In the case of S.K vs Constable Garrett Styles, I would sentence S.K to the same punishment that his now facing. Not only banished to the solitude of his house S.K, is serving a much harsher sentence than most within the public think. The judge, justice Sonsa said to reporters that the defendant, S.K is "already serving a life sentence, imprisoned in his wheelchair.". This statement although true did not please the styles family by any means. The passed father of two young children Garrett was killed while doing a routine check.
READING RESPONSE TEMPLATE LABR 2P91 Article: (Spence, Lester, (2016). “Policing Class.”) Summary: Spence’s main argument he makes in Policing Class, is that police violence seen specifically in the state of Baltimore, but also seen throughout the United States, is not just a expression of racism but coincides with class.
This creates a situation that allows police officers discretion in the way they think about what they see and how they handle those with whom they come in contact. There has been an effort by the research community to examine issues concerning how police act and respond in general and what police do specifically when they interact with citizens. A conspicuous void in the research effort has been the lack of attention paid to the process by which police officers form suspicion about a suspect whether or not a formal intervention such as a stop was made. Officers in Savannah, Georgia were observed and debriefed after they became suspicious about an individual or vehicle. Observers accompanied officers on 132, 8-hour shifts, during
Andrew Draper Professor Harrington March 29, 2023 HIST 1580 The Law Enforcement that Breeds Crime Both hailing from poor, destitute families, Jack “the Lad” Sheppard and Jörg Mayr were put in an unfortunate position with many difficulties ahead of them. Though coming from similar backgrounds, they each were subject to vastly different circumstances. The most significant factor between the two, as is to be expected, is the difference between the city beggar Jack Sheppard and the more “country” beggar Jörg Mayr. One major similarity found in their lives of crime, however, is the concept of punishment and the simultaneously loose-yet-harsh nature of said punishment.
We didn’t have much money for lawyers, and we didn’t trust them either” (17). During the 1600s, finding a dependable lawyer who could assist without divulging information was
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Officers (EMPO) finds themselves in constant physical, emotional and psychological challenging situations. Such situations make it possible to assume that professionals working within the Metro Police too long could be more susceptible to trauma, depression, suicide ideation than professionals in less demanding situations. The fact that metro police are usually the first people at a crime scene makes them first responders and crisis workers who absorb the traumatic stress from acute reactions of those they help (Burger 2011). This puts them at risk of experiencing vicarious trauma, also known as compassion fatigue, police stress, secondary victimization, secondary traumatic stress, secondary survivor stress and
Policing Tactics are Unjust In 2012, an African American was murdered every 28 hours by either police officers or persons of authority (Hudson). Of this amount, 43% of murders occurred as a result of racial profiling (Hudson). Police officers are tasked with the duty of protecting people across the nation; however, in a time of urgency, officers are instead harming the people. Although some believe police are behaving in a justified manner, the unnecessary brutality and racial profiling is caused by an inherent belief of white superiority and an internal fear of African Americans.
The objective of this position paper is to present both the pros and cons of community policing and to conclude with my judgment on which on which course of action should be taken. The objective is for the new community policing initiative is to strengthen and build trust and communication between civilians and officers. Many officers feel under appreciated within the communities that they work for and have struggled with trying to regain community cooperation, trust, and respect. The realization that has happened is that the philosophy of reactive incident driven approach must be changed to amore proactive problem solving style; such as a community policing initiative. Community policing is, in essence, a collaboration between the police
Police Officer Works sited “Police and Detectives: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.” 8 Jan. 2014. 17 Sept. 2015. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detectives.htm>. (“Police and Detectives: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics”)
This video and the ramifications of the actions of the sheriff in killing an unarmed teen seems to be more of a misuse of power rather than to protect and serve. For an eight year veteran of the sheriff’s department, I do not know how this went so wrong, and that this sheriff allowed it to become more than a traffic stop. To start by pulling over someone for flashing high-beam, to a scuffle and then seven shoots killing a teen boy. It’s hard to believe this is the United States, one would wonder why. But apparently because this sheriff felt his life was in so much danger that he took it a pond himself to shoot not once but seven times.
Criminology 100: Introduction to Criminology Policing and Discretion “In context to Negative aspects of discretion” Uday Partap Singh Sidhu 802397 Columbia College Date: March 22, 2017 Instructor: Josh Murphy Discretion means the freedom to take decision, freedom of judgement, in context to policing, Discretion is a major police power. Discretion here means ability to choose between multiple options, a police officer has a choice to take a decision. For instance; while encountering an overspending vehicle, a police officer has multiple options, either he can issue a speeding ticket on the spot, or else he could just warn the driver to take care next time, it totally depends on the officer, he may choose any option in regardless of his discretionary powers.
Every day police officers face many challenges, most of which they will face alone. With that being said, in order to deal with these challenges, police officers use discretion (judgements made based off of their knowledge and skills) to decide how to react and handle certain situations. Police discretion has its pros and cons, but it depends upon how the officer uses it in order to fulfil his duties. Both of these aspects of discretion will be discussed further throughout the following paragraphs.
Sadly, during the last few years the relationship between the community and its police has significantly deteriorated. This has been due to the way some officers have handled certain situations in which the use of violence or deadly force could have been avoided. Because of this, some sectors of the community no longer trust their police; such distrust has gotten to the point that they rather take matters into their own hands than calling them for help. Although not all officers misbehave and abuse their power “it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch”. The media has also contributed in promoting the idea that most cops are bad by transmitting, over and over, videos of police officers abusing their power.
The views on wither or not probation and parole officers should carry a firearm has been ongoing for many years. So much so that one hundred percent of the nation is still not in favor with them carrying a firearm. Maybe the reason for some reluctance is due to not feeling a gun is needed in every given situation. So with that note there has to be some pros and cons associated with probation and parole officers carrying firearms.
Police officers are held to such high standards, and one way to maintain these standards is to know when to step back from a situation. In the scenario presented, the officer has several possible solutions; however, an officer must make the best possible decision in order to maintain his integrity and standing in the community. It would be unethical and a danger to the public to let him go and drive off. He could be released into someone else’s custody or I could take him home, however this might lead to charges of special treatment.
