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Understanding these theories can help balance against the instinct I think I would otherwise have that the rules governing police behavior hinder effective law enforcement behavior. I can see myself having the desire to expedite things by bending or tweaking rules in order to accomplish my goals. Knowing what that would do to the ability to prosecute an offender, will make it that much easier for me to make the correct decision, the legal decision, when working in the field.
Likewise, I feel as if an enhanced education will help me avoid the use of inappropriate force with suspects. I do not think any police officer enters the profession thinking that he or she will use inappropriate force against a suspect. However, with the badge comes a tremendous amount of power, and it has been proven time and time again that power corrupts. I can see how even good officers allow their personal...
I think this could happen without an officer even being aware that he was driven by bias or prejudice. Ignorance drives bias and prejudice, and education combats ignorance, so I believe an enhanced education could only benefit me.
Finally, it must be recognized that today's law enforcement officer may need advanced scientific, psychological, or forensic skills that officers have not traditionally needed. If I want to advance from being a patrol officer to a detective or other specialized officer, I need an adequate background for the new subject area. Having an enhanced education when I enter into the profession means that I will not have to pause in the pursuit of my career goals in order to obtain more education.
Law Enforcement Benefits of GIS Applications for Law Enforcement Resources Police methods have changed dramatically around the world in recent years due to the advent of geo-positioning and improved computer-aided mapping techniques. As has happened throughout the history of policing, law enforcement officials have always tried to use new scientific research to their benefit. Since the object is the safety and comfort of local citizens, a major aspect of the mission for police
Q: Do you think continual education and/or training in police ethics would reduce incidents of police corruption? A: Again, it depends entirely on the type of continual education and training we're talking about: repeating simplistic ethical training scenarios originally presented in the academy is even less effective with respect to seasoned police veterans than with respect to rookies or trainees. On the other hand, if we're talking about a well-designed
Many of these have been challenged throughout the years. In fact, here have been a number of cases challenging age discrimination within this more complicated situation. In the case, EEOC v. City of Janesville an individual fought the fifty-five-year cut off age for police officers in that county (Vance 1986). Opponents of the age cut off argued that age discrimination was acceptable only in "particular business," meaning for police officers
The Impact of Higher Education on Law Enforcement Officers\\\' Use of Force and Community Policing PracticesAbstractThis study aimed to address the research problem of whether requiring a higher education or college degree for law enforcement officers leads to less use of force and better community policing. The hypothesis posited that officers with higher education would demonstrate reduced use of force and improved community policing practices. Utilizing a cross-sectional online survey,
"The younger children of college graduates display higher levels of school readiness indicators than children of non-college graduates" (Baum, 2005). Moreover, the report continues, after they graduate from high school, students whose parents have attended college are "…significantly more likely than those with similar incomes whose parents do not have a college education to go to college themselves" (Baum). Knowing that my pursuit of a college education at this point
Corrections/Law Enforcement HR Website When I searched for the occupation correctional officer (CO), after using the 'visit' button next to the "My Next Move" tab, a list of matching and similar occupations appeared rapidly ("I want to be a & #8230;," n.d.). At the top of the list was a link for job information about COs and jailers. Some preliminary information was presented to the right in a columnar format, which