...The attacks of September 11th, 2001 came as a huge surprise, shocking the world and immediately taking over the news all around the world. For the first time in history, all non-emergency civilian aircraft in the United States were grounded for three days. Al-Qaeda is an international Islamist extremist terrorist network founded in the late 1980s by Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a U.S. military operation on May 1, 2011, and others who were involved in the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Their aim has been to overthrow governments in the Middle East, and elsewhere in the Muslim world, which do not strictly enforce a religiously sanctioned political and social order. Attacks against the United States were intended to reduce American support for many of these governments; U.S. support was viewed by al-Qaeda as a major obstacle to creating a global order under Islamic authority. The hijacked Flight 11 was crashed into floors 93 to 99 of the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. The hijacked Flight 175 struck floors 77 to 85 of the South Tower17 minutes later at 9:03 a.m. When the towers were struck, between 16,400 and 18,000 people were in the WTC complex. Of those, the vast majority evacuated safely. As they rushed out, first responders rushed in trying to save those still trapped or injured. The fires from the impacts were intensified by the planes’ burning jet fuel. They weakened the steel support trusses, which attached each of the floors to the buildings’ exterior walls...
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...When the first man and woman walked the earth, humans began their forever habit of disobeying while knowing what was good or evil. God told Adam and Eve not to eat fruit from a particular tree, but they did. Not following God's "law" resulted in punishment. There was no actual system of Law and Justice until much later. Over time, it became apparent that people could not simply run around doing whatever they wanted without something to abide by. Certain events led to laws being created and removed, different forms of punishment being used, women becoming a part of Law Enforcement, and a system that would be built up to a great form of dominion over a nation of people. In modern times, there are a multitude of options that a person can choose...
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...In a male dominated career, becoming a law enforcement officer may seem unreachable for many prospective female employees. Movies show women hiding behind big, strong men in the wake of danger. When you look in costume stores you see male firefighters, police officers, and army men. You look to the other side of the store for women and you see fairies, princesses, and lady bugs. Women are not given the credit or many of the opportunities they deserve, such as becoming a law enforcement officer. The lack of women police officers and game wardens is due to many factors, such as lack of respect, the salary gap, and sexist beliefs also known as the "gender gap." According to Montana Fish and Game, women make up less than twelve percent of law enforcement careers nationwide. Of that twelve percent, game wardens contain the lowest percent of female employees, less than seven percent career-wide. Game wardens are most widely known for giving citations for hunting and fishing violations. The stereotype that hunting and fishing is a "man's hobby" drives women away from the hobby and from the careers that come along with that hobby. According to the National Association of Women Wildlife Officers, many female game warden cadets who then turned away from the career gain many stereotypes. The most...
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...Women and Minorities in Law Enforcement . Throughout policing history women and minorities have played roles in the equality opportunities in the workplace legislation. During the Nixon Administration the federal government began to push employers to make a "good faith effort" to employ women and minorities and to track their progress. In 1969 the act “Executive Order” was passed by President Nixon which stated that the federal government could not use sex as a requirement for hiring which changed policing within the Federal Bureau of Investigations and municipal police departments. In 1972 the act “Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act” prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or sex (Grant & Terry, 2008). Before these acts were enforced, it was nearly impossible for women and minorities to get a job in policing. To improve and enhance the police community relations in minority communities, it was important to increase minority police officers in the law enforcement. Minority police officers have increased in modern times due to immigration and having an officer that can speak other languages has proven to be quiet useful to police departments. The increase of policewomen officers was important to improve police community relations in the communities after the civil rights movement. During World War II the number of women in the police force also increased (Grant & Terry, 2008). This role of women and minorities has affected modern...
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...Adaptive leadership is essential because it helps individuals overcome problems they have in the workplace. According to Northouse (2015), the leader “focuses primarily on how [they can] help others do the work they need to do, in order to adapt to the challenges they face” (pg.258). In other words, the leader first identifies the problem then comes up with a solution to respond to the situation. In the case of women entering the NYPD and FDNY, things were very difficult for them in law enforcement. Years ago, women were often stereotyped as a female officer by society. Many believed duties of a police officer were only suitable for men, regardless of women’s opinions. However, women fought hard for their rights to become police officers and...
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...cCheckpoint: Women and the Minorities in Law Enforcement Response In earlier times, women were pretty much compared to African-American men and minorities. Women needed much higher qualifications than the white men did to become police officers. Becoming a police officer was always looked at as a masculine job and was looked down on if a woman wanted to become a police officer; women never had the right to do what men did. So if a woman did end up getting the job they had limited duties, they were not permitted to advance beyond certain ranks and were rarely considered for special assignments unless their race was viewed as helpful for particular types of cases. Women police officers have helped police agencies across the world in a few ways. Sometimes there may be specific cases where a person would rather speak to a female officer than a male officer, they feel more comfortable telling a women officer what happened to them, or they feel safer. There are just many ways a women police officer can help out, men can help out too, but we need women in policing agencies these days. The employment of ethnic minorities along with women has greatly increased over the years, along with laws and different statistics. In the beginning it was hard for women and other ethnic minorities to become employed with a police department there were the obvious obstacles they have always faced with not meeting “requirements” to be employed. With time this has changed along with the other obvious...
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...Will the increasing number of women in law enforcement and the military eventually tip the balance of power between men and women, and result in greater gender equality in the above mentioned workplaces? Discuss this question in your essay, and be sure to cite your sources. I believe that with the increasing number of women in both the military and law enforcement that there will be a balance of power between men and women, resulting in gender equality in the both the military and law enforcement. If we look at most military branches and law enforcement agencies many have a number of women in supervisor roles and management positions. Let’s look at the military there are more 200,000 active women in the military and that includes 69 generals and admirals. Among the 69 generals and admirals only 7.1% are female (CNN Staff, 2013). Now let’s look at law enforcement even today gender inequality is still a big thing and women only make up a small share of all police officers in each department across the United States. Women in law enforcement are usually harassed by their male counterparts and usually are not given supervisory roles no matter their accomplishments and most women officers don’t even attempt to try and get in a supervisory role due to the biased of the males in law enforcement. There are women in law enforcement that have reached a supervisory role and tell the women in law enforcement that their careers are solely in their own hands and with hard work and dedication...
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...historically on policing, not only has law enforcement made incredible changes, but through these changes came the issue of conflict that arose in our society. The conflict could be that of law enforcement itself, different ethnic groups or social classes. As law enforcement progressed, so did the conflict among African Americans and law enforcement officials. The greatest argument to date in our society are those of the African American race. When a crime has been committed the first suspect in the case is an African American male whether there are other suspects or not. Another argument could be the socioeconomic class. An example of this may be if one were to come from a less than prosperous background, not only will they be arrested, but they will be tried and convicted due to the simple fact that they don’t have the resources to afford a decent attorney. Then there are those that are born into wealthy families and if they are arrested for a crime, they will never do any jail or prison time due to the fact that they do have the resources to have the best attorney or even an entire defense team. As hard as it is to believe we would like to think this doesn’t exist in our society, but if you were to ask anyone and the answer you are given may just surprise you. The sole objective in this paper is to not only describe the historical development of policing in the United States, but also how this is related to current relationships between law enforcement and those of different ethnic...
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...Influence on Society Historically looking back not only has law enforcement made incredible changes, but with these changes comes the issue of conflict that arises in our society. This conflict could be that of law enforcement, different ethnic groups or social classes. As law enforcement progressed through the years so did the conflict among African Americans and law enforcement officials. The greatest argument to date in our society is those that are of African American race. When a crime has been committed the first suspect in the case is an African American male regardless if there are other suspects or not. Another argument is the socioeconomic class. For example, if one were to come from a less than prosperous background not only will they be arrested, but they will be tried and convicted due to the fact they do not have the resources to afford a decent attorney. Then there is the person that is born into a wealthy family and they may be arrested for a crime, but they will never do any jail or prison time due to the fact they do have the resources to have the best attorney or defense team. As hard as it is to believe we would like to think this does not exist in our society, but ask anyone and the answer may surprise you. The main objective of this paper is to not only describe the historical development of policing in the United States, but how this relates to the current relationship between law enforcement, different ethnic groups and social classes. Historical...
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...officer corps that reflects the populations they serve. This includes women and those from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as other minority groups. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, racial and ethnic minorities in state and local agencies made up 23.6 percent of full-time sworn personnel in 2003, up from 14.6 percent in 1987. Women accounted for 11.3 percent of officers in 2003 up from 7.6 percent in 1987. While the numbers are increasing, the profession continues to seek greater representation of women and minorities in its ranks, and many agencies are actively and aggressively recruiting these demographics. For many agencies, particularly those serving large immigrant communities, the need for racial and ethnic minorities extends far beyond traditional groups. Furthermore, as agencies look for officers who mirror their communities, they are also extending their definitions of diversity. From this perspective, diversity can include religion, sexual orientation, age, family background or occupation, and even neighborhood or high school. Law enforcement requires a unique blend of traits and characteristics. Some of these include •empathy •effective communication •compassion •intelligence, and •the ability to relate to people on a personal level. These are traits anyone can bring to the table regardless of gender, ethnic heritage, or background. Law enforcement is a field that respects and encourages individuality. Being a member...
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...Officers in Law Enforcement Abstract There are many factors in which comprise the impact of females in policing, one in which how they are treated within the work environment. Other things do come into play when trying to increase females in policing such as expanding on the diversity being accepted in police agencies. Many females think they are treated unfairly and unjust according to the system, it seems to always come back to the fact that women feel like they are being mistreated which needs to be changed. Females should not feel inferior to males within the workplace even if they are feeling belittled by other male officers. One way females can “vent” about what is being said or done to them, is mentoring within the workplace; this will help them with stress, and getting more comfortable with the job by being able to talk to someone about it. There are many positive affects that females have in law enforcement, and knowing that there should be a population growth with females in policing. Police departments are more diverse today than ever before. Females in policing are known to have a positive impact within all law enforcement, policing being most common. Many things come into play when females are within law enforcement, some being good, and some bad. Females do come across problems within the workplace, but so do males; this factor not setting them apart from males on the job. Females make a huge impact on policing in many ways, in which are positive to law enforcement...
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...end to this problem. His concern for human trafficking is for everyone to see it as a problem. * One of the most terrible parts in history that relates to human trafficking is slavery. Humans were exploited and brought to different lands like the new world also known as the Americas. Laws were made to end the slave trade. Slavery was stopped long ago and it has been abolished in the United States for a while now. For an understanding of the term human trafficking, an interpretation of the issue would be needed to give an explanation of the adult and child victims, criminals engaging in human trafficking and law enforcement stopping human trafficking. Adult And Child Victims Adults and children are the victims in human trafficking. Men are exploited for cheap labor. They could be put to work hard all day on farms or plantations and not get any insurance or any benefits that governments offer to legal working citizens or immigrants in the countries that they are sold in. Women and Children are at a high risk for being sold for sexual purposes. Women could be forced to be prostitutes or escorts and children could be bought by pedophiles who want to have sex with children. Men, women and children are the victims of human trafficking that is being done by the criminals that are engaging in these crimes. Criminals Engaging In Human Trafficking The criminals are the bad individuals that are engaging in human trafficking. One of the main reasons for human trafficking is the...
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...Abstract During the 1960’s, police officers executed arrests and dealt with problems in a way that greatly differ from law enforcement of today. This time frame involved racial riots, women rights, civil rights and important court cases. Mapp v. Ohio was concluded in 1961, and concluded that the fourth amendment applied to state courts and not just federal. Women achieved major milestones in the 1960’s, and Civil Rights were one of the biggest topics of the times. In the criminal justice field, a law enforcement official is expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner on and off duty. Part I – Policing Research Police Trends and Issues during the 1960’s During the 1960’s, law enforcement was completely different from what it is today. Officers were taught to handle situations in a way that would be illegal and in some opinions, morally wrong. When there was a riot, regardless of what is motivating the crowd, law enforcement officials would use excessive force and various, unnecessary tactics. People today probably wonder what made police officials believe that this type of crowd control was an acceptable response to any type of situation. Unfortunately, police officers were taught this in the academies and honestly believed that what they were doing was right. Also during this era, the first female officers came into play for law enforcement. In conjunction to females being allowed to be become officers, the first black police officer was hired in the 1960’s as...
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...White Professor S. Simmonds English 101: Composition 29, November 2014 Ladies of the Law Over the ages many women have paved the way for others, like them, to be accepted by a profession and the society, as equals. This has proved a long and difficult task in a culture that predominantly believed men were the only capable beings of bringing home the bacon. Many women have fought tooth and nail for the rights of their sex to vote and hold positions never given to a woman before. Of these women there were few who conquered the task of entering a man’s’ world and being recognized for their acts. Law Enforcement is one of those professions. The first women of law enforcement opened the door for others to enter, and proved that sex alone cannot dictate inferiority. Although there were two “Matrons” hired by New York City police department in 1845. Mrs. Mary Owens was a true pioneer in the world of policing for women. As the widow of a law man killed on duty, she was the first female to be granted arrest powers in 1893, by the Chicago Police Department. Mrs. Owens was granted employment as a sort of death benefit from her husband’s passing. Mrs. Owens duties were assisting the agency with cases that involved women and children. (National Center for Women in Policing [NCWP], 2005) Although her role resembled what is now considered social work, Mrs. Owens opened the door for aspiring women all over the nation during her thirty years of service. (NCWP, 2005) In 1905 Lola Baldwin...
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...and history that follows along with it. There are many topics that can be analyzed when identifying, and describing the elements and the significances that are associated with policing. A large element of the police job that plays a large factor in the work and attributes to the policing culture is the amount of stress that an office will face while performing on the job. Another part of the job that plays a large part in the culture of policing can be found when one examines how women and ethnic minorities have achieved equality in law enforcement. Finally, policing culture can be analyzed when looking at the internal and external mechanisms that influence and control police discretion. Police culture continues to puzzle the average citizen; not belonging to “the brotherhood.” Police officers command a certain respect simply by donning the uniform and carrying a badge. The police culture provides many benefits to individuals who belong to this private organization. Officers of the law have their own social circle that only persons with a badge and uniform are allowed to be a member of. Also, it has been shown that police officers have difficulty in relationships with family members, friends, and personal relationships with significant others. Police officers maintain strong bonds of loyalty and a code of silence amongst each other; showing a form of solidarity that is seldom ever shared with the rest of society. This bond is sacred to fellow officers, believing...
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