The court also ordered the city to pay her attorney’s fees. The city appealed the ruling based on the grounds that they were not notified of the harassing behavior until after Williamson filed an internal complaint. Specifically, the city contended it could not be held liable for any knowledge the officer’s supervisor had regarding the sexual harassing conduct. The appellant court upheld the lower court’s
As a result of her comprehensive definition on white privilege and endorsement to her academic background, McIntosh begins to persuade her audience that unearned white privilege does exist. The first couple of paragraphs of her essay she gives to define white privilege, so it is recognizable that this definition is necessary for her essay and her argument.
Name of Case: LaChance vs. Erickson Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court Parties and their roles:. LaChance, director, Office of Personnel Management petitioner; Erickson et al Responded Relevant facts: Federal employees made false statements to agency investigators with respect to their misbehavior. The legal issue(s) raised: The legal issue raised was that the respondents, federal employees were charged by their agencies because each of them made false statements to the agency investigators with respect to their misconduct.
In response to public outcries to do more interventions in the community, the officers maintained that Floyd's behavior was suspicious and there had been a burglary pattern for that time of day in the neighborhood. The officers recorded Floyd's Stop and Frisk on the controversial UF250 form (Stop, Question and Frisk Report Worksheet), indicating that the suspected crime was a burglary. In response to the question “Was person searched?”, during the trial, the officers checked “No.” The three officers also claimed that they were unaware of any quotas or expectations that they complete a certain number of stops or UF250.
Pleasant Bluffs: Launching A Home-Base Hospital Program While analyzing the case on Pleasants Bluffs, the main problem is how will they come up with a proposal for the pilot program for Pleasant Bluffs home-base hospital care and how to manage it. According to the case, it stated that Graff Salot, the director of Performance Improvement (PI), at Pleasant Bluffs Health System, is tasked with making these changes. (Erskine,2016) Therefore some potential solution might be to complete this task, he must first hired more people for administrative, and clinical. By doing this, will help to better manage the PI department and patients.
According to the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Whistleblower Protection Programs, Hopson should have been received protection from workplace retaliation. However, this was not the case; he did not receive workplace protection, so he pursued legal action. As the result of the lawsuit filed by Justin Hopson, the state attorney general’s office conducted an investigation into the state police and found only seven officers guilty of harassment. Punishments ranged from reprimands to 45-day suspensions.
Many facts in this story have revealed that the officer used unnecessary force and threatening words while Bland practiced her rights. Bland was pulled over for switching lanes without signaling while pulled over she was smoking a cigarette. Trooper Encina proceeded to ask Bland to put out her cigarette, Bland asked if she had to since she was inside of her car. The trooper then asked
Whistle blower protection. The Plaintiff requested an answer to the simple question is there a personal relationship between anyone at the Casper Landfill and anyone at the State DEQ. The City answered there was not and then they were informed about the marriage relationship between the manager Langston and the permit issuer Anderson. 4.
Colonial expansion of european nations into the western hemisphere or “New World”, was truly a time of social innovation. As New England saw an extensive amount of change in the 17th and 18th centuries, many developing factors were shaping the future of what we now know as Rhode Island. Specifically, the socio-political as well as economic factors which shaped the towns of Providence and Newport were powerful enough to influence the surrounding towns and eventually the entire state as we see it today. Providence and Newport had both grown in their own respective series of circumstance as well as influence each other greatly from the late 17th century until the end of the American Revolution. Providence and Newport had both began to form in
Not to mention that the NY Police would not always do a report on all the stops they made. Herbert stated, “These encounters with
Arresting communication: A Life Saving Tool Often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and always informative, Jim Glennon’s book Arresting Communication introduces the reader to the concept of both verbal and non-verbal communication in the world of law enforcement. His down to earth approach makes it easy for a broad range of readers to understand these concepts. Anecdotal stories also help drive home the message that proper communication is key to keeping both a law enforcement officer and those interacting with them safe. The book is incredibly informative as much of this information likely will not be covered in a classroom or in a police academy, at least not as in depth as this book anyway. Early in chapter 1 of the book, Glennon states that 97% of arrests are made without the situation devolving to violence.
Then some question pertaining to criminal justice. Also observed a deputy during a ride-along, we handled a hit n run, disorderly conduct. The hit n
In chapter one, "Privilege, Oppression, and Difference, Allan Johnson begins his argument that "difference is not the problem"( Johnson, pg 5 ). The author goes on to explain that difference by itself is not the problem, rather difference in conjunction with our ideas that cause fear. That being said, discrimination was a bigger problem in the past and it still is today. We starts with talking about Rodney King and racism he had received from police officers in Los Angeles. Johnson continues on with the idea that people are judged not for who they are or the things they have accomplished, but how they are perceived by others.
In short, instead of dismissing the complaints of disgruntled employees, the ISPA should seek them in order to understand truth from the troopers’ perspective (Berg, 2007). Second, the courts and legislatures have recognized that police officers have a constitutional right to free speech (Peak et al., 2010). The Court ruled that an officer’s derogatory remarks toward the police department are not necessarily unreasonable.
A police officer must be cautious in the order in which they hesitate or question the suspect and read the suspects rights. No matter if the prosecutor is guilty or not we should be told our constitutional rights. ‘’You have the right to remain silent. ... You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for
