Police Accountability This paper will focus on the issues of police accountability in modern society, and in particular why their accountability is more important than other profession. ... Even more serious is police brutality and physical abuses of power, which in reality are more common than most believe. ... Nevertheless there are extensive methods in place for ensuring police accountability. ... External review can take the form of public inquiries by police boards, which examine police behavior, administration, resources and fiscal matters. ... Clearly the need...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ethics in Policing The original conception of the police forces' role in society emphasizes the need for police to obtain community support in order to perform policing duties. There are three issues that have shaped the role of ethics in policing: styles of policing, the police as an institution, and police culture. ... Policing, or police culture, fringes on the mutual respect and cooperation of the public in which the police are sworn to protect (Banks, 2009). ... Violations of the rule-of-law include acts such as police brutality, planting false evidence, and lying in court (Finckenau...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In 2011 the New York Police Department made 685,724 stops, which is six times more than conducted by police during Mayor Michael Bloomberg's first year in office. ... Police officers had the right to stop individuals and inquire, but had to have a reason sufficient enough, in court, to justify the action. ... Diallo was a 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea and was killed by four New York Police Department off-duty officers. ... Controversies over police brutality and racial profiling were finally brought to light after the event as the circumstances of the shooting incited outrage across ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate