3rd District Police Department in Grand Crossing which is a part of the Chicago Police Department located on the city’s South Side. It is also considered to be one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods. Therefore, I will be reporting on the dates between August 30, 2016 to September 12, 2016 for the police beat of 1533 and ward 28 and 29. Furthermore, I will give details on the administrative, tactical and strategic analysis for this area and how they can better help the department fight the high
Chicago PD is a procedural crime drama TV show produced by the legendary Dick Wolf. It is part of a Chicago trilogy consisting of the shows Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Chicago Med. The show focuses on the intelligence unit within the Chicago Police Department, who fight crime and protect the city. The unit is headed up by a tough sergeant named Voight, who has a reputation of being a dirty cop in the past. The characters in the show are willing to go to great lengths to protect the city. Some
Police Brutality has been a widely ignored issue since the United States of America was created. Two major elements that play into police brutality is racial discrimination and the belligerent desire to misuse their power. The effects from this issue involves the loss of trust and the increase of fear towards the police force who have disregarded their obligation as protectors. Demilitarization of the police force should be a priority; the amount of weaponry supplied to them encourages the use violence
Why do schools NOT notify the police when a violent disturbance occurs? One would assume that when there is an assault or threat upon a student, the police would be the first people to be notified. When there is violence, or threats of violence against students in an academic setting, information about the threats and the troublesome student should be shared with the police. But Universities usually do not provide this information to the police. Lynn Daggett, a Professor at the Gonzaga University
Sandra Bland was born to a suburban Chicago family, where she was one of 5 sisters, graduated from Prarie View A&M where she joined Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated, she had musical interest as well, served as a counselor during the summer, and volunteered for a senior citizen advocacy group. While Sandra Bland lived her life as a vibrant member of her community and family, she died alone; in a Texas holding cell after her recent arrest for making a turn without signaling. The details surrounding
Police Body Cams: Successful or Unsuccessful It’s late in the afternoon. You are walking down the street and witness a police officer attack a young African-American male who obeyed every command that the police officer was imposing. The male was told to put his hands behind his head and to freeze, so he did. Suddenly you hear gunshots and see the male on the floor bleeding to death and yet several police men run and continue to attack him. They beat him up and yell in his face. What would you do
crucial components to keeping our existence whole. Without having music life would become dull, dry and even monotonous. Music has many purposes and applications to be applied, dozens of situations and incidents that music can make an impact on people. Police officers in Miami, FL have started a band to bring the community together and change the meaning of the “blue uniform”. Playing music for the cops helps them show everyone that the “blue uniform: doesn’t define but the music lets them show who they
limitations of the study. Police conduct has, for an exceedingly long time, been an issue in Africa and other parts of the world, be it corruption, sexual harassment, drug abuse, money laundering or brutality cite. A large portion of the world does not trust its police force cite and for this reason, there have been a lot of restructuring of the police force throughout the years in an effort to control police misconduct cite. Although we have seen some reformation on the police force, a lot of them still
In the last 5 years or so we have had so many police scandals arise and become the central eye of the news and papers. In 2015 we now have a massive rise with social media and usually are the first to get any information and or video. Every time the news comes on or anything related to media we will get new information or see tmz has the first video of it happening. Social media is the fastest way to get anything on the web or the news within hours. Scandals that I can think of off the top of my
system is flawed and oversaturated with nonviolent drug offenders. Out of the approximately 2.2 million people in our nation’s prisons and jails, about one in four are locked up for a nonviolent drug offense (Criminal Justice Facts). According to the Department of Corrections, the largest single category of offense among prisoners is “drug
and tensions have felt higher than ever in the past years. The issue of police brutality is big in many people's minds. Many will say the police are out of control -going out everyday with an agenda on their mind and discriminate against people merely because of biased tendencies will sa the police are only doing their job and it’s the public that is out of control and if people would just comply then every instance of police using excessive force could be avoided. However, it is far more complicated
Americans are called to obey police officers as figures with authority. However, as we have seen in the news recently, police brutality is a common occurrence. People are starting to question police authority and whether or not they should have to obey at all times, even to the point of physical harm. Similarly, Aquinas and Augustine deem there are times in which it is acceptable to disobey earthly authorities, most notably when violating the divine law, however, Augustine disagrees with Aquinas
Should Police Officers Wear Body Cameras? I. Introduction A. Thesis: Although there has been much controversy surrounding the use of body cameras, they are necessary because they can minimize the harm of innocent people, ensure accountability for the everyone involved, and help build trust in the tarnished image of law enforcement. II. Body Paragraph 1 – Not only will the use of body cameras hold the police officers accountable but it will hold all parties accountable. When body cameras are utilized
both attorneys and police officers face dilemmas that are entwined with their line of work. Two main comparable ethical dilemmas are personal gain and the abuse of power. Some attorneys deny the liberty or even the bail of some defendants, when it is reasonable, just because they want to. Certainly this leads to the ideal of abuse of power. Also, many attorneys receive “compensations, benefits, and pay-offs” in order to get someone off-the-hook or to speed up the case. Equally, police officers abuse
Incivility is when a person lacks manners. It is very common to witness incivility in public places. Sometimes, it can escalate to something very serious and the police can get involved. It is time for this to end because it is unnecessary behavior. When someone shows incivility to anyone, then he or she is making a poor impression of themselves. Especially, if the situation ends in a violent conflict, which can be posted on the internet now that everyone has smartphones. Incivility is shown in retail
Michael Villar Mrs. Ricobaldi English 12CP 02 May 2016 Police Power Abuse Abuse of power and discrimination are bound to happen when people are given the position of authority over others. This happens in businesses, households, and in the police force. The corruption and abuse of policing is a serious problem facing many people living in the world today. But in countries that are less developed there is an abundance of power abuse and corruption especially over the poor and marginalized who fall
When a police officer uses force it is put out into the media and people argue back and forth about if the police officer was in the right or wrong with how much force was used. Some people seem to think that the police would rather use force than to resolve the problem peacefully. More people believe that the police are targeting minorities and are using excessive force on minorities. The police do not like using force to apprehend a suspect; the police are not racial profiling the suspects. The
When the media sensationalize cases about police officers abusing their powers, the public’s immediate response is to demand restrictions on them. While the abuse of discretion exists, allowing police officers to exercise discretion without controls is vital due to the unpredictable and multifaceted nature of crime. Thus, abolishing police discretion would be detrimental because police officers will primarily become law enforcers who ignore individual circumstances, cannot make meaningful differences
Is it fair that police can use brute force to protect and serve the people of our country? Police are suppose to protect and serve the people of our country, however, in some cases police abuse their power and force become police brutality. Officers are faced with threatening challenges everyday which force them to make a decision. Police officers have a certain amount of power, but the kind of power that police have also comes with responsibility. For example, when to use excessive force, lethal
what situation can a police officer use lethal or deadly force. There are many variables and situational characteristics that play into how police officers handle high risk violent encounters. for instance, some variables could be how the police officer was trained, public attitudes towards police officers, psychological makeup of the police officer, previous or current behaviors of the police officer, the police officer current mental state, also previous incidents with police officers having to