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    which police officers are predominantly white. The war on drug was a hysteria unfortunately resulted numerous police officers to perceive non-white ethnicity as the antagonist. Notwithstanding, statistics disclose that most consumption of illegal drugs is mainly by whites. In our nation today, racism circulate a huge role in our everyday lives and this racism that we possess as human beings can occasionally cause as to ill-treat our fellow citizens. In my opinion, I utterly agree that police officers

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    Police officers handle many duties in order to protect the life and property of the public. These duties ranges from simple jobs like serving injunctions, patrolling a particular neighborhood, to more stressful assignments. One should remember that the world is a place filled with surprises, and that what, retired, Deputy Bill Myers came to find out one fateful morning; sadly, for Officer Myers, he had no idea that this day would be his last (Helsel & The Associated press, 2015). Helsel and The

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    Use of force has been scrutinized even more recently due to the media. Recordings of officers using force (weather excessive or not) become uploaded to the web and many individuals quickly jump to conclusions. Police use of force is up to the discretion of each individual police officer, and with each action a multitude of consequences can occur. The public often gets enraged after a court justifies the use of force, but often individuals do not have the full facts or understand how the justice system

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    Shelby Whittle 21 April 2017 4th block Should Police Officers Wear Body Cameras? “If officer and citizens are being watched, we are both more liable to do the right thing” (Josh). If a police pulled you over and you noticed a camera on them, would it change your future actions? Many people say it would, and I agree. People tend to change their attitude and whole demeanor if they know they are being videoed or watched. That is why I think police officers should be forced to wear a body camera at all

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    1) What are the implications of the "Dirty Harry Problem" relative to community expectations of police officer roles and functions? How does this issue relate the role of balancing individual and societal rights? "When and to what extent does the morally good end warrant or justify an ethically, politically, or legally dangerous means for its achievement?" This is the question posed by Carl Klockars about the ever growing Dirty Harry problem in society. This has become a focus of mass media and

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    physically and mentally, occupations in the country right now would be that of a police officer. Just imagine having to witness half of the atrocities these brave men and women must endure through, knowing that to them it is “just another day at the office.” Unfortunately, police officers are not, by any means, impervious to these scenes and some are even traumatized by it. This is why it is up to their fellow officers, their brothers and sisters of the badge, to assist them in coping with their experiences

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    2017 Research Paper Police officers should wear body cameras because the footage can be helpful in communities, and it monitors all police activity. Although people may argue that the police is a lawful force and that they should be trusted, recent acts of police brutality has proven otherwise. The cameras would be useful because it monitors all police activity. Anyone who has access to the footage will be able to play it back and decipher what the officer did at that moment in time “

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    Abstract This paper will examine the advantages of psychological testing for current and future police officers and firefighters. Both the fire and police services put the men and women who have chosen these professions, in situations that the majority of the population will never see. What do these situations do to a person and their mental health? What does it take to be mentally fit to perform the job and deal with the stressors on a daily basis? These are the questions that departments and training

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    fifty-two officers involved in the incidents, forty-seven self-identified as being in “excellent” health at the time. Each of these officers were involved in some type of physical fitness program, typically weightlifting and/or running. In these incidences of “serious assault,” law enforcement officers regularly accredited their surviving the incidence to their maintaining a high level of physical fitness. (Pinizzotto, et al, 2006) Facts About Police Physical Fitness To become a police officer, all

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    Sociology 35 Assignment: Problem: Does police brutality have any connections to with racial discrimination? Background Research: Case Study One: The shooting of Michael Brown So what happens when a police officer shoots an unarmed African American teen? Nationwide outrage, and violent protests in the town of Ferguson, Missouri. In mid-day of August 9, 2014 Officer William is dispatched to a call to which two males stole cigarillos from a nearby market. Responding to the call, William drove past

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