The justifiable use of force by law enforcement personnel in the United States has its roots in English Common Law. In its original stages, force was permitted by all citizens, at the minimum, to detain a recognized criminal violator, and physical punishment, exile and death were common and acceptable penalties for alleged criminal conduct. When taken to the extreme, any convicted felon could (and would likely) be put to death. A person who opted to flee the scene of a serious crime became a “fleeing
Introducing a deadly concept called the use of force. The use of force sometimes obstructed and miss guided. According to the Nij(National Institute of Justice) use of force is only used by law enforcement officers under self-defense circumstances. Also used on an individual or group. When it comes to defining the use of force there is no definite definition because some say it is too harsh or should not be used at all. I believe the use of force is necessary to an extent because yes cops do need
few police officers our government has developed several control mechanism to ensure that police are using their best discretion. These mechanism include, internal control, external control, control by citizens, legislative control and control by courts. Unfortunately when it comes to police discretion there is not right or wrong there is allot of situational instances that may arise in which action has to be taken. Police discretion describes a police officer's right to determine
Seventy seven cents. That trivial sum is the amount of money a woman makes for every one dollar that a man makes in the United States (“Women in the Labor Force”). To this day, women are fighting for equality with men. However, their current burden is softened due to the “f word”, or feminism, and the work done by the women of the 1960s. This work brought about the second wave feminism that began in the early 1960s and continued into the late 1980s. Many times when people hear about this era they
"Handicapped" is a blanket term used to describe any person having a condition that impairs the ability to function, whether it be socially, mentally, or physically. Today, there are close to fifty million handicapped individuals in the United States alone. However, due to the lack of understanding of most disabilities, paired with the stigmatization of mental illness, most disabled Americans suffer discrimination in their everyday lives. Although America has made great strides in the past century