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Police Officers
Crime handling by Police officer
In the given case scenario, there are several triggers that would dictate the way the police officer would handle the involved men in the fight. First, if one or both of the men involved would display a continues aggressive behavior even in the presence of the law enforcement officer, this would be a reason for the officer to respond with reasonable force to end the duel. The disregard for the instructions that the officer may give, for instance to put their hands up or freeze would as well call for use of assistive tools like the Taser gun to incapacitate the suspects for arrest. Worse still, if one or both suspects would turn violent towards the officer, he may have to use any means possible in self-defense. The suspects may also opt for the use of human shield to avoid arrest and in this case the officer would put the safety of the public into consideration first by doing anything within his means to put the suspect under control. There are instances when the general public, or the onlookers may turn rowdy and try to side with the suspect. In such a scenario, if the officer is able to take away the suspect as fast as possible from the scene that would help defuse tension. The other measure...
There was also an increase in trust of the police force among citizens as it was seen to be catering for the needs of all people. The civil rights movements also sneered higher responsibility among the police (Sagepub, 2006: Pp14).
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Effect of Multiculturalism Education on the Police Force Cultural issues affect law enforcement more than most government workers. Every day, the police come into contact with several people from practically every culture in the areas they police. This reality creates a need for policemen and women to understand the dynamics of multiculturalism. Indeed, the success of community policing depends significantly on how law enforcement relates to people of different cultures (Hendricks
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Police Administration; Structures, Processes, And Behaviors 8th Edition The Evolution of Police Administration Over the centuries, police administration has evolved in several important respects including how police have been organized and what they considered their core strategy for providing value to the communities they serve (Perry, 2001). It is argued that the present police work is not very different from previous police work performed by the London Bobbies in 1829 and the