The Police

and 1970s is the idea of a ‘special character’ that often dictates police behavior referred to as the ‘blue curtain’ or the ‘blue wall of silence’, early police scholars refer to a protective and united ‘brotherhood’, which is mainly attributed to the isolating and threatening nature of the work, as well as the constant pressure to be productive in what are often uncertain circumstances. Distilled over time to the concept of ‘police culture’, this single comprehensive term is meant to encompass…

Police brutality is an epidemic in this country that has run rampant to a point where something needs to be done. It is unnecessarily cutting the lives and rights of our fellow citizens short every day, and puts an extensive amount of people at risk everywhere in the U.S. police brutality is a problem that is led and maintained by power hungry members of the police force. It is used as an excuse to completely desecrate and break down an innocent or guilty person’s body and will. It is normally…

controversial, is racial profiling. There are endless examples of racial profiling by police, the most popular being that of Rodney King, a black man who was brutally beaten on tape by several police officers. It has been found through research and surveys that minorities hold a much more negative view towards police and that police hold a negative view towards minorities. It has recently been debated that police use race as a basis for stopping, questioning, and searching citizens. However, the…

Patterns of Discrimination of Police Agencies The denial of opportunity and/or equal rights towards a certain group of people is discrimination. In the criminal justice system and police agencies, there are concerns that impact African Americans more than other races. In 1989, Five teenagers was arrested and convicted of sexual assault and beating of a white jogger in Central Park because they were up to no good according to police. At the time of the arrest, The five teenagers claimed their…

Police brutality has had a long lineage in the United States of America. Beginning in 1877 with the Great Railroad Strike, police began targeting poor labor workers as they attempted to make a fair living. The Pullman Strike of 1894, the Lawrence textile strike of 1912, the Ludlow massacre of 1914, police brutally attacked labor workers on strike. Fast-forward to the 1960s where Native Americans, Latino immigrants, LGBT people, and blacks were the new target, low on the totem pole. Police…

On Tuesday, 03/22/2016, at approximately 16:56 hours, I, Deputy Stacy Stark #1815 was dispatched to the Murphysboro Police Department lobby to speak to a victim reporting a battery. I arrived on scene at 16:58 hours. I met with the victim, Janie L. Brown (F/W, DOB: 02/03/1975). Janie stated she wanted to report that she was battered by her husband, Joseph D. Brown (M/B, DOB: 08/10/1961) yesterday evening. Janie said the incident occurred at the parking lot of the All Hours Auto Repair…

hard to make everyone I meet’s life better because I entered it. I don’t have visions of grandeur or think I’m going to save the world, but, simply put, I live a Christian life and try to be the best I can be as it’s God’s will. I have 27 years of police experience with the last 10 years being a Sergeant. I have supervised in the casual and emergent setting and am very confortable with my leadership in both these environments. My tenure with the Guelph…

within the Australian police force that acts as a barrier to achieving justice in the criminal justice system. Police culture over time has incorporated characteristics of secrecy, suspicion and informal work practices which has allowed for abuse of power within the police force. These characteristics have created a united institution that is under constant pressure to perform in uncertain circumstances (police culture). This and the on the job specification which enforces police culture has…

According to the police report, an officer with the Mesa Police Department said Dombrowski “forced two pedestrians” to “move off the sidewalk” to make room for him. The officer said he yelled “stop” to Dombrowski, who looked at the officer and then continued riding “at a higher rate of speed” while refusing to obey verbal commands, the police report states. (WINSOR, 2016) Joshua's situation is very common around the world.This is what happens to alot of people in the world by police officers…

Police officers have a significant role in society because they enforce laws. However, police brutality is a difficult dilemma that has been present in the United States for a long period of time. Nevertheless, with today’s advanced technology, citizens are able to witness the harsh brutality police officers are engaging in towards minorities. Over the last decade cell phones have brought to light the extreme issues of racial disparity in police encounters. There are ethical theories that…