...Metropolitan Police Department Heloise V. Posey BUS310014VA016-1118-001 Date: October 29, 2011 Abstract The Washington Metropolitan Police Department is one of the largest local police agencies in the United States. The Metropolitan Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the District of Columbia. The main focus of this paper will be on the issues surrounding human resources and other areas of the Metropolitan Police Department. The Chief of Police serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the department. The Chief of Police is also responsible and accountable for all activities involving the Metropolitan Police Department and establishes professional standards that maintain a higher level of integrity and ethical conduct than is generally accepted of others. History of the Metropolitan Police Department On August 6th the Metropolitan Police Department will celebrate 150 years of continuous service to the District of Columbia. Since its’ founding in 1861 the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC has grown in diversity as well as size and been on the front lines for much of this city's most colorful history and today is the forefront of technological crime fighting from highly developed advances in evidence analysis to state-of the-art-information technology. Tragic events such as the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and James A. Garfield, and the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan as well as happier events...
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...Challenges police departments face today This paper will examine the challenges police departments face today. Police departments all over the United States are dealing with the issue of excessive force and immigration. These two challenges have made police departments less proactive. Many departments are implementing new policies and procedures to better address these challenges. Excessive Force. For many years numerous police departments have been sued for the use of excessive force against citizens. Many excessive force cases involve police officers using excessive force against African Americans. African Americans are three times more likely than any other race to experience police brutality. Police brutality goes back many decades, such as the case of Rodney King. Police brutality has been a historic problem in...
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...shows the police in a context in which it brings security and order, as a result of trying to enforce social control. It is a long process the one that police prospects have to face, from many physical challenges to psychological screenings, people who wants to become part of the police has to have a profile that suits not only the necessities of the force but the necessities of the people. This paper will talk about the issues when becoming a police, and how the police faces these issues to ensure the stability, and order of the community is established. Among these issues the paper will discuss the dangers of being in the police, management of weapons, national security and law enforcement and other related topics on the issues of policing. Police Agencies The Police play a really important part on modern society, this part try to maintain the order and peace for the American people. There are many dangers that police officers face every day, not only dangers while in turn, but dangers within the internal part of the organization. The USA have currently employed more than 15,000 Police Agencies, (Walker & Katz,2011). This agencies are responsible for their units, and their management as well as to instruct them on how to avoid, and in case of face the many dangerous situations that police officers can face. Dangers of Policing Police Officers face many dangers while they are working, it is a risk that maybe all working men have, but being a police multiplies...
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... Even though these positions faces issues, their roles and responsibilities are different higher up their title goes. This paper will describe challenges faced by leaders today, and explain steps the justice system can take to affect change for the future. The Chief In the police department the top position is the chief of police, and he or she must be ready to face scrutiny that comes their way. The chief will face new and old challenges and any problem that arise within the department. The responsibilities he or she has when in this position are ensuring the public and the department on safety, manage the department of police and public citizens who works for the department. Communication skills of a chief must be excellent so he or she can get their vision across to the public and the department, they cannot be bias, and must be ready to lead their department. The chief must be able to handle conflicts calmly and as accurate as possible, thus could lead him or her to be accepted by the department and the community. Crisis Leaders within the law enforcement deal with many challenges of “Noble cause corruption” which stands for “corruption committed in the name of good ends, corruption that happens when police officers care too much about their work. It is corruption committed in order to get the bad guys off the streets…the corruption of police power, when officers do bad things because they believe that the outcomes will be good” (Police Chief Magazine, 2006). A good...
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...Challenges AJS/512 Introduction Chief of police, sergeant, lieutenant, and other department titles are leaders, and all have different roles and responsibilities that they must follow through with. Those who hold high titles within the police department have to face certain issues and challenges every day. Chief of Police The Chief of Police is at the top of law enforcement and must be ready to face any scrutiny that comes his or her way. They will always be faced with new challenges and problems. They are responsible for ensuring public safety and law enforcement and effectively managing police and civilian personnel working in law enforcement. A police chief must have excellent communication skills and be ready to give his or her vision to their staff and to the public. They should be unbiased and be ready to lead their organization. They should also make sure they are honest and accurate in everything that they say or do. Trust a huge issue when applying for the position of Police chief or already acting as a current police chief. Those who assume police chief are at the top of law enforcement, which means setting primes examples, minimizing chaos, and helping yourself and those around you. Conflicts will arise within the department and within the community. Each conflict which is handled calmly and accurate will help guide the police chief into becoming more educated and accepted by the department and community. Unexpected Crisis Many leaders...
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...before. Issues that plague the organization as a whole are displayed on the evening news. The accomplishments and shortfalls have become a nationwide issue. As communications continue to move at the blink of an eye, law enforcement must continue its struggle to rise above the issues and defeat them. Concerning issues that will continue to affect law enforcement include increased immigration and community relations, the dark cloud of corruption, along with a recently developed relationship with federal agencies in the War on Terror. The trends and issues facing police must be met with suitable action to prevent them from overshadowing all the good that law enforcement is there to represent. In the past 20 years illegal immigration has set new records. Hispanics have surpassed the African Americans as the largest minority group in America. Police officers today and well into the future must be sensitive to the influx of immigrants, many of which do not speak the English language. People new to America may have doubts about their security and safety among law enforcement. In recent years there has been a trend of departments focusing on hiring bilingual officer and newly immigrated officers (Walker & Katz, 2011). This is a step that departments are hoping will assist them in good police-community relations. It also is designed to put immigrants’ worries to rest and give them a sense of familiarity that will promote their cooperation in criminal investigations. Police-community...
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...cjs/200 july14,2012 Dr. Theresa Fox Law Enforcement in today's Society There are several issues that the Police Department face in Today’s Society that are a big concern. Since the beginning of policing, there has been a problem with police corruption and concerns about racial profiling in society. Some police officers will use abusive power and authority for personal and organized gain. Police officers will turn their back on criminal activity for a financial gain and lose the respect from Society because of their corruption. Dangers on the job are an issue for officers to face in today’s society. Police officers face deaths from stress, car crashes, on the job training, and deaths at the hands of the offenders apprehended to protect the community. Police are exposed to diseases while in contact with an offender. Officers can contract AIDS and other diseases from blood and bodily fluids from hypodermic needles during a search, bites, urine or feces. Stress can be a contributed because of the requirements of the job. The American Institute of Stress ranks an officer to be a top ten stress-producing job in the United States. The officer wants the work effective and without mistakes and flaws so this is stressful Police see homicides, victims of accidents and other disturbing scenes that people can’t even imagine. Police officers live in constant fear because the danger of the requirements of their job. Fatigue contributes...
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...Law Enforcement Today Katie Headrick CJS/200 November 2, 2014 Ryan Conti No one can really know what a police officer goes through besides police officers and all the dangers and obstacles that they over come every day. Law enforcement today is different and more complicated then is was in the past, but there are so many resources that are out there to help each level function better and help to solve and prevent crimes. Cops face different issues every day that they suit up and go to work and they may never know what is ahead of them. With all that is going on in the world and in society there are issues that are always there and may never change. One big issue that officers face is brutality on the public by other officers. Just in the past year or so there have been a number of cases where the public feels that officers used force that was inappropriate, like the officers in New York, where they put a man in choke hold and died. The biggest fight against cops on this issue would have to be Ferguson, Missouri incident. There are many different stories on this but there are two views, one the cop defended his own life, and two the cop shot and killed a young man for nothing. No matter personal opinion on this issue it creates another issue that cops face every day and that is not having trust with the community which is a must. If the community does not feel that the officers are there to protect them then the community is not going to be there to help the officers...
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...History In the early 1820s Quaker women were paid to provide religious and secular training to women and juvenile inmates. The importance that women had in these positions was crucial. In cities of over twenty-thousand, such as New York and Massachusetts, legislature was passed requiring to hire paid police matrons. However, the police matrons had no police powers. In 1845 the first “matrons” were appointed by the New York Police Department, but it was not until 1878 that they became police department employees. (Vila & Morris, 1999) In the late 1800s some women were unofficially appointed to complete the positions of their late sheriff husbands, such as Ms. Latty , the wife of Sheriff James Latty, from Iowa. In 1918 Ms. Banister, from Coleman County, Texas, was officially known as the first woman Sheriff in the country. She performed diligently her duties as Sheriff and as a mother. When elections came up, she was invited to participate, but she declined and moved near her family. In 1926 the first woman sheriff was elected in Kansas. (Wells and Alt, 2005) The first police woman was hired in Portland, Oregon in 1905. In that same year the Indianapolis police department took a crucial step by assigning two female...
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...Police and Law Enforcement Criminal Justice System Police officers serve an important function in society; they protect the property and lives of the people they serve. Police officers pursue and apprehend people who break the law and then cite or arrest those people. Police officers on all levels, local, state, or federal enforce laws ensure the safety of citizens. In the course of their jobs law enforcement personnel deal with a wide range of issues, laws, and restrictions. One of the most basic concepts that affect a police officer’s performance of his or her duties is probable cause (Vila & Morris, 1999). According to American Bar Association (2011), " Probable cause is defined as facts sufficient to support a reasonable belief that criminal activity is probably taking place or knowledge of circumstances indicating a fair probability that evidence of crime will be found. It requires more than a mere "hunch," but less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.” (What is probable cause?, para. 1). Before a warrant, such as an arrest or search warrant, can be issued law enforcement officers must demonstrate probable cause in the form of a written document. This document must be submitted to a magistrate (low level judge) who is responsible for ensuring probable cause standards are met in order for a warrant to be issued. Once the magistrate is satisfied and the warrant is issued...
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...Aspects of Policing ROBERT COLOMBO INTRODUCTION TO POLICE THEORY AND PRACTICES/ CJA 214 05282011 MR. ALAN HAZEN Policing is a diverse and prestige way of life. Policing is a subculture within society that is held to a higher standard due to a job that requires one make decisions in reference to taking away free individuals constitutional rights. Within the cultures of the policing society there are rules, policies, and regulations that have to be followed in order to ensure the citizens are being treated fairly but also making sure the law is being enforced correctly and without “Color of Law” violations. Issues such as use of force, utilizing weapons in certain manners at certain times, using technology and resources to best of the abilities of the department and officers within them, and other issues in policing, especially dealing with homeland security. A lot of issues encompass the policing community. Policing or law enforcement is a dangerous way of life. An officer faces the unknown at all times and the results of the wrong technique performed or practiced could result in a disastrous outcome. No matter what the dangers an officer faces there are more and more citizens becoming police officers daily. “Amazingly, though, despite the dangers of the job and the mounting challenges they must face, more than 800,000 sworn law-enforcement officers across our nation put their lives at risk each and every day to keep America safe.” (Floyd, 2007) When an officer...
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...essay In this essay, I will discuss the functional role of the criminal justice administration in the police department. I will also describe what I consider being the major issues and satisfactions of that particular role. Finally, I will discuss if this course helped prepare me? If not, what might improve the course? To understand and comprehend what a criminal justice administrator job functions are we must first define these two words Criminal Justice, Administrator of Criminal Justice and Police Administrator. Criminal Justice – Is the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of a criminal proceeding and punishment (Dictionary.Reference 2016). Administrator of Criminal Justice – Is defined as the performance of activities such as detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision or rehabilitation of accused person or criminal offenders or the collection, storage and dissemination of criminal history record information (Us. Legal 2016). Police Administrator – Is defined as the process, art, and science of the management, supervision and ethical leadership of a police agency (Us. Legal 2016). In today's world of policing the role of criminal justice, police administrator is a very complex and challenging job in today society. A police administrator has many different functions when it comes to his/her job description. The old tradition...
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...essay In this essay, I will discuss the functional role of the criminal justice administration in the police department. I will also describe what I consider being the major issues and satisfactions of that particular role. Finally, I will discuss if this course helped prepare me? If not, what might improve the course? To understand and comprehend what a criminal justice administrator job functions are we must first define these two words Criminal Justice, Administrator of Criminal Justice and Police Administrator. Criminal Justice – Is the system of law enforcement, involving police, lawyers, courts, and corrections, used for all stages of a criminal proceeding and punishment (Dictionary.Reference 2016). Administrator of Criminal Justice – Is defined as the performance of activities such as detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision or rehabilitation of accused person or criminal offenders or the collection, storage and dissemination of criminal history record information (Us. Legal 2016). Police Administrator – Is defined as the process, art, and science of the management, supervision and ethical leadership of a police agency (Us. Legal 2016). In today's world of policing the role of criminal justice, police administrator is a very complex and challenging job in today society. A police administrator has many different functions when it comes to his/her job description. The old tradition...
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...officers take place? 5) Can officers be taught how to be emotional survivors. For example the type of officers who make it through a Career remaining highly productive and effective as a cop, yet having balanced an effective personal lives ? If so, can the journey be made easier . (these are the questions I answered. I was trying to make the paragraph to flow instead of making them short response answers.) Police misconduct in the United States has been a controversial topic throughout the media within the past decade. Instead of society turning to officers for protection, there been a gradual decline in the level of trust between the public and police. The reason behind this decline is simply on account of how the media has portrayed law enforcement. An officer on duty could act out of character for various of reasons ranging from sociological issues to psychological problems. These mental illness can go unnoticed within police...
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...Critical Issues in Policing Being a police officer in today’s world is a very dangerous job. Officers is faced with one of the most demanding jobs to do in the criminal justice system. Officers deal with all types of criminals who break the law. We have seen officers lose their life while wearing the badge trying to apprehend a suspect or even questioning an individual. Police departments across the country have lost officers due to the hands of criminals. The dangers police personnel face is at an all-time high. Police officers deal with the public on a daily basis. Officers is constantly in the community eye while on duty which makes officers an easy bull's eye for criminals. Police officers also make traffic stops which is a very dangerous situation for the officer. The officer can certainly get shot or killed by making a traffic stop on an individual. Another danger police officers face is dealing with high speed chases. Not only due the officer got to watch out for himself but also the officer have to watch out for the drivers on the public roads. We have seen so many tragedies from officers losing their life while pursuing a suspect in a high speed chase. When a pedestrian or a driver lose their life to a high speed chase. The family of the person who life was lost due to the high speed chase would likely sue. In some cases we have seen officers stress level rise to a high level due to the loss of that person. Officers also have to deal with the criminals they lock up...
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