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    of Officer Forcillo, who is charged for killing Sammy Yatim. The court heard that police officers are taught they can only use lethal force when an officer as good reason to believe that there is probable risk of death or serious injury. It was also stated that officers have training in how to deal with high risk situations without resulting to lethal force. The officers are also trained to recognize people with mental illness and how to react appropriately in those situations. The officers say

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    black men at the hand of police officers, law enforcement agencies have been trying to increase the number of black officers employed with their agencies. Police administrators should ensure that the communities that they protect have representation on their local police force, and that all officers are mandated to attend and complete annual diversity training courses. Black men in the United States of America have never truly had good relationships with police officers. According to Brooks, blacks

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    I shall be able, to then go into the police academy, and use the skills I learned to make this country safe As a Jackson Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp Cadet and Police Explorer, upon acceptance of this scholarship I will be able to contribute to society. How might you ask? Throughout my high school career I was taught the value of serving and protecting the community. “Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do” was the motto taught to me by the AF Jr. ROTC program

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    In the early 1900’s police professionalism was formed. Until then there was much corruption and police departments were unprofessional. Influenced by police departments in Europe, America underwent a progressive reform in their police departments. The first step towards police professionalism was to replace police boards with chiefs of police. During the progressive era, August Vollmer, Police Chief of Berkley, established a department code of ethics which included officers not accepting gratuities

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    roles in law enforcement today, Patrol Police officers, Detectives, Criminal Investigators, Correctional Officers, Jailers, Sheriffs Security Guards, Private Detectives, Investigators, and various other protective service professionals. I believe they are all important in their own way, each role is crucial to the way our society operates today. I also believe the most important role in law enforcement today, is the community police officers/Patrol officers. That is due to the responsibilities they

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    of New Zealand Police Officers. This article studied the impact police duties on the lives of rural police officers in comparison to those working in urban areas. A total of 16 officers from the national police force of New Zealand were interviewed; 7 were from urban areas, and 9 whom worked in rural assignments. The information gleaned from the interviews indicated there are significantly different impacts on the lives of police officers between the two areas. Rural officers felt a heightened

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    partake in for the near future is a police officer. This career has alot of positive and negative aspects to it. Being a police officer is a very rewarding but can be dangerous job. Police officers risk there lives everyday to protect their communities. There are many very important components such as the duties and responsibilities, health and safety risks, and some ethical issues as to be a police officer. I will explain what it means to be a police officer and how beneficial it is to our communities

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    profession as a police officer it is important to remain true to yourself and others. By emplacing and respecting the following fifteen codes of ethics I believe I will be successful within my career as well as in my personal life. My mission to be the best police officers I know and can be, and to help and instill hope in peoples lives who have rather distasteful situations and circumstances. By having my code of ethics readily available it will help remind me of why I want to be a police officer and refresh

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    While the first campus police officers were actually two off-duty City of New Haven (Connecticut) officers hired to patrol the campus in 1894, research shows the evolution of campus police agencies occurred over three specific eras, each of which had unique features (Sloan, 1992). For example, during the “watchmen era” of the 18th and 19th centuries, a variety of college or university personnel, from university presidents to custodians, performed security functions on campus that ranged from preventing

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    department’s Director of Training. In this position, I have the privilege of welcoming brand new police trainees to our profession. To see them on day one, scared to death, and to watch their evolution to actual police officers is simply amazing. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is comprised of nearly 1,450 sworn employees with an additional 500 civilian employees. We are the 24th largest police department in the United States. We patrol our entire county, Davidson County, with a population

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