Issues in Policing Response
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June 1, 2012

Issues in Policing Response
There are many issues law enforcement face every day. These issues are corruption, stress on-the-job, terrorism, and illegal immigration. Stress a common issue amongst officers because they deal with dangerous situations every day and are required to handle a range of different and challenging tasks as a matter of routine. (Terry & Grant, 2008, pg.229). Police officers is a tough and threatening job. “Officers occupy a unique position in relation to the public they exist to serve and protect, the police are required to maintain high standards and are frequently subjected to intense scrutiny and criticism from the media and public at large.” (Terry & Grant, 2008, pg.229).
According to Grant & Terry, police corruption has been a police concern since the time of the watch systems. Corruption involves a range of actions encompassing an officer’s misuse of his or her authority for personal gain. These types of actions include passive and active behaviors from the officer. The Department of Homeland Security is an important department of the federal government and has eight agencies that have authority to conduct public corruption investigations within the department. For every allegation of corruption within the department, there are three agencies that have jurisdiction to investigate. (Merchant, n.d)
Terrorism is a major problem for policing agencies and federal agencies. The attacks on the world trade center and Pentagon on September 11, 2001, had a huge impact on American society. The Department of homeland security was formed, and the roles are similar to police. According to Walker & Katz (2011), “The federal government has declared a war on terrorism that has changed our foreign policy and is also having a profound effect on domestic policy at state and local police agencies.” (pg.516). Federal and local agencies are both responsible for investigation, responding, and preparing for terrorist attacks.
Federal, local, and State agencies can be improved by respecting and understanding the views of each agency to form solutions to all issues.

References:
Merchant, R. (n.d.). FRAGMENTATION OF DHS PUBLIC CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS: OPTIONS TO LEVERAGE OVERLAPPING JURISDICTION AND ENHANCE COLLABORATION. Retrieved from http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=699724
Grant, H. B., & Terry, K. J. (2008). Law enforcement in the 21st century (2nd ed). Upper Saddle

River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Walker, S., & Katz, C. M. (2011). The police in America: An introduction (7th ed.). New York,

NY: McGraw-Hill.