In this essay I would be answering the questions of whether officer jones had probable cause to arrest xaiver falsely and if officer smith used excessive force during the arrest. I will also be touching the legal standard for analyzing a false arrest and excessive force claim under the 4th Amendment in this essay. False Arrest False arrest is when a person says he/she was held against their will in custody without probable cause, or without a warrant. An arrest is subject to the Fourth Amendment
Imperialism is defined as a policy of when one county extends it is power and influence over other countries, through use of diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is the centre topic in the essay, “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell. In the essay, he illustrates the effects of imperialism on Burmese who were under the British police and on himself while he worked for the British. When individuals work under imperialism, then they are negatively impacted, they are often mistreated by the citizens
to vote for a stricter gun law. Even though that’s the case, there are also Americans who support the right-to-carry as what the National Rifle Association (NRA) have non-stop campaigned about. The reason to why I choose this particular topic as my essay is because I find that gun control is an interesting and an even more important issue to be discussed and have deeper knowledge about. The availability of guns for civilians may not be the only reason these shooting and massacres happen. Social economic
by police force. Anyone with access to television or the internet knows about all of the police shootings of black people that have been happening these last few years. The shooting of Michael Brown was the first shooting that received a large amount media coverage, and since then it seems like there is a new one in the news every few months. There are many reasons and factors that play into why black people are the ones being killed by the police. Institutional Racism as well as what police officers
2012) Certain criminal activity requires specific law enforcement tactics in effecting arrests based on the nature of the criminal activity as well as the nature of the criminal suspects themselves. In some cases forceful arrests and the use of deadly force is required in order to combat crime. This concept brings about some debate as there is a fine line between forceful arrests and unjust arrests and it is important to remember that criminal suspects have constitutional rights too. When using
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
ESSAY 1 “I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.” -Malcolm X Not everyone shares that view with Malcolm X, especially not the white police. Policed abuse their power and freedom and use it as a means to oppress and discriminate against people of color. Two innocent black boys were shot and killed by police near the campus of Jackson State University in Mississippi in 1970 but the incident was overshadowed in the media. Forty years
because both sides have come to an agreement. This is known as a plea bargaining. Plea bargaining is used to get an actual confession from a convict. Some criminals use pleas to get a shorter punishment. They also use plea bargaining to avoid lengthy trials. Even though plea bargaining helps some people, some choose not to use it. This essay will be explaining what is a plea bargaining. Plea bargaining also known as negotiating a deal is the most important step in the criminal justice process.
these very concepts have spread to several other industries not just the fast food one due to globalization. The models that McDonalds established are efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control, all of which are the foundation that others use in order to reach similar success to that of McDonalds. In fact as a prime example of global success, George Ritzer named the idea of society adapting to the characteristics to fast food restaurants, McDonaldization. However
In this essay I will be discussing ''Why are criminologists sceptical on the accuracy of official crime statistics on the extent and seriousness of crime?'' The Official Crime Statistics (OCS) are born from the crimes the police choose to investigate and record. However as many crimes go unreported, they will not be recorded and therefore OCS would not be able to accurately measure the true extent of crimes taking place. OCS come from a broad range of sources such as The British Crime Survey, Official