Thought Police

committed many different police misconducts while he was a police officer working for the New York City Police Department. Michael admitted to committing hundreds of crimes while wearing a badge and violating his sworn oath as an officer. According to the documentary (Seven Five | SHOWTIME, n.d.) Michael stated that while he was going through the police academy he didn’t take the academy seriously. Michal admit that he had no remorse about what he was doing, he knew that as a police officer was…

her phone. Lexie went on to tell the Tarn family that she has been trying to reach her as well. She said that Ellie went home two days ago and hasn’t heard a word since. Immediately, the Tarn’s and Lexie’s family called the police and they sent out a missing report. While police were on the scene, it was getting late. Lexie was in her bedroom laying with her windows down, curtains closed, and lights all off. When she rolled over in her bed, there was a silhouette of Ellie Tarn. Lexie got up…

they are on two different spectrums of the criminal justice field, and when looking at what career track one might want to take I feel that it is crucial to inspect every aspect of the field. I chose to interview Officer Brent Seese from East Jordan Police Department. This interview was important to me seeing as I am looking to join the law enforcement track. I knew I had to do an interview in the law enforcement track because I felt I needed to hear about what I may be doing and my future. My…

Cops are a figure of authority and are the ones that enforce the law and make sure citizens are safe to the best of their ability. Police officers are the ones that risk their lives daily, however the crime article I found reported the opposite of a police officer. Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was a formal officer in Oklahoma City police department and a well-known one. On November 2015 about thirteen women accused Holtzclaw of abusing his power to forced them to have sex or to performed oral sex on…

drawbacks made it really hard for the officers to feel like they were making a difference because every time they arrested someone and they got back out they became a little smarter to where they knew how to avoid getting caught. This also is hard for the police because when they don’t see a change in the amount of drugs and it seems like not matter what they do they are not making an impact because there are just as many people who are out on the streets still selling drugs. It seems to be…

cases in American history but it is also one of the most celebrated because of the increase of civil rights for suspected criminals. Ernesto Miranda’s Arizona trial began on June 20th of 1963. Miranda went into the trail with the claim that the police officers who brought him in did not specify that he had the right to stay quiet, even at one point saying that the policemen, Officer Cooley and Young,…

Both are still used today to study and see which is better for dealing with crime and criminals. Philosopher Cesare Beccaria developed and was credited with, rational classical criminology, which raises the question, “if you were caught by the police while shoplifting, would you be more afraid of: receiving punishment or a formal sanction from authorities? Or would you be more afraid of receiving punishment from an informal sanction from friends, family and the surrounding community. Do…

unnecessary dispute. According to Joseph Diaz, Eric Strauss, Susan Welsh, Lauren Effron and Alexa Valiente in the article “Ex-Oklahoma City Cop Spending 263 Years in Prison For Rape and His Accusers Share Their Stories”, Daniel Holtzclaw, an Oklahoma police officer, always does a background check on the people he stops. However, he doesn’t just stop and background check them, he takes advantage of their criminal record to abuse them socially, emotionally and physically. Holtzclaw specifically…

The Faulkner Police Department is applying for a grant that will assist this agency to move into a model of community policing. Community policing is different than the traditional policing model. This difference will be explained in this request. This grant can only be awarded if the funds are matched by the municipality that the funding is going to. Therefore, I need the City Council to help match this funding. This agency understands that the City Council members feel that community policing…

back and told the police that she was involved. Sollecito admitted to Knox being involved as well. ”Finally, Sollecito admitted that Knox could have left his apartment at night while he was sleeping. When this information was presented to Knox, she broke down” (Biography.com Editors 1.) This is important because he had just turned his back on someone who he deeply cherished. Instead of protecting her, he went against her. After several trials police found Rudy Guede who they thought was guilty…