996 Search Results for History of American Law Enforcement
During the first era of American policing, constitutional standards of criminal procedure including formal policies of arrest, interrogation, evidence procurement, and the treatment of prisoners was substantially subject to local authorities and va Continue Reading...
History Policing, the Law Enforcement Industry America, Police Role Society and the Functions Policing America; a critical analysis
A critical analysis: History Policing; the Law Enforcement Industry America; Police Role Society and the Functions Po Continue Reading...
While he agrees that ethics training plays an important role in maintaining the integrity of the profession and insulating it from corruption, the detective believes that societal dynamics are more important in that sense than any kind of formal tra Continue Reading...
Q: Do you think continual education and/or training in police ethics would reduce incidents of police corruption?
A: Again, it depends entirely on the type of continual education and training we're talking about: repeating simplistic ethical traini Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement Interview
Imagine studying the opinion of another law enforcement officer. What could one learn from that individual? Does he or she have any recommendations that are worth mentioning? How is discipline issues handled? One will discu Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement Introduction
The Modern Police Forces
Prior to the formation of the Philadelphia force in 1833, policing primarily consisted of "night watches" and sheriffs recruited from the community (Sabeth). The role of law enforcement was ad h Continue Reading...
Moreover, the risks posed by felons with known propensities (or stated intentions) to respond violently to law enforcement apprehension efforts are usually subject to judicially approved no-knock arrest warrants; therefore, they can be excepted from 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...
The middle of the decade of the 1980's was witness to the creation of the Technology Assessment Program Information Center and the Technology Program Advisory Agency. Their functions were as follows:
Technology Assessment Program Information Cente Continue Reading...
Leadership
A comparison of Law Enforcement with Other Professions
Who first comes to mind when you think of a 'Leader'? Is it Alexander the Great? Napoleon? Winston Churchill? Gandhi? Leadership is an interesting phenomenon to consider, from the pe Continue Reading...
In order to fully safeguard the country's borders, it is necessary to take into account that criminals tend to develop as fast as new technology can be implemented. Hence it is important to improve methods for intelligence, surveillance and reconna Continue Reading...
Undocumented Immigrants in Gainesville
The city of Gainesville has a population of about 54,000 and of these, approximately 3,200 are illegal aliens. The law enforcement community in this city is charged with protecting these undocumented aliens on Continue Reading...
incarceration of minorities, most prominently black males and its effect on communities with black males. It begins with making a bold statement. "The number of people incarcerated in the United States has grown seven times over the past 40 years, a Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement and Computer-Based Crime
Before beginning any discussion regarding the consequences of employee monitoring, it is crucial to first develop a working knowledge of precisely what this blanket term actually entails. Simply put, employee Continue Reading...
In this regard, Lott points out, "Between 70% and 80% of police departments explicitly use norming of physical standards in their hiring practices. However, most of the departments that use objective standards do not enforce these rules. Women who f Continue Reading...
Org Crime
Organized crime underwrites the bulk of political, social, and economic history in America. What has often been mentioned in passing as legitimate business activities can and often should be reframed as organized crime, such as the trans-A Continue Reading...
Evolution of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Most Americans regard the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 as the most comprehensive and far-reaching anti-crime bill in the country's history. The Act, whic Continue Reading...
Discrimination in Law Enforcement: Lethal Consequences
The constitution guarantees life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to all Americans, yet there is a group who endures a life without total liberty, restrictions on their choice of lifestyle Continue Reading...
Crimes in the U.S.
Introduction
Contrary to US civil law, the nation’s criminal law represents a legal system which deals with penalizing those who perpetrate criminal offenses. Among the many criminal laws of the nation is its 1994 Violent Cri Continue Reading...
During the 1960's and 1970's, violent contact with the police, resulting in force occurred during anti-war, labor and civil rights demonstrations, during a politically tumultuous time. It is safe to conclude that excessive force was used during the Continue Reading...
Therefore, one must be both committed to the law, as well as to individual freedom, and this would be in keeping with the trends as dictated by a democratic country such as the United States of America.
It must be stated that in the Post Cold War w Continue Reading...
Police History
The American system of criminal justice and investigations stem from English common law and practice, which advised colonial governments and gave rise to subsequent systems in the United States. In fact, the standing police force that Continue Reading...
Professionalism of Law Enforcement in the 60s and 70s
In the United States and around the world, police forces are formed by the government in order to protect the citizens of a given community. Since before the time the United States was a country, Continue Reading...
Police
Law enforcement agencies, or the police force, operate on several jurisdictional platforms within the United States. In general, their primary mandate is to help maintain societal order and the rule of law by assisting subjects with legal com Continue Reading...
Role of Women in Law Enforcement Agencies
Seminar type mini paper
Gender discrimination has long been a topic of controversial debate. While much has been done about it in the U.S.A. And Britain, where many laws and regulations have been passed in Continue Reading...
Women Law Enforcement
There has been a continued effort by the police department to hire Americans into the police force without special regard to race, color or gender. This effort has had a milestone achievement throughout history and has helped g Continue Reading...
Of particular focus is the situation of the deployment of forces in a case of national security such as the floods and fires which have affected the territory of the United States. In these situations, volunteers and reserves are also part of the i Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement
The use and control of one's own mental faculties is of the utmost importance when involved in the serious and important business of government work. The word "government" itself literally translates to "controlling the mind" in Lat Continue Reading...
Militarization of Police
The 21st century has provided in a very short time, major changes to the way society interacts and operates. Governmental structures and institutional principles have also greatly swayed in recent decades. It is apparent tha Continue Reading...
Women have not played a significant role in law enforcement until recently, and especially since the 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission legislation. Law enforcement continues to be a male-dominated profession, although women are becoming in Continue Reading...
Illinois Department of Conservation Police Law Enforcement
The American system of local governance for the purpose of maintaining parks and other recreational areas is political as well as democratic, and is based on certain citizens' awareness and Continue Reading...
profiling an effective tool for law enforcement to use in policing society?
Racial profiling is the practice of law enforcement officers in stopping an individual of a certain race or ethnicity and investigating them based on their ethnicity. Such Continue Reading...
Developing and Sustaining an Organizational Culture of Integrity
During an era in American history when charges of unethical business practices extend even into the White House, identifying opportunities to develop an organizational culture of integr Continue Reading...
Controlling Legislation
Role of the Law Enforcement Community
The Role of the Law Enforcement Community in Combatting Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are a form of domestic terrorism. They send the poisonous message that some Americans deserve to be victi Continue Reading...
The proposal must first be promoted to a sympathetic Representative in the House who has sufficient power and support in Congress.
This representative will introduce the bill while the House is in Session. The bill will then be assigned a number at Continue Reading...
History U.S. Criminal Justice Systems/Police
It is undeniable that criminal justice and police activities are integral parts of every relatively peaceful nation in the world. Without the actions and standards set forth by the agencies that "protect Continue Reading...