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Police Officer Jones was working a foot patrol shift during the evening hours in a high crime area at approximately 0200 hrs. He was approached by a civilian who informed him that she had been robbed in beaten by a male subject who was described as wearing a red shirt and white pants. The reporting party had a severe laceration to her head and lip, her shirt was soaked with blood. The reporting party described the suspect as wearing a ski mask and she was unable to determine the gender, sex,…

The conversation about race and the discrimination surrounding it has been around for centuries in the United States. Many citizens today however seem to think racial prejudices are a thing of the past and not significant enough for legitimate discussion. This thought can be countered by watching the news for five minutes a day – race dominates the US’s media stream, especially after tragedies such as the deaths of Michael Brown, Trayvon Brown, and Eric Garner. The death of Michael Brown,…

kind of law enforcement ever since he graduated from college in 1995. Prior to entering the Delaware State Police, Officer Brietzke worked with the Chatham Police Department in Massachusetts, the United States Border Patrol, and the Department of Veteran Affairs Police Department. He started with the Delaware State Police in July of 2002. According to Officer Brietzke, the Delaware State Police follows a militaristic ranking structure starting with Trooper being the first rank an officer…

various structures of fire. The police began outfitting a number of their officers in riot gear, tear gassing and shooting rubber bullets, these decisions would be highly criticized. That criticism resulted in Missouri Governor Jay Nixon assigning the Missouri State Patrol to police the city of Ferguson. The second wave of protest began after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson. The Governor anticipated a response similar to the first and declared a state of emergency. The civil unrest…

underrepresented in U.S. police departments? 2. What challenges do police recruiters face when recruiting prospective Asian candidates? 3. How can law enforcement agencies address common barriers among communities to develop…

“Know to turn my attention to the police force in the Netherland, which they are categorized into three sections which represent their police force which is local, regional, and national”(Cachet & Marks, 2009). “There police force has the amount of 40,000 individuals that work full time jobs” (Cachet & Marks, 2009). “ The Minister of Security of Justice is the rule maker for the government of the country and makes countless cooperation’s between police organizations in the Netherland run…

portion of African Americans and Hispanics, have become one of the leading causes for the incarceration rate for both races. At a combined rate, African Americans and Hispanics make up 58% of all prisoners within the United States, but combined they only make up ¼ of the United States population (NAACP, n.d.). Negative bias within the criminal justice system is apparent in policing and within the legal judicial system especially in regards to the sentencing of African Americans and Hispanics. …

Reasonable suspicion protects the suspects, while it allows the police to do their job the right way. In orders to balance the power of the police with the rights of suspect, PACE was introduce as guideline. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 states that the police can search an individual at a “place to which at the time when he proposes to exercise the power the public or any section of the public has access, on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied…

the information into the system, it cannot be sent to the FBI to be analyzed into the criminal data. The extract level of crime activity occurring in the United States will be difficult to determine as long as the dark figure of crime exists. (15 Sentences) 3. Why do crime victims sometimes fail or neglect to report crime to the police? How can this be…

killed by the police, causing division and distrust between law enforcement and the community. But does it always have to be this way? Some experts believe that body worn cameras, or BWCs, could allow for more legitimacy in cases of racial police brutality. Police legitimacy has a very strong link to the public’s perception of the police, as well as the willingness of citizens to follow their orders. Studies have shown that racial minorities tend to doubt the legitimacy of police officers much…