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    Critical Issues in Policing Lisa Harbin CJS/210 Timothy Murphy Critical Issues in Policing There are several critical issues in policing. The main critical issues of policing are: use of deadly force, police deviance, police prejudice and discrimination, violence, substance abuse, and police brutality as well as other police misconduct. Not only do law enforcement agencies have to deal with critical issues within their agencies, they also have to deal with critical issues that pertain

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    In the movie “Mississippi Burning” the type of policing model reflected in the movie fits the time frame in the movie. The time frame of the movie was 1964, the movie reflected community policing of bias within the state, on a federal level the movie showed the growing concerns of the federal government, which decided to enforce constitutional rights during this time against blacks. This also prompted the development of the Civil Rights Act that resulted in the FBI protecting citizens’ civil rights

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    Facilitator's Name Police Operations In the United States, policing agencies at all levels participate in various activities and operations. Responsibility, naming, function, authority, and jurisdictions vary at local, state, and federal levels of law enforcement. Although there is little uniformity among them—and the relationships between them need to improve—these agencies face the same dangers, use similar weapons and

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    Issues in Policing Critical Issues in Policing Brian Riley CJA/214 May 31, 2012 Bobby Sheppard Police Agencies in modern society are a part of the American fabric to serve and protect the American public. The United States currently have more than 15,000 police agencies, (Walker & Katz, 2011). Police Departments across the United States face similar critical issues policing. All police officers face dangers in the job of policing the dangers can emanate

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    brutality on their smartphones to police departments using surveillance drones, technology is changing our relationship to the law. Preventive policing is the newest aspect of law enforcement that acts as a deterrent rather than a reaction. I think predictive policing and using analytics to analyze crime data is going to be a part of the way that policing is done. I think it would be absurd for police departments to not use the data that they possess to reduce crime. Any paranoia of the situation

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    Policing Practices and Operations CJA/394 08/24/2014 Policing Practices and Operations Law enforcement officers have many duties. Law enforcement officers are sworn to serve and protect society as well as to fight crime. They also maintain order within their jurisdiction, as well as providing other services that the community will benefit from. Most of the time, police officers are considered to be crime fighters, in which this image has been brought to citizen’s attention by the media

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    Abstract In the early 1900 policing made up of two basic functions patrolling and investigating crimes. Patrol officers patrolled the areas mainly on foot requiring direct contact with the community they served. The detectives investigated illegal gambling operations and corruption. Looking into modern policing dangers in the job is a primary concern and how to improve measures for the safety of the officers. The taser is

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    local readiness is strengthened. On the whole a community of law enforcement agencies, combined with inclusive and concerned citizens can bring significant assets, subsidize and intelligence. A survey of the standards and fundamentals of community policing ought to be taken to search for the pertinent rule that can have applicability to the test before the country today. Other government organizations have effectively received and adjusted the principles, for example, community equity (Chappell & Gibson

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    will describe the fundamentals of Intelligence-led policing utilized by various law enforcement agencies. 1. Intelligence-led model of policing is said to be an effective method to combat terrorism. Describe the fundamentals of Intelligence-led policing. Intelligence-led policing is the integration of community policing and intelligence policing. When law enforcement agencies utilize the intelligence while performing the community policing, the results become more effective. The use of intelligence

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    used in policing enhances law enforcement organizations’ ability to function because it has improved police databases, reports, tracking, and forensics (DOJ, 2004). In addition, a less-lethal weapon is designed to disable, capture, or immobilize a suspect without killing them. However, occasionally deaths do happen as a result of less-lethal weapons which include kinetic energy, electrical, acoustic, and chemical weapons. Furthermore, violence, disease, and infected evidence are dangers that law

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