A year before the riots took place, extensive telecast were made of the George Holiday video clip on the incident of LAPD officers beating Rodney King, and newspapers had brought out numerous articles attacking the LAPD. The 838 officers of LAPD dep Continue Reading...
Policing Operations: Hidden Dangers, Real Weapons, and Potential Technologies Police officers are, undoubtedly, society's primary protectors. These individuals undertake assignments knowing that they could be placed in lethal danger, and do so in o Continue Reading...
Police Subculture- Add on Response Nathan, I enjoyed reading your perspective and can relate to much of what you have expressed. Your explanation of the life cycle of a police career provided a clear and concise way of explaining this stressful aspe Continue Reading...
It was thus decided that the use of force by the police was justified by the circumstances and that accusations were more of an issue of violation of rights rather than violent demeanor against Graham. The motion filled by the accused for a directed Continue Reading...
From all neighborhoods the answers were the same, that when police, residents and merchants worked together, crime was reduced. It was also recognized that there was room for improvement in Seattle's community policing efforts. First, it was stated Continue Reading...
Police corruption is a major problem throughout the world. As people of a civilized society we depend on our police department to protect us and the stop crimes from happening. Police corruption happens in many parts of the world, and the main motiva Continue Reading...
Police Programs and Strategies between New York and Los Angeles Police Department For the past decade, the prevalence of deaths caused by crimes and other crime-related activities in the society has increased. Especially with the increasing develop Continue Reading...
Other ranks have their areas of responsibility and control covering a geographic area, a detective division, or a specialized division (Sworn Police Officer Class Titles and Job Descriptions, 2006). The internal structure of the two departments is Continue Reading...
Even with that, considering the large numbers mentioned, one can be suppose that not every individual that is being fired at deserves to be shot. Of course, it is logical to believe that police officers receive proper instruction in order to know wh Continue Reading...
Policing Contemporary Policing Professionalism is the cornerstone of modern policing strategies that are being taught as core values and management principles by organizations such as the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (Glennetal). However, t Continue Reading...
Future of Policing The objective of this study is to examine the future of policing and specifically the trends that are currently affecting policing policy. This work seeks to answer as to some foreseeable critical issues that may affect policing i Continue Reading...
According to Rohe and his colleagues, though, "Over time, however, there has been a tendency for departments to expand their programs to involve a larger number of officers and to cover wider geographic areas. Besides these special units, a number o Continue Reading...
Metropolitan Police Departments Can Use Traditional Marketing Techniques to Improve Public Relations The days when people trusted police officers simply because they were police officers are over. In today's society, the image of law enforcement ha Continue Reading...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE Criminal Justice: Militarized PoliceBusiness Insider Article: Why Americas Police are Becoming So MilitarizedIt could be inferred that Americas police are becoming militarized since the types of crimes and the way they are committed Continue Reading...
Frequently, veteran officers with no formal authority over other officers in the field teach new officers the "way we do things" and to "forget what you learned in the academy." The phenomenon is pervasive enough that even the most dedicated and pr Continue Reading...
Recent fatal attacks by police against unarmed citizens -- in particular African-American males -- have been portrayed as insensitive, illegal, and unnecessary violence by cable news programs over the past few years. And those televised reports (show Continue Reading...
Police HR Comparison Hazlet Township http://hazletpba.com/ The Hazlet Township's police department does not have formal human resources or hiring policy published on a website. However, the police force in this area seems to have a strong labor un Continue Reading...
Rodney King Riots Los Angeles, a city of cars, stars, and ethnic neighborhoods, rests on the edge of a continent and shimmers with the promise of dreams fulfilled. But, as the late L.A. native and journalist George Ramos publicly confided on the fr Continue Reading...
Excessive Use of Police Force in the State of California Excessive Force in California The objective of this study is to examine the use of excessive force by police officers in the State of California. Toward this end, this study will conduct an e Continue Reading...
In evaluating the legality of racial disparities in law enforcement, the courts have clearly sought to determine the motivation for discriminating." (Knowles et al, 207) This illustrates a wide political and philosophical variance in the way that Am Continue Reading...
Recruitment and Selection The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States, and in terms of local agencies, is smaller only than the New York and Chicago police departments. As a result, it Continue Reading...
Gangster Rap Responds to Police Brutality Gangster Rap Speaking Out Against Police Brutality Art often reflects life. When life creates situations that are dire, the art projected from that experience echoes that sense of urgency for change. In tod Continue Reading...
Interview with a Law Enforcement Specialist This interview took place on October 10 with a retired police officer. He spent 32 years with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and had some very interesting things to say about the changes he has w Continue Reading...
The rationale for integrating this unit is based on the fact that crimes -- like most of all other social problems -- are easier to prevent than to deal with afterwards. Within this unit, emphasis is placed on watching people and businesses for any Continue Reading...
Street Gangs and Loitering Laws Los Angeles politicians have recently come together behind a proposed city ordinance that would allow police to arrest loitering street gang members. Mayor James K. Hahn, voiced his support for this new weapon in the Continue Reading...
In Thompson's version of a bureaupathology, the actions of individuals do not advance society or themselves, but rather the goals and objectives of the bureaucracy itself, which may not even benefit society as a whole. Individual members become subo Continue Reading...
For example, using predictive policing will likely be at odds with many of the organizational cultures found in traditional police forces in many cities. Furthermore, different objectives may also take precedence over the use of COMPSTAT systems suc Continue Reading...
O.J. Simpson Orenthal James Simpson, more commonly known as OJ Simpson, became the most popular man in the United States. This popularity was not due to him being a famous football player who had the greatest running backs in America or any of his r Continue Reading...
For example, the hierarchical system of management may not be the most effective method and more collaborative practices might prove more effective in eliminating corruption. The "haphazard," "limited" and "marginally effective" training in ethics m Continue Reading...
One thing the patrol officers who responded first needed but did not have was small caliber rifles. If they had had this, they might have been able to accurately aim for the bank robbers' heads. Conceivably, this could have ended the incident soone Continue Reading...
Both of these cases indicate that police deviance continues to exist, partly because the stakes are so high, and the rewards are so great for officers who successfully steal or become corrupt in the system. Most of the corruption stems from money an Continue Reading...
This demonstrates that the state of heightened awareness can lead to quick decisions that are not necessarily misguided even if they ultimately turn out to be somewhat laughable and wholly necessary. 4) Values The Boston Police Department's value Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement Organizational CultureThe state policing agencies have come under harsh criticism, resulting in some state police agencies coming under review by the federal government. After a four-year hiatus, the federal government will review the Continue Reading...
While the other SWAT operations we have discussed, are critical to the public's safety and protection, it is the training that is crucial to the SWAT team's safety. The more "real" the training is and the more it is based on real-time skills, the m Continue Reading...
Civil Liability The issue of the use of force and civil liability amongst police officers has been the subject of debate for many ears. The Rodney King trial and subsequent riots brought a great deal of attention to the excessive use of force and th Continue Reading...
The young man had struck the officer repeatedly before continuing to resist arrest, and finally being killed. The court found in favor of the officer. Hopkins v. Andaya is a similar case in which an officer was struck repeatedly and ignore despite Continue Reading...
The popularity of the case made celebrities out of the judge, lawyers and criminal justice officials participating in the case. Today, 11 years after the case ended, the debate continues. Guilty or Not? Evidence displayed by the prosecution includ Continue Reading...
Perjury The rule of law is important in setting boundaries and guidelines for citizens to follow. Investigation of laws is important because there are thousands of laws that apply to people whether they are aware of them or not. The purpose of this Continue Reading...
These areas are illustrating how Harris is violating numerous aspects of criminal justice procedures and the law. ("Training Day," 2001) Key Criminal Justice Procedures In the film, there are a number of criminal justice procedures that are contin Continue Reading...
The Rodney Kind riots resulted in 50 deaths, 4000 injuries, 12,000 arrests, and $1 billion in property damage ("The Los Angeles Riots, 1992"). While riots give a voice to the oppressed, it remains questionable whether they create meaningful structu Continue Reading...
