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perception. For example, when a crime occurs, witnesses can give starkly different statements on what took place. Sometimes the best teller of the truth can be video footage from a camera. Therefore, when police officers wear body cameras it is beneficial to the suspect, as well as the officer, because they provide an unbiased account of what truly happened. The American people have been pushing the issue of body cameras because there have been multiple instances where unarmed…

The Big Eye Improved citizen behavior, improved police behavior, reduced need to use force incidents, reduced citizen complaints. These are all outcomes that would improve in everyday life if law enforcement wore body cameras. In the news, there are numerous cases about police allegedly misusing force or about citizens allegedly using force against the law enforcement. With law enforcement wearing body cameras, these well-known incidents would be no longer a problem. Not only would that be more…

So what is police brutality?, it 's when a police officer uses excessive force to detain a suspect or a criminal (sometimes even killing the person or seriously injuring them). There are many different viewpoints on the matter , but two have come up with their own arguments ( Michael P. Auerbach and Tracey M. DiLascio). The main points covered were; agreeing that police are put in instantaneous, decisive positions and that some police officers take it too far, and disagreeing about how…

Criminal Justice Diversity Reflection on Discussion I think that a lot of the news that we see is about male’s police officers that do not always do the most ethical things. The male police officers usually get a bad wrap about how they have to follow the rules and if they do not they get punished, but when women do it it’s a different story. I think that Americans and probably most other countries have a stigma that males cant be a victim domestic assault because they are suppose to be strong.…

along with the President, seeing as it has limited downside to the public, will pass this bill. The Camera Authorization and Maintenance Act, or the CAM Act of 2014, states that any state or unit of government that doesn’t require law enforcement officers to use body-worn cameras will not receive any grants from the Attorney General the following fiscal year. This highly incentivizes the use of body-worn cameras by policemen. This bill would we a major solution to the principal-agent problem, as…

One way that stands out is the fact that each officer will be aware they are wearing these cameras, therefore making them less likely to commit acts of police violence. They know each action they make is being constantly recorded and will be looked at and scrutinized if there is a claim of excessive police force. There have been multiple studies done by different universities in different parts of America showing the use of body cameras on police officers has significantly fewer complaints and…

the police have a social responsibility of uniting people in a community and ensuring that individual rights are protected. The police should catch lawbreakers with work to prevent crime by promoting law and order in our communities. It means that officers have to listen to the demands of individuals inclusively and ensure that they meet needs of the disadvantaged in the society (Independent Police Commission Report, 2012). For the police to fully serve their social purpose, they need to…

Ferguson, MO. (Some states are requiring police officers to wear body cameras, and now there is a push for federal law requiring every police officer in the United States to be equipped with a body camera). The reasoning behind this is because body cameras benefit both the police officer and the citizen in many different ways. Some examples of these benefits include, encouraging both parties to do the right thing by the law, help exonerate police officers from crimes, and also provide proof to…

stopped by a police officer and his K-9 after he was seen jaywalking. When the officer and his dog approached the man, the dog immediately reacted to the scent of some sort of illegal substance. Because the dog was alerted by the scent, the officer then had probable cause to search him. As he searched the man, the officer did find illegal substances that the dog smelt. The man was then arrested and charged with possession of illegal substances. The dog’s alertness gave the police officer all of…

Ethical Dilemma Situation Ethical dilemmas involving law enforcement officers happen every day. We can create a situation all on our own or we can be brought into a situation just because we are there. The facts remain the same, no matter how we ended up in an ethical dilemma situation, what are we going to do about it and is there a right way to handle the situation. Situation After all of the hard work and effort I have put forth to graduate with a criminal justice degree, I am placed…