...Is it fair that law enforcement can use unnecessary force to protect and serve this country? Law enforcement is supposed to protect and serve justice to the community. However, in some cases they use and abuse power given to them to where it is considered misconduct on their part. Maria Inamagua was from Ecuador living in the United States. She had gotten arrested on immigration violation charges in St. Paul, MN. She complained of severe headaches and dizziness for the course of five weeks. The jail law enforcement failed to take her to the hospital to receive treatment and instead gave her Tylenol. Before she passed away she suffered for 4 hours before being taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead due to lack of treatment of oxygen depriving parasites in her brain. (http://cuapb.org) Instances like this, shows that some people in law enforcement have no compassion for others. We as people should know our rights when it comes to police misconduct and take a stand for what are right. If you ever happen to be in a situation such as an arrest and they hand cuff you, there are a few things you should do. Make sure you don’t resist arrest and say that you are not resisting arrest. You should have the badge number or the name of the officer. If you can’t write it down call it out to where someone can write it down for you. Next, if you are injured in any way go to the hospital and tell hospital worker that you were injured due to an officer (only if it really happened...
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...Police misconduct | Often we want to know what goes on behind law enforcement and how their misconduct is handled. In this paper you will read about cases that have affected lives of Americans all over the country. | 5/13/2012 5/13/2012 ENGL107-1202B-01 English Composition II: Week 3 – Assignment: Police Misconduct 05/13/2012 Amber Derr American Intercontinental University ENGL107-1202B-01 English Composition II: Week 3 – Assignment: Police Misconduct 05/13/2012 Amber Derr American Intercontinental University In the world wide spread of media, it’s not hard to find opposing opinions about the fine line of law enforcement doing their jobs verses police brutality. The difficulty lies in deciding how much needed force is too much before crossing that line. You can ask multiple people in a community and every answer will be different. In reality it’s a matter of being able to tell if it’s out of protection or if it’s abuse of power. Is it fair that law enforcement can use unnecessary force to protect and serve this country? Law enforcement is supposed to protect and serve justice to the community. However, in some cases they use and abuse power given to them to where it is considered misconduct on their part. Maria Inamagua was from Ecuador living in the United States. She had gotten arrested on immigration violation charges in St. Paul, MN. She complained of severe headaches and dizziness for the course of five weeks. The jail law enforcement failed to take her...
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...Police Misconduct Response CJS/210 February 03, 2012 Police Misconduct Response Police brutality is the use of excessive force by a police officer and can be physical attacks, verbal attacks, or psychological intimidation. Police brutality is often triggered by disrespect towards the police officer. Police corruption is a form of police misconduct that is used by police to obtain personal gain, financial benefits, or career advancement. Police misconduct are when police officers take inappropriate actions in their official duties, which can lead to an innocent person being punished for a crime they did not commit or miscarriage of justice, and often involves discrimination. The relationship between police brutality, police corruption, and police misconduct are that they are all abuses of authority and violations of federal and state laws, or violations of the constitutional rights of the individual. There are many safeguards in place to protect individuals from abuse by police officers, such as Miranda rights that prevent officers from illegally obtaining information from the suspect during an arrest, the fourth amendment that protects the individual from illegal search and seizure and use of unlawful force, justification protects public from police abuse by limiting the times an officer is able to use force, and the fourteenth amendment protects the individuals rights to due process. These are all ways to protect the rights of the individual. Other ways that...
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...Minorities and Police Misconduct I. Thesis Statement: Police misconduct can happen to anyone that runs into a official with a hidden agenda. However, police misconduct usually happens to minorities and in communities that are underserved. When the police target these minority groups they cause the minority groups to not trust officials, elevates the crime rate in underserved areas, and can destroy the minorities quality of life. II. Major Supporting Idea #1: Minorities lose trust with officials when there is malicious police conduct. ·they feel more attacked than protected. O “relationship between the police and minorities, especially African Americans, has been marked by a long history of violence and mistrust.” (Lersch,1999) ·minorities are targeted, and are cheated out of tax money for programs. The authors also used certain court cases to prove the fact. In this editorial, the authors decided to show how much money was being spent by comparing what the money could buy if it was not spent on police misconduct cases. This gives the reader a more physical example to how dire the situation is than using just numerical figures. (The Daily Record, 2011) ·minorities feel they are not going to have legal support. “This occurs despite the fact that race is often the focal point of misconduct in a way that disability status is not.” (Clark,2002) III. Major Supporting Idea #2: Crime rates in underprivileged areas increase because minorities do not believe police that commit...
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...Police Misconduct Amanda Stasiewicz CJS/210 01/31/2015 Professor Harvey Smith Police brutality is a major issue in today’s society. I would define police brutality no different than what it really is which is when an officer uses physical force with an intent to harm(Grant & Terry, 2008). Police brutality is not only physical though there is also verbal brutality. If an officer yells at you, calls you names, or uses profanity towards you for no reason than it is a form of verbal brutality. If an officer lays hands on you and uses excessive force purposely when it is not needed than it is considered physical brutality. A lot of police officers believe they can get away with it and it simply boils down to them having a little power and taking advantage of it which leads to my next point. Police brutality is not the only problem we have. We also have police corruption and misconduct and all three of these things normally go hand in hand with each other. They have a relationship they share which is normally because when one is present another is also being performed. Police corruption is the misuse of authority by an officer(Grant & Terry, 2008). This is where an officer allows the little bit of power that they have get to their heads and take advantage of it. They believe they can do what they want and get away with it. When this happens normally police brutality is not far behind. There are a few different things that could be done to prevent all of...
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...Jo. K. H. Prof. C. English 1A 16 December 2014 Some police officers take advantage of their authoritative positions with excessive brutality and, in some cases, the misuse of deadly force, which is resulted from racism and the known lack of consequences. Blacks and whites have had different historical experiences with the criminal justice system. Largely, whites see the law as a power to serve and protect their rights and their acreage in a democracy. While, blacks have been more likely to view law as a force that denies their rights. For years the judicial system refused to offer protection to blacks from slave owners, white rapists, and even racist mobs. In 1693, Philadelphia court officials “authorized the police to take up any "Negro" seen "gadding about" without a pass from his or her master” (Chaney). This judiciary command, to stop and detain any black found on the road, gave no distinction between free or slave blacks. The Black Codes of the Southern region permitted militiamen (soldiers who are also civilians) to arrest and restrain blacks whose presence aroused suspicion (Staples). The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, jeopardized not only law enforcement officials, but also average citizens with hefty fines if they failed to assist in the arrest of alleged runaway slaves, when the doubt could be grounded only on written claims; likewise, free and enslaved blacks didn’t have the right or ability to represent themselves in court against such claims (Staples). Alongside...
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...Police Misconduct/ Corruption Over that past 50 years the media has done a spectacular job of broadcasting police misconduct and corruption to the public. Unfortunately, in the past 25 years the detection of misconduct and corruption has skyrocketed because of the rapid development of technology; for example dash cams and microphones have been notoriously known for catch police misconduct. Police officers are trained to follow certain ethical protocols, but after they leave the academy some officers diverge from that ethical line. This is for a variety of reasons; some being cynicism, arrogance, financial necessity, and even fear. The term corruption and misconduct has always been part of the police culture since the very beginning; from...
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...decide to abuse their authority, which then leads to criminal activity. Police officers have access to “less than lethal” known as conductive energy devices, or better known as CEDs the TASER (Stinson et al., 2012). The purpose of “less than lethal force” is that police officers are more likely to succeed to getting a noncompliance individual to cooperate without fatal injury involved, much like the baton, metal flashlights (Stinson et al., 2012) or physical force however, all weapons can be used inappropriately or eventually causing death. Currently, there is not much empirical data available on the criminal misuse of TASERS by police officers although this may benefit researchers...
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...Overview: The topic of police misconduct in the United States is controversial. The problem exists because of society not agreeing with decisions made by law enforcement. High profile cases like the beatings of Robert Davis and Rodney King have stirred a distrust of police among society. The general idea is that police possess a civic duty to protect and serve individuals, but like most people who hold a position of authority, their powers are sometimes abused. Society has disputed with misconduct and corruption issues for as long as it has had police officers. Through the mid-to-late nineteenth-century law enforcement has dealt with many issues of civil rights. The twentieth century saw multiple legal, administrative, and scholarly approaches to the problem. Development of...
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...Did you know that excessive force is one of the most common forms of police misconduct?(Cato) The 1968 Democratic National Convention was a battle between the Chicago police and peaceful protesters. Violence broke out because of the Chicago police forcibly removing protesters with clubs and tear gas. Even today there is a lot of examples of police brutality. With just a short google search you can find hundreds of cases of police misconduct, specifically police brutality. The problem is not the police, but the small percent that is resorting to violence as an answer to everything. The solution to this problem is requiring the police to go under special training to teach them that violence is and should be a last resort. According to The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project “of all 1,575 officers involved in reported excessive force complaints, 56.9% were involved in cases of physical use of force which include fist strikes,...
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...change in the emotional preparation and maintenance of law enforcement 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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...Check Point Police Misconduct Response September 13, 2013 I would define police brutality as something that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using the amount of force with regards to a subject that is more than necessary. Excessive force by law enforcement officers is a violation of a person's rights. Excessive force is not subject to a precise definition, but it is generally beyond the force a reasonable and prudent law enforcement officer would use under the circumstances (www.definitions.uslegal.com). I feel that police brutality happens when an officer has the subject under control and then might hit the subject with a black stick. When trying to get a suspect to comply with orders given by an officer, the amount of force should be used in only the minimum amount to gain control of a situation. Police brutality is a direct violation of the laws within the police force. This is a form of police misconduct. The violation of state and federal laws or the violation of individuals' constitutional rights by police officers; also when police commit crimes for personal gain. Police misconduct and corruption are abuses of police authority. Sometimes used interchangeably, the terms refer to a wide range of procedural, criminal, and civil violations. Misconduct is the broadest category. Misconduct is "procedural" when it refers to police who violate police department rules and regulations; "criminal" when it refers to police who violate state and federal...
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...CASE STUDY The foreman catches two men fighting on the shop-floor. The fight is between Ramu and Gopi. Ramu had been fooling Gopi for some small matter. Gopi lost his temper and gave Ramu a poke. Ramu hit back. Both of them have had clean records in the past. QUESTIONS 1. Give a suitable title to the case. 2. What is the core issue in this case? 3. What is the Peculiarity of this case? 4. What are the strategic mistakes did by both Ramu & Gopi? 5. Should both men receive equal punishment? Or Should Gopi be punished more severely for starting the fight or Ramu for provoking it? Why? 6. What is the nature of punishment you will recommend? 7. Will you go for a formal enquiry or settle informally? Why? 8. What are your strategies to prevent aggravation of further tension between RAMU and GOPI? 9. What are the leanings from the case? Date: 3 March 2015 CASE ANALYSIS BY THE FACULTY (D.Mavoothu,Ph.D.) (Strictly for SMS Classrooms Only) Title: ROLE MODELS-TURNED ROGUE MODELS What is the core issue in this case? There is a moral Vs. legal dilemma that whether RAMU and GOPI should equally be punished? Peculiarity of the case? Normally, in any in disciplinary incident, there will be a culprit and a victim. But in this case both RAMU and GOPI were turned out to be culprits. Strategic Mistake by RAMU? * RAMU should have kept himself as a victim by not hitting back GOPI. RAMU will be in a better position if he maintained his...
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...GUIDELINES FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE - CONTENTS Chapter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Item Discipline and Indiscipline Acts of Misconduct Report of Misconduct Flow-chart of Disciplinary Proceedings Preliminary Enquiry Principles of Natural Justice Charge-sheet Suspension Domestic Enquiry Penalties Appeal and Review Annexures Page No. 96 97 98 99 102 103 104 107 109 117 122 123-153 Policy Manual CHAPTER-1 DISCIPLINE AND INDISCIPLINE 1.1 Discipline means orderly behaviour - It means voluntary and willing compliance of rules and regulations and instructions and also development of right habits of conduct in work with others at the work-place. Why do we want Discipline? (a) Discipline is essential in any organisation for improving the employee morale as well as to increase the productivity which is the ultimate goal of any organisation. Discipline is of utmost importance for harmonious working with a view to achieve Company’s objectives. It is moral responsibility of the employer not to allow the minority of employees who are indisciplined to affect the life of majority. 1.2 (b) (c) 1.3 How does Indiscipline arise? In most of the cases, indiscipline of a worker is the expression of his reaction to his environment. Usually the causes of indiscipline are : (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Lack of awareness of Company’s rules and regulations; False promises made by superiors; Absence of any procedure to handle grievances; No action taken when required; Personal...
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...[pic] Unit Learning Guide School of Communication College of Arts Name of Unit – Fashion and Identity Unit Number: 100941 Teaching Period: SPRING 2010 Unit Weighting: 10 credit points Unit Level 200 Unit Co-ordinator: Juliana Swatko Teaching Staff: Juliana Swatko, Jordan Graham First Point of Contact: Name Juliana Swatko Phone 9852 5441 Email : j.swatko@uws.edu.au Student Consultation A time for face-to-face consultations can be arranged by email. Email enquiries will be answered at regular intervals during the week. Provide details of times that are available for student consultation, including face to face, answering email or phone enquiries. It is a condition of enrolment at UWS that students must use their UWS student email account when corresponding with UWS staff by email in relation to their studies. The UWS Policy relating to this requirement is accessible at the following address : http://policies.uws.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00019#maj3 Attendance Requirements Students are expected to attend at least 80% of face-to-face sessions, and should contact the unit coordinator and lecturer by email to explain any non-attendance in advance. Essential Equipment and/or Resources Equipment Students need to have access to a computer where the Internet can be used to logon to E-learning at UWS and the VUWS website for this unit. It would be useful to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. It can be downloaded from...
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