State police

Throughout the history of policing the duty of the police has varied greatly. From the early 1600 to the modern era, police agencies have shifted responsibilities from volunteering on the night watch and collecting taxes to maintaining order and enforcing the law as prescribed by the constitution. While social reform and societal needs continue to mold the future of policing, certain aspects, no matter how controversial, will continue to dominate the policing landscape. Officer discretion has…

different jobs within the federal government as well as within local police agencies. The FBI works on many important matters such as cyber-crime, terrorism, white-collar crime, organized crime, and the list goes on. Their job is to provide leadership and law enforcement aid to federal, state, local, as well as international agencies. The FBI has a mission to uphold the law and protect the United States from foreign intelligence. A local police officer has duties which are far less rough than…

the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 the way of life in the United States changed forever. People are more observant, more mindful, and more prepared. This is especially true for the law enforcement agencies all across the country. They have always had the duty to serve and protect, but that has been bumped up a few notches in the recent years and the day of the Boston Marathon Bombing is a perfect example. Today police are essentially at the center of Homeland Security. They try to…

comes from these engagements: Whenever a police officer finds it necessary to make a formal arrest, there is the possibility of resistance or assaultive behavior on the part of the offender” (Berg, 1999, p.400). In this manner, the initial form of resistance can lead to gun violence, physical assault, and other forms of contact, which define the dangers of policing when making an arrest. More so, fluids, such as blood and saliva, may also contaminate the police…

The Militarization of State and Local Police in the United States Military functions and police functions vary. The main function of the police is to maintain order within a community. While crime fighting is one aspect of their job, according to a study conducted in Baltimore by Christine N. Famega, James Frank, and Lorraine Mazerolle, about 76% of an officer 's time is undirected, while only 19% of their time is actually spent answering calls for service and the other 5% is directed…

trafficking because of a lack of knowledge and training. Police officers and policy makers continue to make changes on how to help victims of sex trafficking, but identifying these victims is an issue. Police officers do not know how to distinguish human trafficking from prostitution and many law enforcement agencies do not find human trafficking to be a relevant problem (Farrell, 2013). The victims of human trafficking are fearful of police officers because they are groomed by their pimp to…

statistically an insignificant amount of data collected on cases of police brutally involving young, men and women in America. These past few years, these particular types of cases have been highlighted and placed at the forefront of mainstream media. Recent incidences involving police brutality such as what happened to Mike Brown, Eric Graner and, of course Aiyana Stanley-Jones, have triggered an outcry for more information on police brutality cases. Unfortunately, because of what’s happening,…

Prostitution investigations often involve joint task forces from multiple agencies with city, county, and state officials. In addition, many of these investigations are also coordinated with various federal authorities such as the FBI, ATF, and the Department of Homeland Security. Yes, your tax dollars pay for undercover police officers and federal agents to sit in massage parlors and seedy strip clubs, for months at a time, ordering drinks and lap dances. Ultimately, the only constructive…

America 's police system is based on Robert Peel’s London police model and yet America accomplished a unique police model of their own. The United States’ police history went through a few police eras before they reached the present day community era. Each policing era bore mistakes and advancements, but they all informed the current policing era. Today, one can look back and see the different and similar aspects of each era and compare it to modern policing. Many history texts tend to skip…

must have trust in one another; agree to conduct peaceful dialogues and mediation in order to solve various issues. Culturally competent police officers When officers fail to comprehend a specific culture and their linguistics, critical information could easily be misinterpreted, or it could also fall into the fine lines of racial profiling (Newburn, 2011). Police officers must be trained in skills that could help them deal with various incidents in Asian communities. Patrol officers who are…