... need help? The fundamental purpose of law enforcement is to serve and protect the individuals of society. Rough treatment is often times afflicted upon citizens as an alternative form of discipline. Most victims of police brutality are the poor and people of color. For example on August 9th at the 70th Precinct Station House in Brooklyn, two uniformed police officers tortured ... , Dowd, four other officers, and one former officer were arrested for drug trafficking by police in Long Island's Suffolk County. When the arrests hit the papers, it was time for discipline among the police. Not...

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... by means of such organizations as the spies that they were systematically turned into ungovernable little savages, and yet this produced in them no tendency whatever to rebel against the discipline of the party" (Orwell 24). Kids became a part of a group called the "junior spies", which is a group of children who turn in those adults who are not ... ...

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... been there to help us through a case or help us locate a missing child, a missing person, set up road blocks or anything that a law enforcement community would do together. I understand that discipline and order are things that are necessary for us to master and maintain in order for us to uphold the ordinances and laws of our chosen policing areas down the ... ...

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... as therapy, community service, rehab etc. there is no guarantee that he or she will benefit from those steps. The crime control model focuses on giving the correct and necessary discipline to the offender. The crime control model sets less obstacles for the prosecutor, and can help settle disputes in a stern manner. It simply is trying to give people what they ... ...

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... to the community they serve officers must continually present the material in a professional manner. To accomplish this police officer must respond to community needs in the most stringent standards of discipline. Police administrators can ensure their officers actions through careful personnel selection and training, especially in the area of police discretion. When an agency's officers continually perform in a professional manner they ... ...

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... blame for this is usually put on the lack of effective law enforcement. Certainly this is a major aspect, but it is not the only one. Lack of driver education, self-discipline and awareness are also prime factors. Police trying to enforce the law banning drink driving complain of problems in explaining to motorists why they are considered drunk. Sweden and, most ... ...

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... notorious criminals during the Great Depression A lot of people think Clyde's criminal life started when he was younger. Clyde's sister thinks he started becoming a criminal because of the lack of discipline. Clyde was born to Henry and Cummie Barrow in Telice, Texas, one of eight children. His father was a farmer, bringing his eight children up by poverty. When he was young ... ...

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... termination and loss of pension. Some may claim that this is paranoia and will simply cost too much. A single officer can tie up numerous other non-problem officers during the discipline and re-training stages, only adding to the cost of rehabilitating this problem officer. When does an officer need intervention? When is the officer worth keeping or discharging? Is identifying ... ...

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... school pride and spirit, and a feeling of oneness or sense of belonging by students. Another argument that has been made in favor of uniforms is that it restores order and discipline in schools. Private schools are known to be more disciplined and if public schools enforce a school uniform policy it makes the school seem like a private school. Children go to school ... ...

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... Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, and Dirty Harry. These movies are intended to be action films, but in the process gives cops a bad image when it comes to their maturity and discipline. On top of the vast majority of populous affected by "Hollywood" the news media haves an even larger effect on the opinions of how an officer of the law conducts ... ...

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... they call home. In some prisons the prisoners who are on good behavior terms are given such rewards as a T.V, cable, and extra meals. These prisons rarely offer the kind of discipline a criminal needs to reform. I think that the only real way for our country to see what its prisons are like inside the bars, we would have to actually be placed ... ...

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