They will work as a team and solve the tasks at hand. As the saying goes, “two heads are better than one.” Bringing together two people makes way for opportunities at solving problems in different ways then one person would solve alone. Also having two people, preferably with different experience will also bring forth different problem-solving and policing tactics. Safety appears to be increased when an officer is with a partner. This may just be a “sense” of safety, but officers like to think their partner has their back.
Giving orders and the orders being followed means little mistakes, and any orders that are given are still surveyed to prevent mistakes or failure. Rules are put into place as to maintain order. Rewards and Punishments: When recruits are professional and their behaviour matches up to the standard required for them, rewards are put in place. These rewards may include meeting ‘important’ people, such as the Queen and other royals, and being knighted. Respect should be automatic towards colleagues if they are receiving it.
Common forms of misconduct are excessive use of physical or Deadly Force, discriminatory arrest, physical or verbal harassment, and selective enforcement of the law (Saucier, 2001). Police corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain. Corruption may involve profit or another type of material benefit gained illegally as a consequence of the officer's authority. Typical forms of corruption include Bribery, Extortion, receiving or fencing stolen goods, and selling drugs. The term also refers to patterns of misconduct within a given police department or special unit, particularly where offenses are repeated with the acquiescence of superiors or through other ongoing failure to correct them (Saucier 2001).
(n.d.) Retrieved from http://definitions.uslegal.com/p/police-brutality/) Police brutality has been an issue in the past and it continues today. Police brutality is not only physical harm but it’s also psychological harm. We need to analyze how much police brutality really goes on out there. We also need to be aware of how often police brutality goes on, and how we as citizens can minimize it by reporting it when we see it or if it happens to us. We know that police officers use excessive force, and they also use their authority to verbally abuse people.
Some officer’s actions have labeled an entire force as racist, rude, and abusive. This ‘bad apple’ theory leads to a community who cannot trust their local law enforcement officers. When a community has distrust in the law, it becomes difficult for those officers to do their jobs. Cooperation is lost, normally compliant citizens question an officers actions, criminals step up their activities, and at this point an officers stress escalates to a level where it has never been before. The behavior, in which a police officer uses his judgment to bring forth the best course of action regarding a situation where an offense has been committed, is the discretion of the officer (Engel, 2003.)
The overall purpose and meaning of this article is to send the message that police officers can play a unique part in disrupting the disorder process. If police officers focus on less serious crime and disorder of a neighborhood then serious crimes like felonies will not be able to surface as much. This is because the community will participate more and become more social, and they will develop their own set of rules. A main section of this article that I want to point out is the idea that foot patrol decreases crime rate. In the article it states that police officers didn’t like the idea of foot patrol too much but because they did it relationships with the community was formed and people were less afraid to go outside.
An external mechanism would be if a person is verbally or physically abusive to an officer in a situation. An example of that would be if an officer pulls someone over for a minor offense like a break light out on the vehicle, and the driver is yelling and cursing at the officer, and the officer decides to arrest the driver for disorderly conduct. Police discretion affects the criminal justice process in that an arrest that is made by discretion of a police officer could end up being a problem at a hearing or trial. Departments that fail to develop clear policy guidelines on discretion about complex issues can face serious concerns. One concern is cutting moral, legal and constitutional corners that can perpetuate the morally ambiguous nature of police work, which can cause an isolated police culture.
Misconduct in Law Enforcement refers to inappropriate actions taken by officers in connection with their official duties. Example: false confession, false arrest, falsified evidence, false imprisonment, intimidation, police brutality, police corruption, racial profiling, surveillance abuse and off-duty
This paper while not cover the ethics behind lethal force, but will discuss the steps, and progressions leading up to that point. Non-lethal force is very common for a police officer to use in their career. A law enforcement agency must carefully choose the various devices, and techniques it will authorize for the protection of its officers and the public. In making policy decisions in this area, an agency should consider existing court decisions and litigation trends. Use of force is a very important part of an officer’s ability to keep themselves and the public safe, but is also very controversial.
In such situation, the officer can either mediate a peaceful agreement, can suggest counseling or if this doesn’t work he can also make an arrest of the person that is not willing to come to a peaceful resolution to the problem. At the time a police officer encounters a minor misdemeanor, he can also make use of his discretion. A minor misdemeanor that a police officer could encounter can be that of a minor assault, public intoxication, disorderly conduct or even trespassing. The action taken by a police officer in such cases all depends on his discretion at the time, just as it is done on a domestic disturbance case. The officer has the option of making an arrest or making a report and is all based on his discretion used at the time the situation arises.