395 Search Results for Policing Comparison of Policing Tactics
Conflict/Crime Control Model vs. The Consensus/Due Process Model
Over the years, theorists have developed several theories to describe crime as a social phenomenon. Two of today's most popular theories are the conflict/crime control model and the co Continue Reading...
Sheriff's Office
Organization of a Sheriff's Office
The sheriff's office is in a non-competitive environment, with each county having its own sheriff's office to serve the needs of that county. It is a largely political institution at the top; mos Continue Reading...
On October 6, 1973, Israel was attacked by the combined forces of Egypt and Syria. It was Yom Kipper, the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. Egypt began as Israel had, with an air attack. On the ground, Israel was outnumbered six to one, field Continue Reading...
New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness offers a scathing and disturbing portrait of institutionalized racism in the United States. In an article written for the Huffington Post that supple Continue Reading...
Court records also stick on, whether the charges are dropped or followed by a conviction. People of color or ethnic minorities, such as African-Americans and Hispanics, have come to accept that they cannot avoid acquiring a criminal record. The 1990 Continue Reading...
Protection Discipline
The art and science of protection has evolved and transformed over the past decades where new levels of its requirements are in high demand. This structural shift in the needs for protection have also created the environment w Continue Reading...
Organized Crime / Counterterrorism
AL CAPONE OR AL QAEDA?:
ORGANIZED CRIME AND COUNTERTERRORISM
AS LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES IN 2014
Should law enforcement in America prioritize fighting counter-terrorism or fighting organized crime? A full exam Continue Reading...
Moving Targets: Placing the Good Faith Doctrine in the Context of Fragmented Policing" by H. Aviram and J. Seymour (2010)
In the United States, due process of law is guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment and applies to all citizens by virtue of the 14t Continue Reading...
Evidence of this can be seen with ideas presented by Benson (2003). She found that staff members inside the health care industry must: feel needed, secure and respected. To achieve these larger objectives, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can address iss Continue Reading...
riot disruptive movement "Occupy Wall Street" place New York City. The discussion MUST include: 1. A chronological description 2. engaged commentary (opinionated) 3. theoretical interventions.
We live in a world today that is seen as being clearly Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice -- Analyzing Approaches to Gangs
Gang violence has plagued American cities for many decades. In response, cities have adopted several approaches to reducing or eliminating gang violence through several methods. Information gathered Continue Reading...
Criminology
Comparison of the Classical and Positivist Approaches
What is Criminology?
The Classical Approach
The Positivist Approach
The common ground between the classical and positivist schools
What is Criminology?
Criminology is a term whi Continue Reading...
Timeline and Narrative of Gang Activity: 1800 -- 2000
Throughout history, humans have banded together for mutual protection and to pursue their mutual interests in ways that would not be possible individually. The historical record has shown that hu Continue Reading...
Gun Trafficking and Straw Purchasing
Traffic Jam: Straw Runners' Complicity
Rational choice theory is the theory of criminal behavior that posits that when people commit illicit acts, they generally tend to do so while considering their own self-in Continue Reading...
revenged activates the actual action of revenge, as demonstrated in "Hamlet" and "The Revenger's Tragedy," however, we may be in doubt when cataloguing their actions as logical and premeditated (Vindice) or full of incertitude and hesitance.
Indeed Continue Reading...
Canadian Policies to Thwart Terrorist and Criminal Activities
Canadian Policies to Combat Crime and Terrorism
Problems being faced due to Cyber-Crime in Today's World
What is Identity Theft?
How and Why Cyber-Crime Occurs?
Why Cyber-Crime has be Continue Reading...
This is important, because physics has allowed the combustible engine to provide the world with a cost effective solution for traveling long distance. Sadly, the electric car can only be used for short to medium distances. Then, there is another pot Continue Reading...
(MACV Dir 381-41) This document is one of the first confidential memorandums associated with the Phoenix Program, which details in 1967 the mostly U.S. involvement in counterinsurgency intelligence and activities and discusses the future training an Continue Reading...
Government
Since gang-related crimes fall within the jurisdiction of state, this research will give an insight on the need to find solutions that increasingly include all levels of government. Congress needs to pass legislation that will change im Continue Reading...
However, as criminals become more aware of undercover tactics, the covert officer is required to provide more and more proof that he is indeed a criminal- which leads to the officer committing acts that compromise his or her integrity for the sake o Continue Reading...
race & arrest rates?
Black arrests vs. white arrests
The higher frequency of black arrests has been taken to a whole new level as Criminal Justice System is deemed predisposed towards minorities. Primary focus is on two questions here:
Is the Continue Reading...
Criminal Analysis
International Association Crime Analysts
Criminal Analysis (International Association Crime Analysts)
International Association Crime
Criminal analysis is one of the ways used in law enforcement to eliminate and minimize all inc Continue Reading...
Injustice anywhere," King went on, "is a threat to justice everywhere."
As to the social and racial injustices King is speaking of, a bit of background into conditions in the South - and specifically, in Alabama - is worthy of some space in this pa Continue Reading...
Juvenile Facts
Juvenile-justice experts stress that as juveniles differ developmentally from adults, they should be treated in a different way in the criminal justice system. "Minors are generally less mature, more submissive in the face of police Continue Reading...
shifting seas of global social consciousness and worldwide political hierarchy have only recently brought the word 'terrorism' to the quotidian mind of Americans, it has long enjoyed a cemented place in the construct of civilization. Daily associati Continue Reading...
Miranda Rights
Miranda
THE PROS AND CONS OF THE MIRANDA RIGHTS
Protection against self-incrimination is undoubtedly one of the most basic rights as described in the laws and codes of the American legal system. In the past, this right was often com Continue Reading...
How Community Policing Promotes Social Justice
Introduction
As Howell (2010) points out, youths “join gangs for protection, enjoyment, respect, money, or because a friend is in a gang” (p. 1). In the city of Cincinnati, gang activity amon Continue Reading...
The Prime Minister of the country was for example under extreme pressure to prove that the elections could be run in a perfectly democratic manner. However, when democracy was not in his favor, violent measures were taken and a reelection demanded t Continue Reading...
This places a significant burden upon the labs and the forensic experts that prosecutors depend on to produce forensic evidence. The article explains that there is a serious problem associated with crime lab ethics, which has been heightened in rece Continue Reading...
Restorative justice is something that has become more and more prominent within the criminal justice sphere. The use of the concept and practice has emerged in its own right within the juvenile justice realm. The efficacy of restorative justice when Continue Reading...
Interviewing Intoxicated Individuals: Specific Issues and How to Deal With Them
Unfortunately, there are gaps in procedures in regards to how to deal with intoxicated suspects and witnesses or those individuals being interviewed who have a substance Continue Reading...
When they see the library staff in this light, teachers are more willing to work with others in improving the effectiveness of their lesson planning (by incorporating more tools and techniques). (Gregory, 2003, pp. 100-109)
Task 4: Change can be di Continue Reading...
This is to note that "Trinidad and Tobago alone account for 80% (1st quarter 2004) of all U.S. LNG imports, up from 68% in 2002. Therefore, any incident involving an LNG tanker along the Caribbean routes could harm not only U.S. energy security but Continue Reading...
A review of the literature unequivocally reveals false confessions are oftentimes deliberately sought after by overzealous criminal justice interrogators who are much more preoccupied with ascertaining a confession -- and an ensuing conviction -- tha Continue Reading...
Ethical Challenges of the War in Afghanistan
Ten years after the start of the war in Afghanistan, military leaders still face ethical dilemmas engendered by the war. The overall discussion that develops from the literature reveals more questions tha Continue Reading...
.." therefore the ADF "will work from a 'whole of government' approach and often in collation with other countries and militaries to provide the outcomes that are needed to meet modern security challenges." (Cosgrove, 2005; p. 3) Cosgrove relates tha Continue Reading...
Latinos participations are low in CAPS, and most of their members are unaware of the strategies of CAPS. Their levels of awareness have been on a declining state since the year 1990. Their involvement in these meetings was driving by the levels of c Continue Reading...
False confessions are an unfortunate part of the criminal justice system. False confessions are often extracted in order to gain a quick conviction without careful consideration for the facts of the case. This can lead to major problems for the defen Continue Reading...
Policy Efficacy: Terrorist Activity since 9/
Terrorism
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 changed the world forever. This one of the most successful and large-scale attacks in the history of transnational terrorism. These attacks sent eff Continue Reading...
On one hand, this may alter the consumers' trust in the company's products which are perceived as intangible compared with those goods that can be purchased from the shelves of specialized stores. On the other hand, resorting to intermediaries impli Continue Reading...