Police brutality has been a problem within our society for some time now. Due to the many amount of cases, police brutality has shaped a view amongst the lower class that enforcers of the law tend to take advantage of their given power. Seems like police officers feel as if their implementation of the law is a congressional shield against the consequences of violating laws. In most cases of police brutality there is excessive force being used and unnecessary physical force and sometimes even deadly force. Police brutality has impacted our society because it changed the view of local authority; they went from being heroes of our communities to the vigilantes that we watch over our shoulders.
If police want to gain the respect of their community, they must respect all of the different cultures in the neighborhoods they are working in. If officers refuse to respect these people, this can end up leading to distrust in any police force, the loss of credibility, and the inability to be able to work together effectively. In order to learn from past mistakes in community policing, they must examine their past mistakes and correct
The police are there to help by phone, internet or in person. They are there to solve crimes, help the public, and maintain safety and security. The police also have to help individuals within, for example if a person is fearful for their safety, then the police would investigate the matter and reassure them, or if a person has gone missing then the police would do anything in their power to find the missing person. The police are a statutory service because it entitles them in their duties to maintain the safety of the public; they also help to form better communities. The police are required to protect and serve in any dangerous situations and as much as possible.
They lied about getting a warrant and in turn let a killer walk away from the situation with no punishment. Like I said previously if they would have used the ethics of virtue system they would have went about things in an honest manner and even though it might not have saved the life of Detective Griffiths it would have put his killer in jail. Ethics training for our officers is very important to maintain order (Papenfuhs,2011). However, when really spending some time and thinking about this situation I wish our legal system could in some way take into account the pressure we put on cops and when we know for an absolute fact a serious crime as been committed that the criminal could still be punished regardless of the mistakes of cops. I don’t think the people should be able to get off that easy simply because of a legal mishap and in fact disgusts me that his has happens numerous times every year.
Instead of staying in a darkened room, the commanders should be training their officers on how to combat this action and help actual reduce the crimes not cover them up. They need to make sure that officers know the importance of CompStat and how it benefits their department. CompStat can be a great tool, but it must be implemented and used correctly and information cannot be falsified to give data that is wanted. If the information is correct than it can help us ensure that our police department are working to actually reduce crime not just to make their department look good. This information can be used for many different reasons and if individuals knew that police departments were doing everything in their power to actually reduce crimes some areas would not be so scary to live in or
Police Brutality: The Use of Excessive Force Angelice Dollson CRJ–422 Criminal Justice Capstone Robert Jackson March 7, 2011 The police officers are to protect and serve the public and communities’ with their best interest at heart. Members of law enforcement are government officials that impose the laws and preserve order. There are occasions, when the police officers are engaged in a dangerous and stressful call of duty that can involve violent situations that must be controlled. We as citizens value law and order, we do not want to see our streets run by criminals who terrorize people who abide the law and we as citizens created police departments to prevent law and order not to join in with the criminals. We all decide d that police officers should have the ability to use force, but not in all situations.
John Allen 5/5/08 English IV Per. 1 Are Police Brutal? Over the years, many U.S. citizens have proclaimed that police officers have been using their tactics in brutal ways. Others state that they are just doing their job. A lot of people have died because of police officers and the reasons are clear, it is due to criminal activities they have undertaken and then refuse arrest which later causes a spark to ignite between the authorities and the civilians.
Public returned the favor by rioting and a lot of people and cops getting killed. Fourth Principle, “the degree of co-operation of the public that can be secured diminishes proportionately to necessity of the use of physical force” instead of using the violent force to get co-operation of the public only use physical force only when it’s needed. Modern law enforcement doesn’t try use talking about it they usually use physical force when it’s not needed, this is where the disagreement form the public comes in. Fifth principle, “Police seek and preserve public favor not by catering to the public opinion but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial serve to the law” the police are posed to serve the public equal because all men are equal one race that is the human race. Police don’t pull and arrest a man because of his race black, white etc... .
Using community members and community programs will help the police in times that something is going on, but it is not necessarily an emergency. The era of homeland security may look like there is no room for this form of policing, but that is not true. There are many ways in which community-oriented policing can work in conjunction with the various areas of homeland security. Just because the police may be working toward a goal in homeland security does not mean that the community has to be completely left out. There are many ways in which the community will play a very important
James Fox 12-9-2014 CJA 334 In todays world and everyday life, there are differences among other races and cultures. If one culture does not agree with another and someone expresses an opinion about it, it is considered racism. Racism is over used and it seems like it is being used as an excuse to make a statement of an issue that is really not an issue. The police are under a very tight watch when it comes to this type of issue. Officers have to uphold the law and still keep everyone safe.