... been looked at as a "steady increase " (2010 Statcan). With that said even though the number of male police officers is greater than the number of female officers today, in the near future the two numbers will be similar and equal. According to Statistics Canada (2011), there are about "15 percent " of women who are in the federal ... agencies. Also "at least 100 sworn personnel, state agencies trail municipal and country agencies by a wide margin in hiring and promoting women. Specifically, state agencies report 5.9% sworn women law enforcement officers, which is significantly lower th...

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... great thinker of the Renaissance as well as a famous essayist, sometimes accredited with the invention of the essay writing form. Born in 1533 near Bordeaux, France to a wealthy and education conscious family, he was raised from the time of his birth until age six by household servants and ... all laws originate from some sort of recognized authority which imposes rules to bring about order in society, and so the authority which writes the law, "him who exacts", should be thought of as the "commander". Who then is the enforcer, "him who performs"? It could either mean ... a police forc...

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... spike strips on the road. For starters, South Hampton State Police laid die spike strips, trying to put an end to Illegal Street racing on the Wantagh and Ocean Parkways, near Jones Beach. At approximately 11:00 p.m., State Police viewed about seventy-five vehicles looking for a strip to race on. The enthusiasts were between the age of sixteen and thirty years ... is responsible for attracting record numbers of racers. Friday at 10 p.m., in the shadow of the rusting hulk that was once the majestic cruise ship SS United States; Delaware Avenue near Piers 82-84 magically becomes the Phila...

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Facts: Near a house police considered to be a place of cocaine traffic, officers spotted a man walking toward them. When eye contact was made the man turned and ... However, this did not give the officers the right to follow him and pull him over in order to search him. The "plain-view doctrine" allows law enforcement officers to investigate and search someone they feel may be hiding something illegal. The officers give comments within the case and proceedings that they clearly felt something ... to suspicions by police officers that arise by what they witness before their very eyes. However,...

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... the US INS put in practice the Operation Wetback, which was intended to remove one million illegal immigrants from southwestern USA through the use of racial profiling, ending up removing near the million illegal immigrants targeted" (The Police Should Use Racial Profiling To Tackle The Problems Of Illegal Immigration). This quote explains how profiling helped at a time in the United ... who commit certain types of crimes may lead officers to generalize about a particular group and act according to the generalization rather than specific behavior" (http://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforceme...

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... sexual serial killer" ( Sugden, pg.2) Jack's trademark was the killing of female prostitutes. But not only did he kill them, he would surgically remove organs and intrails and place them near the dead body. "Jack the Ripper" wasn't his only nickname, he was also called " the Whitechaple murder " because the body's were found ... near the Whitechapel Road, and " The Leather Apron" because of a man that would come by and beat up the prostitutes for no reason. Jack the Ripper is credited for 9 killings, but ... off or paying for a private room or for a room with your friend it was usuall...

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... first modern sexual serial killer" Jack's trademark was the killing of female prostitutes. But not only did he kill them, he would surgically remove organs and intrails and place them near the dead body. "Jack the Ripper" wasn't his only nickname, he was also called " the Whitechaple murder " because the body's were found ... near the Whitechapel Road, and " The Leather Apron" because of a man that would come by and beat up the prostitutes for no reason. Jack the Ripper is credited for 9 killings, but ... off or paying for a private room or for a room with your friend it was usually a...

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... , especially from students. Associating the police with ANY word other than their entitled role is a form of disrespect. To maintain a working society it is vital to have some degree of law and order. While there is a fine line between a police state and a human rights model, in either type of society a policing force is required so that the citizens will adhere to ... the laws created by elected govenment. Police must be respected or else our near perfect society will fall into utter chaos. Without repect towards police officers we cannot live in a civilized society. Police deserve resp...

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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution strictly limits the power of law enforcement officers to make searches. With a few very limited exceptions, you can conduct a search only if you have probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime is located in the ... arrest, or immediately after the arrest, you may search the arrested person and the immediate area into which he or she can reach. If the arrest takes place in or near an automobile, you may, incident to arrest, search the passenger compartment and any containers you find inside. You can make a warrantless search of a car which...

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United States V. Sharpe, 470 U.S. 675 (1985) Facts: There is a question of whether the stop and arrest of Sharp was lawful. A DEA agent (Cook) was patrolling an area near Sunset Beach, North Carolina for suspected drug trafficking. They were headed to South Carolina. Agent Cook noticed an overloaded pickup truck with an attached camper traveling in tandem with a Pontiac ... given the circumstances given to him, Agent Cooke pursued his investigation in a diligent and reasonable manner. 2. This case does not involve and delay unnecessary to the legitimate investigation of the law enforcement o...

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... cause an outburst so they could arrest him. He confronts the officers by saying, " your duty is to keep order, but you purposely tortured us common citizens. Why violate the law you are supposed to enforce?" He is trying to stand up for his rights and the principle that the police are to serve the common good of the people. The ... sign the confession so he and his lawyer will be released. It is now that he enacts les talionis. Mr. Chiu then proceeds to share his affliction with several restaurants near the police station. He then became the saboteur. "Within a month over eight hundred ...

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... became a scoundrel with an evil demeanor. Malcolm's business partner, was a white woman by the name of Sophia. They were on drugs and even robbed a house. Because of their antics, the law was on their trail! . They eventually caught and sent to prison. Malcolm was sentenced to 8 years in prison while Sophia was only sentenced to 2 years because she was white. This ... rejects all forms of racism, the Nation of Islam declared that whites were the "devil by nature," and that God was black. However, the Black Muslims predicted that in the near future a Great War would take place in which w...

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... punished greatly for what they did to ensure that this is enforced as wrong behavior that will not be tolerated by our law system or our society. I hope that a verdict is reached soon on this case, and I think that the end is near and we will hear soon what is going to happen to the three former officer known as the "riders". ...

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... are there. Electronic surveillance cameras are now being installed at street crossings, in banks, above freeways, in federal parks, and in the workplace, just to name a few. In the very near future, automatic teller machines will be able to match ones" face to his account. You as well as your actions can be recorded without prior knowledge or consent from you ... 's right to privacy? Surveillance cameras destroy the kind of privacy in public places that citizens have come to expect. At the same time, it erodes the quality of life for law-abiding citizens far more than the cameras would h...

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