more people concerned about the police accountability in Hong Kong, according to the hand book on police accountability (2011) police accountability had dived into external and internal. Internal accountability mean the police can be internal investigate and be internal discipline within the police force, external accountability mean an external and independent body and the public can oversight the complaints process. police accountability is use to ensure when police exercise their power and enforce
The above are reported instances of police misconduct, police corruption, or police brutality on July 24, 25 and 26, 2012. There is no one specific definition of police misconduct, police corruption, or police brutality, but it is generally the abuse of police authority; the violation of the law or of an individual’s rights by the police. Probably the most wide ranging category is considered police misconduct. It refers to law enforcement officers who break the criminal laws or encroach on a
According to Transparency International corruption is “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.” Corruption can be taking place around us without even knowing it. In this essay I will examine the impact of a corrupt leader, the impact of corruption on ordinary citizens and ways to prevent corruption from happening. There are three types of corruption, one of them being grand. “Grand corruption consists of acts committed at a high level of government that distort policies or the central functioning
This essay aims to examine the exercise of discretion in Britain in relation to policing, and why the abuse of the discretionary power may result in dangerous to the society or citizens. Before moving on to examination, it is first necessary to consider what could reasonably meant by police discretion, what factors may taken into account when using it and why it is an inevitable tool for police to intervene in or handle a particular situation. After considering possible reasons why discretion is
In this essay I am going to talk about social factors which will include security problems, individual social problems, and First Nations state of being. I will also be talking about economic factors such as money, family, and job. I believe immigration is very
The Great Gatsby Analytical Essay The 1920’s was a period of economic corruption and the decade between WW1 and the Stock Market crash of 1929, and was thought of as a time of frivolity. The novel, The Great Gatsby represents this time period within a love story and is filled with many themes and motifs that intertwine together to create this American classic. One of the themes in the novel is wealth which is used to show a person’s social status, money and power. Fitzgerald gives each character
In writing the essay which critically discusses the official and unofficial crime statistics, it will firstly go to the extent of explaining crime trends in different areas, secondly, determine what are the source of crime statistics, thirdly, discuss the challenge’s that are within the Criminal Justice System, lastly differentiate vividly between the official and unofficial crime statistics, thus make relevant examples to differentiate these crime statistics. Throughout the years there has been
Anthony Altbeker tells the story of police officer ‘Fats’ Makaye in chapter twelve of his book, “The Dirty Work of Democracy”. Fats’ attitude toward his role and occupation of being a South African police officer is one of disillusionment, detachment, disenchantment; he is also a very negative man who is highly unmotivated. Although these may be Makaye’s attitudes to his job, they do not always support his actions. It will be shown in this essay how the sociological concepts of structure and agency
participating in public affairs. Poor governance is characterized by arbitrary policy making, unaccountable bureaucracies, unenforced or unjust legal systems, the abuse of executive power, a civil society unengaged in public life, and widespread corruption. According
These institutions are set up, but skeletal and have no teeth; no real power and are merely controlled by the powers that be. Both North Korea and Myanmmar have set up institutions in the effort to shroud their corruption. The concept of Competitive Authoritarianism is weaved into the concept of Electoral Authoritarianism. In reference Steven Livitsky’s and Lucan Way’s research a major area of democratic contestation is the Electoral one. They explain that “Electoral