Essays Tagged: "Police"

Who Burned Down the Reichstag

e goes as follows:9:03 - A man is seen entering into the Reichstag, through abroken window.9:08 - A policeman sees a shadowy figure inside, and flames.9:15 - A shot is fired at the intruder.9:22 - Pol ... e inside, and flames.9:15 - A shot is fired at the intruder.9:22 - Police enter the building.9:27 - Police arrest Marinus Van Der Lubbe inside the building.9:35 - Police search a tunnel connecting wit ...

(2 pages) 38 0 4.5 Dec/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Analysis of a Personal Significant Life Stress.

d talked to the day before the event, but the other two were supposedly his brother and cousin. The police believe that the act was done for a gang initiation because the police department was already ... nd drug trafficking. I did not press charges, yet I did report the event and provided names for the police to put in their file for those years sexual assaults at OSU. Around 2 month later, the leader ...

(5 pages) 88 1 0.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Analysis of broken windows policing in Milwaukee

s "broken windows" policy, called "quality of life" policing was initiated in late 1996 by the then Police Chief Arthur Jones and Mayor John Norquist. It was a big change from the strategy of problem ... f problem solving and community cooperation emphasized by Chief Philip Arreola, Jones' predecessor. Police were now expected to enforce a zero tolerance approach toward minor offenses. Milwaukee's exp ...

(6 pages) 75 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Bush's Racial Profiling policy has loopholes?

help in this fight the NAACP and ACLU have taken this "myth" to another level. The allegation that police systematically single out minorities for unjustified law enforcement ultimately stands or fal ... minorities for unjustified law enforcement ultimately stands or falls on numbers. In suits against police departments across the country, the ACLU and the Justice Department have waved many studies a ...

(3 pages) 60 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Case study:The Making of a Bad cop

In this case study, we can see that there are many serious problems, which make many young policemen go sour. They feel pain because they are forced to do something that they really don't wan ... weaknesses, job dissatisfaction, and group pressure.I suggest that the high-level management of the police department should improve the training system and should correct the weaknesses within the sy ...

(7 pages) 60 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Analysis of the Austrlian Legal system for Domestic Violence

usly"'The Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Act 1989' States that "Under the Act, the victim, a police officer or authorised representative such as a solicitor may apply for a Protection Order to ... appropriate service not only derives from services outsider law reinforcements, but also within the police force. The Domestic Violence (Family Protection) Act 1989 gave police considerable powers to ...

(5 pages) 42 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Article on a shooting in New Paltz, NY

lism 111/17/04NEW PALTZ- Shots were fired early Thursday morning in downtown New Paltz, leaving two police officers injured. Police identified the shooter as Tom Bozydaj, 30,of New Paltz. Bozydaj fire ... calls came from residents of Route 32 north, reporting very loud gunshots. Upon entering the scene, police learned the suspect was shooting an AK-47 assault rifle."After the first three or four calls ...

(2 pages) 15 0 0.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Best Practice Policy - Refining preventative patrolling

The police force constitutes a very influential and active part of the criminal justice system and altog ... tive part of the criminal justice system and altogether social cohesion. In any common law country, police stand as the most visible and critically viewed component of the criminal justice system. It ... and critically viewed component of the criminal justice system. It is paramount that the Australian police force adopts and maintains police management policies, review them on an annual basis, and ap ...

(4 pages) 136 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Anti-crime in South Africa

ng has dramatically increased since1992, this has damaged the fabric of our society.The government [Police, defence force] has tried its level best to combat crime, individualcitizens, sectors of the ... uate and inefficient methods applied, the socio- economic and politicalfactors, the manner in which police are perceived taking into account their past activities andfocus. This factors has resulted t ...

(5 pages) 30 0 0.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Business proposal.

(3 pages) 72 0 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

An Afrocentric Perspective on Policing

ople who will not let you forget who you are." Cooper caught my attention when saying, in sum, that Police aren't completely who they say they are, and who they still are to this day. Before reading t ... y are, and who they still are to this day. Before reading this article I wasn't convinced that some police officers were racist in their line of work, but now I am.I am currently taking the Introducti ...

(2 pages) 3070 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Aggressive Policing

(2 pages) 1064 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Adapting Traditional Police Organizational Structu

Adapting Traditional Police Organizational Structure to Accommodate Community Oriented Policing The changing face of soci ... l Structure to Accommodate Community Oriented Policing The changing face of society is forcing many police organizations to make many changes in the way they run, organize and structure their departme ... ny changes in the way they run, organize and structure their departments. As public expectations of police change from crime fighters to public safety problem solvers, police administrators must modif ...

(18 pages) 253 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

To become a police officer there are many different things

To become a police officer there are many different things that you should know before thinking about becoming a ... are intelligence, physical stamina, good vision and hearing. Once you decide that you want to be a police officer you then have to select from the different types of police officers. There are sherif ... deputies state patrol, and US marshals just to name a few. Then depending on the job you take as a police officer depends on the working conditions that you would have. They could be behind a desk in ...

(5 pages) 38 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Broken Windows, Damaged Gutters, and Police Supervision: An Analysis (Review and analysis of the article "Broken Windows, Damaged Gutters, and Police Supervision" by Stojkovic, Kalinich, Klofas, 2003)

one, dating all the way back to the inception of America's first organized, professional, and paid police officers. "Coppers (unknown author, 2001)," named after the copper stars they wore for badges ... t issues back in 1845 when they tried to manage officers that did not know how to be a professional police officer. Similarly, today's police agencies have some of the same issues but they are just mo ...

(5 pages) 71 0 5.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Agreement and Disagreement Essay

incorporated into criminal justice policy. I disagree with the proposition “simply adding more police officers will not reduce crime (Walker, 2001, pp. xiii)”. I will explain this disagreeme ... tten policy to reduce the chances of misinterpretation and war crimes.Next, will simply adding more police officers not reduce crime (Walker, 2001)? My stand on this is NO. From my experiences there a ...

(3 pages) 16 0 0.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Analysis Of The Short Story 'Visitors' by Brian Moon

he does.The characterisation utilized questions all our accustomed stereotypical views of burglars, police and victims. We anticipate each of these groups of people to behave a certain way, and are pe ... em get on with it while he shares scones and (small) talk with Mrs Morrison. The description of the police is possibly the most disturbing. We place a great deal of trust into our law enforcers, and a ...

(3 pages) 3 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology

e. Tennenbaum, A. N., & Moore, A. M. (1993) assures surveillance systems are great additions to police cars. They protect both sides, and if one thinks about it, he would rather be stunned than sh ...

(4 pages) 47 0 3.0 May/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

American Policing

movies have painted a picture that all they do is fight crime. This is far from the truth. In fact, police spend very little time fighting crime. This could be one of the reasons why the criminal just ... the reasons why the criminal justice networks are ineffective (Robinson, 2005).The basic roles for police officers are much different than people think. Their job routine is pretty much the same all ...

(2 pages) 42 0 2.6 May/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Advantages of Technology

One of the new technology police officers are taking advantage of are the Stun Guns. “Stun gun, hand-held electronic devi ... subject down to the ground with a minimum physical exertion” (Agnes, 2004, p. 1423). I am for police stun guns and I believe stun guns are great because they're used instead of deadly force, but ... ort of why he discharged it. Stun guns do not kill (except in very odd cases) help protect both the police and the person they are up against from being too hurt. Critics, however, charge that police ...

(4 pages) 27 1 3.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology