...Selection Process of the SWAT Team Introduction The purpose of this paper is to help you to understand the recruitment and selection process of the SWAT Team in which Special weapons and tactics ( SWAT) teams are comprised of volunteers from within the police force who have advanced rescue, firearms, and medical response skills. This paper will also, include the salary of the SWAT team as well as the requirements and training. If you are interested in becoming a SWAT team member, you must meet experience requirements and undergo specialized training. Training Requirements To become a SWAT team member, you must be a police officer and possess full knowledge of police policies and procedures. You must also be in excellent physical shape and demonstrate advanced firearms proficiency. SWAT teams generally respond to high risk situations and members may work in a specialized position such as sniper, crisis negotiator, grenadier, or tactical emergency medical responder. The first step to becoming a SWAT team member is to join the police force and complete police academy training. Training usually lasts between 12-14 weeks. You can expect to complete courses in state and federal law, local ordinances, civil rights, accident investigation, traffic control, firearms, emergency response, self-defense, and patrol. Additional Experience Police departments typically require you to serve on the police force for one to three years before applying to the SWAT team. During this period...
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...realized it needed a team specializing in high risk situations. This realization came from an examination of the way in which the LAPD handled the Watts Riots which resulted in six days of over three thousand arrests. The LAPD and other police departments also needed a way to combat sniper attacks such as the sniper incident in Austin, Texas in 1966 in which the only people capable of returning long range fire were civilians armed with hunting rifles. An LAPD officer name John Nelson introduced the idea of a specialized police unit to an Inspector Daryl Gates. Gates built the original SWAT team with 15 four-man teams. Each of the men originally involved in SWAT were volunteers from patrol officers, and all had prior military experience. Other Tactical Operations teams developed from or to aid SWAT teams, such as negotiations and bomb squads. The components of the Tactical Operations Divisions are SWAT, Negotiations, Bomb Squad, Dive Team, and K-9 Units. Each component has a special purpose but each is essential to the others. Having different teams for different needs allows each...
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...Essay summary | | | | Program title: | MBA Marketing | Module title: | Foundation of Knowledge | EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED? HOW SWAT OFFICERS AND FILM CREWS HANDLE SURPRISES. 1) How individuals respond to unexpected events that allow work to continue. 2) How are problems solved by using available resources? Outline the theoretical framework underpinning the study. It is impossible to predict everything that can go wrong in our daily lives and there is no question that all organizations, not just business, need to adapt in order to survive (Herold David M, Fedor Donald B 2009). Fortunately, in the academy of management journal article of expecting unexpected new research organizational behavior in fast -paced work environments has revealed a set of strategies that can improve individual reactions and overall group performance. The two author(s)’ Bechky and Okhuysen, in their study published in 2011 used strategic interviews and direct observation to find similarities between the ways Police SWAT team and film production crews cope with surprises breaking into a location, the SWAT team found more suspects than expected. In response, the lead officers changed their primary role from trying to reach the further corner of the location to covering areas and suspects as they advance. During a scene in which an actor was "slaughtered" and fell into a hot tub on the top floor of a mansion, the crew forgot to account for displacement...
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...os Angeles SWAT officers Jack Traven and Harry Temple thwart an attempt by a bomber to hold an elevator full of people for ransom. They corner the bomber, but he grabs Harry. Jack shoots Harry in the leg, forcing the bomber to release him. He turns and runs around a corner, apparently dying in an explosion. Jack and Harry are praised by their superior, Lieutenant "Mac" McMahon. Later, Jack sees a city bus explode. The bomber contacts him, explaining that a similar bomb is rigged on another bus, and will get activated if it goes over 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and blow up when the speed drops below 50. The bomber demands a larger ransom and says he will set off the bomb if passengers are offloaded. Jack races through traffic and manages to board the moving bus. However, it is already going over 50: the bomb is armed. Jack explains the situation to the driver, Sam, but then a panicked small-time criminal on the bus, fearing Jack is going to arrest him, fires his gun, wounding Sam. Passenger Annie Porter takes Sam's place behind the wheel while Jack explains the situation to everyone aboard. Jack examines the bomb under the bus and phones Harry, who uses clues to identify the bomber as a former police officer. The police clear a route for the bus to a closed-down freeway. Mac insists they offload the passengers onto a pacing flatbed truck, but Jack warns about the bomber's demands. The bomber allows the officers to offload the injured Sam, but detonates an explosive under the...
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...The following paper serves to explain the thought process of acting upon the following scenario: You are a police psychologist for a major metropolitan area. You are also a member of its hostage negotiation team. You have just been called out to a crisis incident at 3:15 p.m. on a Friday. It is a residential area about three blocks from a middle school and a public library. The information you have at this time is that the subject is a 42-year-old male who is holed up in his house with his wife, son, and family friend. He has murdered his next-door neighbor and is threatening to kill those in the house if he does not get his demands. One of his demands is for immunity from the murder charge if he surrenders without harming any of the people in the house. He also wants a case of beer and some fast food soon or "something will happen". The focus of this essay is to explain the type of incident that has occurred, which category this hostage-taker falls into, and what my optimal role is in the situation as a police psychologist. Next will be to provide a plan and course of action to interact with the suspect, explain the precautions to be taken, along with the precautions I will request the department to take, express what fundamental problems that I as a police psychologist may be able to foresee in a prolong standoff and how to address them. Identifying the sources used to gather information regarding the perpetrator and the specific information that would be most beneficial...
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...WHAT IS SWOT ANALYSIS? SWOT analysis (alternately SWOT Matrix) is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses/Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in abusiness venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led a convention at the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) in the 1960s and 1970s using data from Fortune 500companies. Setting the objective should be done after the SWOT analysis has been performed. This would allow achievable goals or objectives to be set for the organization. Strengths: characteristics of the business, or project team that give it an advantage over others Weaknesses (or Limitations): are characteristics that place the team at a disadvantage relative to others Opportunities: external chances to improve performance (e.g. make greater profits) in the environment Threats: external elements in the environment that could cause trouble for the business or project Identification of SWOTs is essential because subsequent steps in the process of planning for achievement of the selected objective may be derived from the SWOTs. First, the decision makers have to determine whether the objective is attainable, given the SWOTs. If the objective is NOT attainable a different objective must...
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...Policing America by John Stossel EN3220 Isabel Ambriz ITT Technical Institute – Tempe, AZ Abstract Most of us think that living in America is living in a free country. You think that being on your cell phones, nobody is listening, your computers, nobody is controlling it but you, or even being in your homes, nobody can see inside because your doors and windows are closed. What about when you are driving from one town to another, you would think that there is no need to carry your citizenship, because you are not crossing any borders. You think that the police is protecting you, so there is no need to fear them. What about our neighbors, can we trust them at all? Our children, are they safe in the schools, will they release them if there is a bomb threat? Policing America by John Stossel Most of us think that living in America is living in a free country. You think that being on your cell phones, nobody is listening, your computers, nobody is controlling it but you, or even being in your homes, nobody can see inside because your doors and windows are closed. What about when you are driving from one town to another, you would think that there is no need to carry your citizenship, because you are not crossing any borders. You think that the police is protecting you, so there is no need to fear them. What about our neighbors, can we trust them at all? Our children, are they safe in the schools, will they release them if there is a bomb threat? America has never been a free...
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...survivor of the attack is Matilda who happens upon the scene as she returns from shopping. Her only option is to knock on the door of the stranger she talks to in passing, Leon. After saving her life Leon teaches Matilda to “Clean” and begins to track down her family’s killers at the cost of her teaching him to read and washing his place. As the film unfolds a relationship blossoms between the two characters as they learn to depend on each other. I wish to evaluate the showdown scene near the end of the movie. After Leon has killed nearly every member of Stansfield’s team, Stansfield decides to hunt down this hit man as well as the girl. Bringing all his might with the police he storms the building where Leon and Matilda live with hundreds of SWAT and police members. Matilda yet again, is returning from shopping, a mirror scene of when her family is killed. As Matilda returns the initial framing is a tight long shot of the hallway where she enters. This gives the audience a restrictive view point of Matilda’s perspective, the colours being very bleak, and no colour is particularly vibrant, even the green of the walls is greyish, this style is apparent throughout the places Leon and Matilda go and shows how bleak and almost hopeless their situation is. Though the hallway is evenly lit as to allow the audience to establish that it is clear. This is used to then surprise...
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...Law Officers or Infantry Officers? Many small-town police departments now boast the same weaponry once wielded by U.S. military units in Afghanistan — including tanks with 360-degree rotating turrets, battering rams, and automatic weapons. Those weapons are today deployed against Americans suspected of crimes in their own homes. Every day, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams connected to local police conduct 124 paramilitary-style raids in the U.S., according to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union. One of them recently drew national attention when a SWAT team in Atlanta burst into a private home and threw a live flash grenade into a 2-year-old's crib, severely injuring the toddler. Most raids by SWAT teams are conducted against suspected drug dealers, but they've also been deployed against a private poker game; a gay bar in Atlanta; a New Haven, Connecticut, bar suspected of serving minors; and even people suspected of credit card fraud. "Neighborhoods are not war zones," says the ACLU in its report, "and our police officers should not be treating us like wartime enemies." The first SWAT team was created by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1967 and reserved for the most extreme circumstances: riots, hostage scenarios, and active-shooter or sniper situations. But the "war on drugs," coupled with the sense of danger promoted by tragedies like the Columbine massacre in 1999 and the 9/11 terror attacks, encouraged police departments even in small towns...
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...Blake Davis PS 201 Police Militarization 9/9/2014 PRO: Sometimes the only way for an officer to diffuse a situation is by using force. According to an article found on the website of the National Institute of Justice, the use of force is described as the, “amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject” (International 2012). In some cases, the amount of force necessary to effectively compel compliance can only be obtained through use of military grade equipment. According to Radley Balko, proponent for the opposition of police militarization and author of Rise of the Warrior Cop: The militarization of America’s Police Forces, “There was unquestionably a need for the SWAT team approach in handling serious violent emergency situations, particularly those involving hostage taking and terrorist related incidents, and that was their primary use from their inception through the 1970s.”(Bickel 2013). There are clearly circumstances under which police militarization is necessary to ensure the safety of the public, as well as the police force. Statistically speaking, the police seldom use excessive force when interacting with offenders. During his lecture on August, 2 2014, Dr. Robert Press stated that nationally, it’s estimated that police only use force on 1% of citizen-police contacts. This statistic is verified by a report issued by the Seattle Police Department (SPD Report 2010). Statistically speaking, it is difficult to argue that...
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...Malala: A Girl Changing a World Imagine a place where life is normal, calm, and even peaceful. Like imagined Swat Valley is a serene, beautiful, and such a sight however, now it is a startling combat area with numerous deaths. Malala is a fifteen year old young girl who defends kids who require an education. Malala did not need to go fight for education in her nation when it was peaceful, however on January 2007 the Taliban assumed control, two years after, all young ladies' schools shut. Helping the kids who want and are in need of an education Malala lending a hand by using a weapon she bestows, her voice and she is trying her best to prove peacefully that children do need an education no matter what since they should have a right to learn. Every child needs a time to learn, to get educated, and Malala is trying to support that by being a true role model and hero around the world. Having one essential key quality, which is her ability to overcome obstacles, Malala is helping the children around the world. After the Taliban closed all the education for girls older than eight, some students must go secretly to school to learn. Still wanting to help, Malala always spoke up that girl schools should still be open which caused the Taliban hear about the girl named Malala, and decided to determinate her for good. In the day October...
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...------------------------------------------------- Executive Summary Now a day’s industrial police is a burning question in today’s business organizations. As Bangladesh is a developing country. Its economy is highly dependent on current and potential industries. But some industrial disputes and collusion had taken these industries to the border of destruction. In October 31, 2011 government has declared the journey of industrial police. Its main duty is to maintain peace in the industry. But it has some special duties and special authorities, which are different from other polices of our country. This paramilitary force is a very useful gift to the Bangladesh industry. So from different aspect, industrial police plays a very important role for our country. So we prepared this report on “Industrial Police of Bangladesh”. ------------------------------------------------- Origin of the Report In accordance with business organizations business educations has taken a new form. In here every education is meaningless if it is not implemented in practical field. That is why, at the end of the course a report is given to us to enrich our experience and practical knowledge about that course. That is why report on “Industrial Police of Bangladesh” was given to us in respect of our course “Business and Industrial Law”. ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Polices devoted to maintain the environment of the industry and enforce the law regarding industrial...
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... Can you imagine getting shot in the head because of something you strongly believed in? Well, that is just what happened to this lady. Her name is Malala Yousafzai and she was able to survive a bullet to the head. Malala was born on July 12th, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. She attended the school her father founded called Khushal Public School. She and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai both of them shared a love for education. At this time in Malala’s town, the Taliban were trying to take control of her area. The Taliban began to try to restrict education and prevent girls from attending school. In 2009, BBC was looking for someone to tell what life was like living under the Taliban’s threats. Malala’s father actually recommended her and she began to write what her life was like. To hide her identity she went by the name Gul Makai but she was revealed later that year by a BBC blogger. This was just the start of Malala’s fight for education. Attacked Malala and her friends hopped on the bus ready to go home after school. Suddenly a gunman got onto the bus they were riding and asked for Malala by name. Sadly her friends looked at her and the man immediately knew it was her. He shot Malala on the left side of her face and her friends got injured as well. The single bullet went through the left side of her head, neck and shoulder. Malala has accomplished a lot and she's only eighteen years old! She published a book called I am Malala and in 2013 she established the Malala Fund....
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...Man in videotaped police beating alleges retaliation by LAPD officers A man sued the LAPD alleging h’d been held down and beaten by police last fall made new accusations on Tuesday, saying officers have been following him since. Driving repeatedly past his house located in South Los Angeles. Helicopters flew so close to his house that walls ans windows shook Clifton Alford Jr. ]’s attorney Career Harper said officers had "heckled" Alford and his family multiple times driving past their home. Last week she said officers drew their guns on her client after stopping him for traffic violation harper planned to amend a federal cicil rights lawsuit she filed on Alford’s behalf to include the allegations of retaliation by police. They want to catch him doing anything even if he is doing nothing. Alford was riding his bike near 55th and Avalon Blvd that october when he was approached by a man in a car yelling stop it wasn't clear that it was an officer to Alford so he kept going only to feel someone grab the handle bars on the bike so he took off running. After a short foot race Alford was caught by 2 officers as another arrived and began beating the 22 year old who said he was lying on the ground in hand cuffs. Alfords altercation was captured on tape by a private companies security camera. The video tape was reviewed by several officers who stated that one officer delivered a kick to Alfords head it resembled a football player kicking a field goal. LAPD chief Charlie Beck stated...
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...Highlights at a Glance: SAR 8 Billion Sales up by 15% SAR 1.1 Billion Net Income SAR 1.9 Billion Cash flow from operations SAR 6.8 Billion Equity SAR 23 Billion Market Capitalization SAR 4.95 EPS SAR 15.7 Billion Total Assets Jordan Kuwait Almarai facilities: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain. Bahrain Egypt Qatar Presence through joint ventures: Egypt and Jordan. Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Annual Report 2011 | 3 Table of contents Chairman’s Statement Mission, Vision & Values Company Overview Board of Directors Report Board of Directors Profile Our Brands Our People Corporate Social Responsibilities Detailed Review of Principal Activities for 2011 Operating Costs Share of Results of Associates and Joint Ventures Statutory Payments Net Income Cash Flows Distribution Policy Board Meetings and Directors Disclosure Senior Management Disclosure Related Party Transactions Segmental Reporting and Geographical Analysis Subsidiaries Risk Management Corporate Governance Audit and Risk Committee Nomination and Remuneration Committee Key Financial Highlights of the Last Five Years - Results, Assets, Liabilities and Key Indicators General Assembly Meeting Certification Auditors’ Report 52 53 53 55 5 7 9 11 12 14 23 25 28 32 34 35 36 36 41 42 43 45 46 48 49 49 49 51 4 | Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2011 | 5 Chairman’s Statement Another year of record operating results and continued commitment to long term investment...
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