Pursuit of Law Enforcement Career Elton Varner CMRJ201 Ray Walker May 18, 2014 Pursuit of Law Enforcement Career In the pursuit of a law enforcement career, there are many variables that play essential roles. Professionalism, ethics, and moral standards in the pursuit of a law enforcement career are all important. Many people aspire to work in law enforcement. Not all people are the right fit for law enforcement. Being in a community and seeing crime constantly rising, people may become
reason, it matters immensely to have diversity within the law enforcement. As a diverse society, not everyone is going to feel protected by officers of a different race than they may be. For example, considering the Ferguson situations, people might feel that the men and women being hired to protect us are doing anything but that. In a world where the population of minorities grow more and more with each day, it is only fair that the law enforcement leans toward employing from minority ethnic groups. Though
formally welcoming than British aliens. Communities have become cultural diverse. However, we have exception society. Our community, Law enforcement and future endears depends on diversity awareness. Topic I – Community A. Immigrant population B. Juveniles C. Diverse cities Topic II – Law enforcement officer’s diversity A. Cultural recruitment B. Microasm Law Enforcement C. Racial Profiling prevention Topic III- Future of Multiculturalism as whole. A. Globalization B. Human Rights C. Better community
basic rights to equality. Should racial profiling be utilized by the law enforcement as a form of "tool"? "Racial profiling" is a practice most commonly utilized by law enforcement in which individuals are claimed to be a suspect "based primarily on race, rather than any suspicion of observed violation of the law" (Tomaskovic-devey and Warren, par. 3). Racial profiling is unethical and should not be utilized by law enforcement in any situation.. It is argued that racial profiling is "an unnecessary
situation. Some police officers feel that they are above the law and they abuse their power to unjustly apprehend, abuse, and in some cases fatally injure suspects. Police brutality has always been a controversial issue in the United States. Police brutality is when a police officer uses excessive force to apprehend or control an individual by physically abusing, verbally attacking, and psychologically intimidating. When a law enforcement officer uses excessive force it causes a community to question
reporting and the heightened attention on uncommon and unfortunate instances that have occurred, a great deal of the American population have lost their trust in law enforcement. According to The Justice Department, recent statistics suggest that excessive force claims occur in less than 1.4% of the time citizens are approached by law enforcement (Wihby). Yet, African American males report the greatest rate of occurrence of threats of force and compose the largest demographic composition of poverty
“On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions. I will always uphold the constitution my community and the agency I serve” (What is the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor?). What does this oath mean? This oath is the start to every law enforcement official’s career. This is the oath they must take before serving their communities. This oath is their foundation. The officials
Organizational Communication Communication in law enforcement, what exactly does it refer to? Is it the communication between police officers and the citizens of the public? Or is it communication within the police department or communication between law enforcement agencies? Without communications, police departments would not function successful. If there was no communication between police and the public the results can lead to the community having negative feeling towards police. Communication
issue because I personally experienced the negative effects of racial profiling. I never want my child to go through the humiliation of being followed when shopping and being accused of shoplifting. Racial profiling creates distrust between law enforcement and minority communities. It is essential that Congress pass the End Racial
the expansion of the population, Americans found an expansion in crime. Many areas adopted Constables or Sheriff’s to oversee law enforcement practices in their area. These individuals handled the general peace in the community. These individuals would make arrests and investigate crimes when needed. Over the years as communities grew, so did the need for law enforcement many agencies grew in force to handle the growth