administrators face many complex issues. Some concerns, such as corruption, on-the-job dangers, and the use of deadly force, derive from the very nature of police work. Others, like racial profiling and exposure to civil liability, have arisen due to common practices, characteristic police values, public expectations, legislative action, and ongoing societal change. Certainly, one of the most significant challenges facing American law enforcement today is policing a multicultural society. In the
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use of material from the following areas; Religion, Education, Mass Media, Family & Households etc. Both left and right wing sociologists have attempted to develop ‘realistic’ theories of crime which offer practical solutions in dealing with the issue. However, the way these two approaches go about this is radically different, as right and left realism are from completely opposite ends of the political spectrum. Although like all sociological/criminological theories, they have their limitations
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their responsibilities to fight terrorism, new laws, and new types of crimes. The criminal justice system has two main aims, which are to manage crime and to guarantee due process. This paper will discuss past, recent, and future trends, contemporary issues that are affecting the criminal justice system, and the criminal justice system in a changing society. Past Trends In the 1960’s the general downward crime rates that been marked since the 1930’s came to an end. Crime report rose, more arrests
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Demetrius Lee Jacqueline Fetzer English 802 29 November 2015 The Misunderstood Art Form of Graffiti Graffiti is a monumental part of any urban environment. Many view the action of graffiti to be the work of a criminal while others view it as the work of an artist. Vandalism, the destruction of property, is the category that graffiti falls under in many countries. It is understandable that posting graffiti on a private small business is a criminal act. However, graffiti can and should
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policy issues these countries have when it comes to controlling their growing drug epidemic. A growing problem is the opium trade originating out of Afghanistan, and the surrounding countries have a dramatic increase in abusers and addicts. The United Nations (UN) has a program in place in Central Asia, which is designed to combat this growing problem. Headed by Antonella Deledda, the United Nations Drug Control and Crime Program based out of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Due to some budgetary issues, they
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military style training of blindly following leaders and trainers is not a reality in the twenty-first century. Officers who are better educated and have more life experience will, naturally, ask more questions, have more of an analytical approach to policing and will need to have the training adapted to their style of learning. New officers will have a different look at society, have different ethical standards and generally will not
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daily basis. These situations require immediate and appropriate responses from those who are sworn to protect and serve the communities in which they live. The men and women put their lives in jeopardy on a daily basis and sometimes have to make critical decisions in matters of seconds. Some of these decisions are the right ones, while other decisions are obviously the wrong ones. Many well publicized incidents of police brutality in the media over the past few years have left citizens wondering
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leadership. Leadership within policing has evolved over the years in some organizations to a more participative style and yet there are still leaders who cling to an antiquated domineering style. The purpose of this paper identified trait theories, leadership theories and change strategies that have molded or are molding the policing culture. Change must occur if the culture of police organizations are going to meet the demands of the 21st century and several issues affecting this change were
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Cultural influence6 Foreground factors……………………………………………… ……………………………….6 Legal issues……………………………….………………………………………………………7 Investigation issues……………………………..………………………………………………...8 Methods of obtaining evidence ………………………..………………………………………...8 Investigation techniques …............................................................................................................9 Challenges…………………………………………………………………………………………9 Policing Strategies……………………………………………………………………………......10 Conclusion……………………………………………
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ideological or political reasons.” Given this definition I will attempt to elaborate on how terrorism affects society as a whole and how it has bought about changes in current laws as it pertains to the safety of all citizens. Terrorism is a major issue in American and has a phenomenal impact on people of all walks of life, because terrorism affects everyone directly or indirectly in some form or fashion. Since the infamous 9-11 terrorist attacks on the United States there have been many changes
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