Ethnicity and the Police By CJA344 The police department is leaving a bad impression in many minority communities, because of the corruption and brutality that comes from the police patrolling the areas. The police should leave a positive impression with the communities that they serve, this way the police will be able to ask the community for help when needed. There are a few people in the community that speak highly of the police because they have good experiences with the police and have positive opinions of the police and are more freely to cooperate with the police department. Lack of community support to the police force can lead to more crimes in the communities, as a result of the community the police can be less likely to work up to their full potential. “When crime rate goes up there is a further dip in the public perception of the police resulting in a greater antagonism towards the police on the part of the public “(1985).
An integral component to the infrastructure of government is law enforcement. In recent years, police actions, particularly police abuse has come into view of a wide, public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. This paper will discuss the types of police abuse prevalent today, including the use of firearms and recovery of private information. I will also discuss what and how citizens’ rights are taken advantage of by the police.
The media has been known to work side by side in helping the police departments, but it has also been known to work against those in law enforcement. Those working in a field relating to reporting information to the public will say their responsibility is to the public, not law enforcement. There are some situations where it is true that journalist have a responsibility to the public to report the happenings in the world in a truthful and non bias manner. In some instances the media is attempting to do just that but can impact an open case by divulging information that was to be kept private. When it comes to media relations, many police departments and city managers follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Police have two types of perceptions of the police mission, either a crime fighter or public servant. Police perception of themselves as crime fighters leads to certain decisions in their use of force, definition of duty, and their use of deception. If one views police as crime fighters these assumptions may include; criminals are the enemy and are different from good people, the police are the arm that fights the enemy using any means to get the job done, good people accept and understand that police are in a war and must be allowed deference in their decision making because they are the experts and only they know the enemy. The book states the definition of public servants as “professionals who are paid by the public and whose jobs entail pursuing the public good. If one views police as public servants, other assumptions include; criminals are people too just like the rest of us they shop, pay taxes, and have a family, police have limited ability to affect crime rates because the history of law enforcement originates in order maintenance, not crime control, and lastly they assume that police as public servants serve all people, including criminals meaning to not judge on decisions about an individual not being able to receive services.
Body-mounted cameras enable the police to police themselves better. Still, the problem of racism remains. And the bigger problem about that is: the government cannot solve this problem. The aim is to dispose fear and suspicion, so trust between police and public can develop. For this, civil right actions are needed, police department for police department has to mend the
His ambition and non-stereotypical attitude helped serve justice to the rightful murderer. This goes hand in hand with the fact that there is some bad law enforcement but also good ones. Gerard plays the role of a good cop whose fate intertwines with the fate of Sheridan’s. Rogue cops can be anywhere and work for any country. I feel as if the US needs to be more careful with their way of getting such law enforcement officers.
I believe secondly people believe police and political corruption feed off each other, which is a known opinion by most (http://www.coha.org,2004). This means a lot of people already believe that the negative actions of an officer will over ride the positive in the entire police force. People don’t look for the positive to feed off each other but the negative. This positive can
Ethics in The Field of Criminal Justice Sara Markowski March 27, 2013 CJ340 In a police organization, the slippery slope, unfortunately, rears its ugly head where gratuities are concerned. Society is very appreciative of the job the police officers do in order to make our society safe. Human nature wants us to show that appreciation in various ways to officers who go out of their way to make our lives better. Society encourages corruption by consistently offering gratuities to police officers. This is called society at large hypothesis.
“A formal justice system is one in which laws are set and enforced and punishments are administered by state institutions such as courts, police, judges and prisons” (Ask.) A justice system can possibly encourage deviance and crime because there are some people who do not like to follow the law. An example of this behavior can simply be driving under the influence of alcohol. In our society everyone knows that it is against the law to operate a motor vehicle in this condition but yet there are so many people still doing it. Crime will always be committed as police are not always looking over people’s shoulders to ensure people will not break the law.
The police are occasionally called upon to force unpopular laws while attempting to foster or maintain public support (Wrobleski & Hess, 2006).” How the police balance these concerns often determines the quality of the relationship that they have with the public. The actions of individual police officers (the use of excessive force), or policies enacted by a department that emphasize the coercive legal authority of the police (zero tolerance policing) may jeopardize public satisfaction. In addition, “the quality of police and community relations often contributes to the ability of the police to accomplish goals of public safety (Wrobleski & Hess, 2006).” When the public is satisfied with and has confidence in the police, they are more likely to contribute information that may assist the police in solving crimes. When community residents trust the police, they are more willing to work collaboratively with the police to make improvements to neighborhoods. Therefore, there are very real and