Summary Of The Categories Of Nonwildlife Violation

Chapter One
1.1 Introduction
Wildlife conservation officers are law enforcement officers whose main responsibility is the enforcement of statutes concerning wildlife. Traditionally, most of a conservation officer’s time is dedicated to wildlife law enforcement nevertheless, it has been indicated that the range of their responsibilities has expanded in current years to incorporate the enforcement of a range of additional laws as well. This study required a qualitative approach to data collection and sought to research the percentage of assault and injury encountered by conservation officers while performing their increased duties as contrasted to that of a traditional law enforcement officer. Categories of nonwildlife violations confronted

Research suggests that conservation law enforcement has distinct hazards that subject conservation officers to assault and injury at an elevated amount than that of their traditional law enforcement colleagues (Eliason, 2011). Certain aspects adding to a greater amount of injury and assault involve single patrols in isolated and hazardous areas with insufficient or non-existent backup and in areas with inadequate communication. Furthermore, numerous patrol hours are completed on foot or in a vessel interacting with fishermen equipped with knives or guns (McSkimming, 2010). This research is intended to ascertain and explore the safety circumstances which are integral to conservation law enforcement to alleviate these

These non- customary users of natural resources are restructuring the enforcement responsibilities of conservation officers and putting them at increased threat for assault and use of force (Shelley, 2009). Is there an explanation why the enforcement of non-conservation laws enhances the probabilities for assault and use of force? Fishing and boating are regulated pastimes, with the offense for violations being fines. As conservation officers embark toward a traditional policing role, they amplify their possibility of confrontation by subjects they would not usually come in contact with during their course of enforcing conservation laws. Frequently, many individuals do not acknowledge the authority of a conservation officer, subsequently resulting in assaults or use of force. The organization of conservation departments has progressed in the previous two decades in reaction to the shifting culture of outdoor recreational individuals. Conservation officers are currently required to enforce a wider scope of state laws. This move in the direction of more traditional law enforcement responsibilities frequently exposes conservation officers to the identical dangers encountered by traditional law enforcement minus the structure and safety procedures integrated in traditional police department (Patten & Caudill, 2013).
1.4 Research Hypotheses
This research