they reasonably believe the person has committed, or is about to commit, an ‘infringement notice offence’ . The new…

uses of police body cameras are beneficial to all aspects of law enforcement. In the article, “Scholar Warns Body Cams Used to Show Underrepresented in Worst Light,” freelance journalist and well renowned writer Jamaal Abdul-Alim argues that the use of police body cameras will result in the reduction of both complaints against officers and police force. Abdul-Alim supports his main argument when he presents a yearlong study on the effect police body cameras have on law enforcement that states,…

Racism in police treatment of minorities has caused many disparities within our criminal justice system. Racism and excessive force seem be what the media is covering now. There are many cases that we find out from the media, but many more that police racism and brutality go unreported. Series of reports have been published, says that young black men are more likely to be incarcerated at a rate far greater than their number in the overall population. Does the media play a role in how police…

Choosing to a police officer for a career has pros and cons that come along with it. Although it does not necessarily take a college degree to do, it is a career that should be taken serious as one. What exactly a police officer does is to protect and serve the community. What that means exactly is protecting lives, property, and the safety of the people in the officer’s jurisdiction. Important key pieces to being a good police officer are having better than average people skills. Being able to…

years ago I served as a police officer, so I know firsthand how sleep deprivation affects work performance. Long shifts with minimal time off, reduces an officer’s ability to function at high capacity. Levels of alertness and attention to details decrease. Problems at work and in the home begins to develop. It is overall the responsibility of every police department leadership to recognize, identify, and resolve police officer safety due to sleep deprivation. New York City Police Department:…

Asian-Americans in the police force, Hispanics are also shown to be underrepresented nationwide. Statistics from AllGov (2014) revealed that Montclair, California has a 70% Hispanic population but Hispanics consist of only 15% of the police force. Houston is comprised of 88% Hispanic but the police force only has 13% Hispanic officers employed (AllGov, 2014). Policing in multicultural societies will require diversity as a condition of recruiting qualified minority candidates. Police officers…