Police Officers Assaulted or Killed in the Line of Duty Becoming a law enforcement officer can be one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. However, being a law enforcement officer can also be a very dangerous job. Statistics show that officers killed or assaulted in the line of duty is on the rise. The goal of policing has five basic goals: enforce laws, preserve the peace, prevent crimes, protect civil rights and civil liberties and provide services. The men and woman of law enforcement risk their lives daily to make sure the citizens in their area are safe.
This could in some instances include family members or close friends of the person who committed the crime.” (2006, p.1) The impact of such crimes is long lasting in particularly for violent crimes. The victims of violent crimes, if the survive at all; suffer from both physical and psychological scars. These scars can often result in tremendous loss both in their personal lives and or their work lives. When a victim has suffered from a horrific crime, the courts have occasionally considered victim's compensation as a means of at least to a degree making up for individual’s losses. Smith (2006) defines victim compensation as a “form of income redistribution designed to redistribute wealth from offenders to victims of crime” (307).
All Public Services must be able to identify and deal with a variety of different behaviours from people. An example of this is the Police Service. The Police Service must work with the public everyday of the year, and every single person reacts differently. Where some people might follow the instructions given to them by the police, some people may get aggressive and try and fight with them. Understanding behaviours like this, and understanding what causes them, will assist a Public Service and anybody who works within them.
To be successfully heard however, the criminal justice system must offer victims with a forum in which participants will pay attention. This can be easily accomplished through the effective and steady procedure of victim impact statements. The Victim Impact Statement for gives the victim or anyone else affected by the crime it gives the opportunity to express, in writing, the impact of this crimes. This may consist of economic losses, the extent of any bodily or emotional injuries, and any major life changes as a outcome of the crime. (Victim Impact Statement Commonwealth of Virginia).
Tiffany Allen CJ 210: Criminal Investigation Professor Cindy Johnson March 3, 2013 In Today’s society there are many specific ethical considerations that need to be addressed when investigating a specific crime. In this report I will talk about Rape and Homicide. Rape is when the victim is forced to have sexual intercourse. A Homicide is a person who kills another human being. Other questions that I will also talk about are how to reduce ethical problems in an investigation, what prosecution problems could arise and what ethical issues are related to the prosecution.
Some of the most important components a victim needs and desires are to feel safe, to have support and most importantly to have a voice. Through Restorative justice victims’ are empowered to participate effectively in conversation or some sort of meditation with offenders. With this in place, it allows the victims to take hands on role in directing the type of meeting that takes place, as well as defining the responsibilities and obligations of offenders. “Offenders are likewise encouraged to participate in this exchange, to understand the harm they have caused to victims, and to take active responsibility for it. This means making efforts on their parts to set things right, to make amends for their violations, by committing to certain obligations, that
Neighborhood Watch Study Team A: Melissa Crowe, Carla Navedo-Marrero, Kristi Pursley, Gina DeBorde, and Suzi Wright Instructor: Mr. Ron Alter CJA 314 January 30, 2012 Crime is a huge concern for every community in the United States as well as worldwide. Whether the crime is an offense against the person, against property, or just a crime against justice, there has to be some kind of penalty given when a crime occurs. The important people who ensure the public’s safety daily are the men and women in uniform. Men and women can work in several different areas of law enforcement. Some of these areas are crime prevention, protective services, troopers, sheriffs, constables, rangers, peace officers, neighborhood watch, and many more.
Provide an analysis of the dilemmas faced by the criminal justice system in balancing the rights of victims with those of offenders. The continuing dilemma of balancing the rights of victims against those of offenders is vast. There are several considerations that reveal issues faced by the criminal justice system in this balancing act. Victim impact statements are an important document in the criminal justice system as they allow for victims of crime to tell their story within court (Commissioner for Victim’s Rights 2015). Erez, Roeger & Morgan (1994) discuss the importance of victim input inside the justice system.
Victims can also play an indirect role in a criminal incident, such as when a woman adopts a lifestyle that continually brings her into high-crime areas (Siegel 2011). The discovery that victims play an important role in the crime process has prompted the scientific study of victims, or victimology. Criminologists who focus their attention on crime victims refer to themselves as victimologists(Siegel 2011). Victimization’s Toll on Society The costs of victimization can include such things as damaged property, pain and suffering to victims, and the involvement of the police and other agencies of the justice system. The pain and suffering inflicted on an individual can result in the need for medical care, the loss of wages from not being able to go to work, and reduced quality of life from debilitating injuries and /or fear of being victimized again, which can result in not being able to go to work, long term medical care, and counseling.
Why is it important to provide support for victims of crime? “Victim”, a person who has endured harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or considerable harm of their, basic right as a result of acts or omissions that are in breach of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal abuse of power. Whether you have experienced the theft or damage of your property, suffered a violent attack, had someone close to you hurt or killed, or witnessed some other crime or incident, the impact can produce a variety of emotions and reactions in you and those close to you. In our day and age we are lucky enough to have organisation that help victims overcome their troubles. These support services are extremely important to victims of crime, they enable victims to overcome the experience and get back on their feet and back to their every day lives.