...First of all, one realizes the fact that a would-be police officer should satisfy the requirements that exist. It is obvious that some special training which is provided in a police academy is needed. However, not everyone could become a police officer. A person should be in an excellent shape as this sort of job implies various kinds of physical activity. Secondly, a candidate should also be able to act in come complicated and stressful situations. That is why various psychological tests that determine the ability of a person to cope with the great level of stress are provided and help to determine whether a person is ready or not. A candidate should also have good driving skills as car chases are the integral part of the work. Besides, there are not all demands which exist, however, very often theses aspects have a great impact on...
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...and search is when a police officer stops someone in a public area and they will search you and also if you have bags on you, the police have the right to stop and search anyone as long they follow the law when doing so, it is possible just to be questioned but not searched. A stop and search usually occurs if the person fits a description, the police suspect you are carrying stolen or illegal good and also if a crime has occurred near the area and want to know if you were involved. An officer can stop and search s vehicle at any time, they would usually ask them where they are going, their driving licence. They can search your vehicle without your permission and without you knowing but then they must put a form on the vehicle of what they have done. Prohibited articles is outlined in section 1 of PACE and includes offensive weapons, an article for the use in connection with a least one offence which could include burglary, theft, taking a vehicle, obtaining a property by deception and criminal damage. The misuse of drugs act enables a police officer to stop and search people for controlled drugs. A police officer may search you after arrest if you may be a danger to you or others, if you are carrying an item such as a knife to help you escape, carrying evidence from a crime such as a weapon or the police officer needs to know of the items you have brought to the police station. The police can enter your house if they have reasonable grounds to suspect you are involved in a crime...
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...Braud Section 50 English 2000 22 April 2015 Police Brutality: Who’s To Blame? I. Introduction It’s a routine traffic stop, and the police officer is slowly approaching your car. You are asked to step out of the car to speak with the officer, but you are disturbed by the officer’s tone. The two of you begin to talk, and the officer begins to accuse you of violations you think you did not commit. Talking turns into arguing, and arguing turns into something much worse. Now you find yourself in handcuffs, and pinned to the cold, blue hood of the officer’s car even though you are now trying to obey every order. The officer does not care and begins to assault you. Moments later you are lying on the ground defenseless while the officer is calling for back up, and your worse nightmare has come true. Now what if I told you that the scenario you have read could have been avoided? That same officer had complaints filed against him, but nothing was ever done about it. Approximately 33% of officers are convicted of their crimes that commit police brutality meaning a staggering 67% are let back in the streets (Web). With more officers not being convicted of their crimes, there has been a steady rise in police brutality. This tells society that this behavior amongst the police has been accepted by the by the bureaucratic systems that oversee local law enforcement. Too many people around the country are being mistreated and killed by officers because of their misjudgment or their intentions...
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...Police Misconduct American Intercontinental University English paper Latarrace Johnson 8/25/2013 ABSTRACT Police misconduct is currently on the rise in many cities. Police misconduct can be define as false confession, false arrest, falsified of evidence and lying under the oath. For many years police crimes have went unreported and punishments are never given. We now have to put an end to these wrongful duties taken by police officers around the world. Have you ever experience police brutality or discrimination? Have you ever heard the police officers lying under the oath? All of these are some examples of police misconduct. Police misconduct is illegal actions performed by the police officers. Theses wrongful duties can range from false arrest, police brutality, falsified evidence, false confession lying under the oath and falsification of documents. The rules that govern the police in a certain area is what constitutes police misconduct. In the 1820’s the acts of police misconduct were normally towards poor labor workers. The way police misconduct is handled in the Atlanta area has greatly aided the culture of continued and unpunished conducts of police against civilians. In the case of Kathryn Johnston Fulton county police shot and killed a 92 year old women who lived in her home for 17 years. Three undercover police came to Kathryn’s home with a no knock warrant. A few months before Kathryn’s neighbor home was broken into and the lady was rape, a year before...
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...2:00 PM and on Saturday September 20, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. 1. Why did you become a Police Officer? (Answered by Officer V. Vasquez.) “Ever since I was a child, and as far as I can remember, I was attracted to Police work. When I turned 14 I enrolled in the Police Explorer program at my local Police Department. Later on, when I became an adult I worked in loss prevention for a National Department Store, so when I was 20 years old I attended West Coast College in Orange County and graduated from their police academy in two years. “ 2. Is the career everything you expected it to be? (Answered by Officer V. Vasquez.) “Yes, my work is everything I expected and more. Police work is very exciting and demanding, but at the same time is very rewarding, because I get to help people. Often times I use my interactions with the public to educate them on the law. Usually, after I explain the reasons for stopping them, they react in a very positive way.” 3. Did you purposely choose the type of agency you work for? (Answered by Officer E. Romo.) “Yes. I was a Cadet with the Santa Monica Police Department and after I graduated from the Police Academy at Rio Hondo College, I applied with different Municipalities and the City of Monterey Park hired me five years ago.” 4. What do you like the most about being a Police officer? (Answered by Officer V. Vasquez.) “I like many aspects of police work, it’s almost impossible to say what I like the most; but I think making the community...
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...Law Enforcement (Police Officer) Something that I wanted to do my whole life is to become a police officer. This is why, half of my parents friends are police officers and they show me what they do and not do. My match for the occupation was a 67% in www.yourfreecareertest.com. The category I was best placed for was Law Enforcement also know as a police officer. Police officer are very caring unless you break the rule or if you do something bad. Police officers make a lot of money when they do well and have a good degree but I found out that the starting salary for a law enforcer is about $33,050, the average salary for law enforcement is $55,770. There are many responsibilities that police officer need to do like Running a county jail, they need to do this to keep people from doing bad stuff like dealing drugs and sneaking stuff in, another thing law enforcers can do are to executing arrest warrants, they do this to tell the person or their lawyer what they did and why...
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...How would you feel if you were to be followed and arrested due to looking a certain way or having a certain skin color? Or being attacked by an officer of the law that’s supposed to protect you? Police brutality is the use of excessive force against a civilian. Police brutality has been going on for a while and it is a human rights violation, which many minorities in the U.S. have to fear. And that’s because police have acted in a way that make people wonder if you can you trust them to do their job of keeping the peace since they’re the ones not following the law. The most seen use of force by police officers, include shootings, beatings, and rough treatments of citizen. One prime example of this would be Eric Garner who “On July 17, New York police put into a chokehold after they confronted him for selling cigarettes. Videos show an officer pulling Garner to the ground and then Squeezing his head on the floor, And Eric yelling I can’t breathe” (According to...
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...So you probably been hearing lately that police are bad. Whether it’s seen on video or news, but does the media plays a big role in this hatred that people have for police officers today. Is media to blame for the hate?Is the media unfairly targeting police officers ? . Making it seem like they are killing machines, and burial. Rather than people who protect the community. Today, the media has attacked law enforcement by saying that all they do is racial profile,not doing their jobs right, and that the police uses excessive force on the innocent . On the other hand. The law enforcement has been able to prove that wrong otherwise.For example, in many cases, a suspect is approached by police and he or she is unwilling to comply...
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...ones wearing blue? How does all of this relate back to police officers? Sherriff David Clark expresses himself by saying the following, “American law enforcement officers understand that race is and has been a heated issue in our country. Most appreciate the vital need for thoroughness and transparency in pursuit of the greater good in their actions and in their investigations (BrainyQuotes).” Although police brutality does happen, the media makes...
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...Have you ever seen a movie were the dog saves the day? Well, this happens in real life, almost every day with the K9 police unit. These elite dog units have been used to help solve crimes for over 100 years. These units have specially trained canines, and police officers to control them. These dogs can be trained in pursuing fugitives, searching for missing persons, and narcotics or weapons detection. The K9 unit has been used to aid in many cases, including the search for Jack the ripper. These exclusive K9 divisions have been used to help solve crimes for over 100 years. Dogs have been used by law enforcement agencies for over 100 years. In Ghent, Belgium during 1899 police had started to professionally train dogs for police work....
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...Data Paper Police officers are viewed by the masses of Americans that they are sworn to protect as the men and women in blue. They have sworn to protect the innocent and keep them from harm’s way and in turn do much more than that for their community. It takes an extraordinaire person to be a police officer. They are someone who is willing to dedicate their lives, health and safety in order to protect those who depend on them. In this paper we will attempt to address and research an interest that has been voiced concerning police officers and their jobs. In this paper we will state the purpose behind our proposed research. We will inform you of the interview structure we will use and we will inform you as to some of the questions that we would ask. We will give distinct advantages of a qualitative data-gathering strategy, such as participant observation, over more qualitative approaches. We will inform you when conducting survey research the importance of informed consent and confidentiality. It is a common conception that police officers choose their particular career path simply because they are inheriting a family member’s desire. They choose to be an officer because their father or their mother or a relative was an officer. It is a common conception that officers are not chosen they are inherited and expected to be from family. This area of interest is something that would be well suited for that of research and a study. How many police officers performing duties...
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...Have you ever been in a situation where you find yourself stuck between facing consequences for things you haven’t done and giving in to someone who seems to be on a power trip and is taking advantage of their superiority over you? Whether it be a manager taking advantage of his power in the work place or a police man or woman doing unnecessary and over the top things to you. Abuse of power seems to be a common thing in some police officers every day life and this is not okay. It is very apparent what a police officers job is and that is to protect and serve the community and make sure that real criminals are being served justice, however; some may come across police officers that use the fact that they have badges and weapons to their advantage in order to basically become a bully instead of a hero. Of course not all police officers are corrupt, most are actually doing their job and are concerned with the safety of all people and not just their own but those few that are corrupt need to be stopped and be punished for their police brutality and/or abuse of power. So the question is, are police men and women being evaluated thoroughly enough so as not to hire corrupt officers? Are police officers being punished and or brought to justice because of their wrong doings? In this paper I will bring some cases of police brutality and or abuse of police powers to your attention as well as if and how police are being punished because of their illegal or down right cruel behavior...
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...Introduction Police brutality is a problem that occurs on a daily bases in our everyday community no matter where you’re from. In 2014 there have been 1297 killed by law enforcement, 2015 there have been 1307 killed by law enforcement , This year alone 920 american people killed by law enforcement. Every 7 hours a day a cop kills an american citizen. This type of violent act is causing families to lose their loved ones. It is also taking a toll in our community, by causing riots and protests. Argument Over the years there are more deaths due to police brutality, than any other incident. There are many lifes that are affected by this cruel act. Many young men including black, native, and latino men are highly involved in this problem. They...
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...Officer Selection Process Paper Officer Selection Process Paper Every day we see the men and women of our police departments risking their lives to protect us from violent or criminal acts. Whether the police officers are stopping vehicles for traffic law violation, or dealing with automobile accidents, to arresting criminals for violent or criminal acts that might be occurring. The police officers of our communities all joined the force for a reason, to protect and serve its communities to the best of their abilities. Have you ever wondered the process in which police officers go through before they become a police officer? What do police departments and police chiefs look for when hiring future cadets and assigning them to the police academy. How can you become a police officer and what requirements do you have to meet to even be considered? Having taken the written test and the physical test with the San Antonio Police Department I have somewhat of an idea of what it takes to become a police officer at the local level. However throughout this paper I will discuss the various levels in which an individual must complete in order to become a police officer. Of course every department has their different basic requirements whether it is at the local, state, or federal police departments. With the local police, having already applied with the San Antonio police department in the past I am pretty familiar with the department’s minimum requirements. Every individual that...
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...Police Officers Wear Body Cameras: Pro or Con? Should police officers wear cameras while on duty to document their activities? The body camera is intended to provide an accurate, objective view of every event with a civilian. In an ideal situation, the camera would provide evidence of or discourage police misconduct while protecting officers against unfounded complaints of brutality or corruption. When unnamed black teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot by police, there was no body camera footage available. His death was followed by weeks of riots in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri and started the national debate about police conduct particularly when it involved Africa-Americans. While some witnesses to the events that evening support the officers account of self-defense, others argue that Michael...
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