Is justice fairly served in New York City? Everyday some one is arrested for something they did not do. The New York City officers abuse their power as a public servant, while leaving citizens vulnerable in situations. They fear the police of what the could do to their reputations if they go against their authority. In the Adventures of a Novelist, Crane had to make a decision on weather he should testify or not for the prostitute that was accused for soliciting two men. Crane knew what the right thing was to do, but was apprehensive of what may turn out for him. When someone is wrongfully accused of something, as citizens we have the obligation for justice, even if that means getting ridicule for it.
When the policeman was arresting the chorus girls for soliciting two men one said, “Well, he’s my husband.” Crane respond “Yes; I am”(315). Crane realize that agreeing to the marriage save the girl who is not a prostitute from being arrested as one, but forgetting that the other chorus girls was still being arrested. Crane was unaware that the chorus girl was going to jail for prostitution because he didn’t defend her. Crane knew that this was a poor act of justice to take her to jail for something she didn’t do. Crane knew he had to take matters in to his own hands. So the other chorus girl and Crane had went to the precinct where the girl was sent to figure out how they might get her out of jail.
Crane saw how incorrect the officer’s information was being presented to the sergeant about the arrest of the girl. The officer was being manipulative and misleading to the sergeant to show that he was doing a reasonable job, which should give crane a motive to testify. The officer show this when Crane notes, ‘At the station h...
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...eed their help. Crane states that people don’t understand the duties they have as citizens, “Have I a duty as a citizen, or do citizens have duty, as a citizen, or do citizen have no duties?”. Indeed people need to become educated about the laws and rights they have as a citizen. With that Crane should be proud to fight for something that is wrong.
In New York City, people get into all sorts of trouble. At times the problems people get themselves into have nothing to do with them. As a fellow New Yorker, citizens need to make it official help one another of times of need. Everyone needs a supporter in life, otherwise they may fail. Crane is this girl supporter in that situation. He is the one that going to be there for her when she needs someone the most. Crane should be horned to be a citizen that is there for her and making a choice that will benefit him in life.
In conclusion, police corruption was and still is a major problem in the united states. Police are placed into society to serve and protect, but the New Orleans Police Department was infested with corruption from murder to drugs. Len Davis was the first police officer in history to ever receive to death penalty because of his unspeakable crimes that he had committed. Unfortunately, Kim Groves life was taken because she filed a complaint on Len Davis. The individuals that had really suffered were her children and family. Len Davis had no morals or value for life nor did he have any remorse for this unspeakable crime that he had committed. There should be mandatory laws put in place to recruit police officers, more psychological testing and major background checks so this won’t ever happen to no one
but he also broke it off. All of their morals are tested and they are all put to the test because none of them really know the truth about what they have done until the inspector brings it out of them. After the inspector goes the family finds out that he was a fake and that no girl had died.
Officers were rewarded and reprimanded appropriately for the amount of arrests that were made. When Officers successfully prevented or deterred crime it didn’t show on paper. This tied in with officer morale in a big way. The book illustrates that when departments put out arrest quotas for the east side arrests fell, usually to the minimum. Mosko is often very critical of upper police managements distance and ignorance to the actual problems out there.
Nashville police department received information that a suspect in a car bombing case, as well as some illegal, stolen equipment, could be found in the home of Mary Cooper. A few law enforcement officers were dispatched to her home. The police officers went to Cooper’s home and asked for permission to enter the home, but Cooper refused, without a search warrant. Two officers left and two were still at the resident of Mrs. Cooper. A few hours later, the two police officers returned with more police officers, waving a piece of paper, and broke open the front door. Cooper asked to see the warrant and took it from the officer, putting it her pants. The police officers had a struggle with Cooper and took the piece of paper away from her. They handcuffed for being aggressively
According to Richmond Confidential (2015), the U.S Attorney General was coming to Richmond to “…highlight the city as a national example of how to repair trust between citizens and the police”. The statistics and feedback from the community prove that the way Richmond is dealing with crime, proves that the method of dealing with crime in Richmond is what the community wants. Despite the justice that some people in the community members feel, as well as the statistics that show that crime has gone down significantly over the last few years, there is still problems with dealing with crime and police officer’s actions. Richmond has a great bond between law enforcement and the community, but there are still some who disagree with the justice served by Richmond’s criminal justice system. While in parts of the country, we can see the massive separation of law enforcement and the communities, to the point where the community doesn’t trust the officers, protests the policies, and have started mass movements. For example, Ferguson is different from Richmond, but we can see that a major distinction between the justices served in Ferguson and Richmond, for in Ferguson community ties are severed and, at this point, the relationship between the
I observed the officer claim that when he questions the defendant, he felt as if he was off. The victim gives a full detail report to the officer, describing what the person looked like and everything. One of the officers had taken his picture, and sent one to the transit police, to see if it was the same person they were looking for. In the meantime, the woman officer was interrogating him about where he has been and of prescription medication that was discovered in his bag. However, the defendant lied about why his taking the medicine. I observed that the police mentioned the defendant was very yielding and being extremely corporative. The officer mentioned that he took him to the hospital for psych assessment being that he was acting odd, so they kept him because of strange behavior. I observed the officer mention that from there, they got a report that the defendant was the same person they were looking at in the pictures. It was at the hospital that they arrested the defendant.
It seems like the grand juries are siding with police when it comes to court cases. According to a study by the Houston Chronicle, “Grand juries in Harris County, Texas, haven't indicted a police officer in a decade, and grand juries in Dallas looked at 81 possible cases of police criminality between 2008 and 2012 and indicted only one police officer.” (Patrik Jonsson page 1-2). It seems more citizens’ particularly African Americans, are dying because of police shootings or physical violence. More police to be getting away with felonies. The lives of many like Eric Garner are taken away without something in return. In addition, experts say “In places like Staten Island, the pool of grand jurors, polls show, have more respect for police officers than in other boroughs, and may themselves be prejudicial. And leeway for police officers comes out of a deeply held social compact.” (Patrik Jonsson page 2). Different places have high respect for the police this may be why it was hard for the grand jury to indict officer
In this male dominated investigation, it is empathy that truly is the mark that allows the investigation to be solved from an unsuspected place. Void of empathy, nothing can genuinely be understood. Empathy is the foundation with which we can see the world and understand the reason behind everything whether for the good or bad. Condoning the action of an individual is not taking into account their situation or what other options were available to them considering any existed. Labeling a criminal is putting an individual into a category of black and white without considering the complexity of the matter or the many shades of gray the world presents. In the eyes of the law, Mrs. Wright was a murderer. To those who could empathize with her struggles she was a survivor—despite her wrongdoing. Justice is found in this play, or rather the term may be favored as mercy, that Mrs. Wright was a victim who believed in her heart she chose the only path that lead to
“Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” clearly demonstrated the role of a prosecutor in the courtroom. Albeit in a negative manner, Hunter effectively bridged the functions of the police to the criminal justice process during the trial of Metcalfe (Neubauer & Fradella, 2014, p. 150). The murder trial of Metcalfe provided a frightening view of prosecutorial misconduct and unethical behavior of a prosecutor. Hunter betrayed the public he served by conspiring with Lieutenant Merchant to fabricate DNA evidence to ensure victory in the courtroom.
The New York Police Department has a mission to "preserve peace, reduce fear, maintain order," and protect its civilians in their communities (NYPD, 2016). On the contrary, civilians do not see the police officers as individuals who are there to protect them because they do not trust the police officers or the justice system. In the past few decades, police officers have not been held accountable for their actions in a few incidents where a few unarmed young black males were killed by the police. Communities responded to this issue with the Black Lives Matter movement with protests nationwide to show support for the unarmed young black men who were killed by police. In response to the aggressive policing, methods of using body cameras and detailed incident reporting ...
Because police investigators are usually under pressure to arrest criminals and safeguard the community, they often make mistakes. Sometimes, detectives become convinced of a suspect 's guilt because of their criminal history or weak speculations. Once they are convinced, they are less likely to consider alternative possibilities. They overlook some important exculpatory evidence, make weak speculations and look only for links that connect a suspect to a crime, especially if the suspect has a previous criminal record. Picking Cotton provides an understanding of some common errors of the police investigation process. During Ronald Cottons interrogation, the detectives did not bother to record the conversation “But I noticed he wasn 't recording the conversation, so I felt that he could be writing anything down”(79) unlike they did for Jennifer. They had already labelled Ronald Cotton as the perpetrator and they told him during the interrogation “Cotton, Jennifer Thompson already identified you. We know it was you”(82). Jenifer Thompson 's testimony along with Ronald Cotton 's past criminal records gave the detectives more reason to believe Ronald committed the crime. Ronald Cotton stated “ This cop Sully, though, he had already decided I was guilty.”(84). Many investigative process have shortcomings and are breached because the officials in charge make
When he is pressured into going on the stand as a witness for the trial of his neighbor’s murder, since he is not clearly investigated, he causes more harm than help. If the police investigated Edwin, they would know that he knew nothing definite about the day, location, or victim of the crime. When Edwin goes on the stand, his fickle, uncertain ideas debilitate the evidence provided, and leave the judge uninfluenced and confused. He states that, in testifying in a murder case, he does “not like to speak ill of people” (Ustinov, 375). It would not take an extensive investigation to understand that Edwin is completely incapable of serving as a viable witness in such a grim case. Following Edwin’s flurry of useless accounts, the judge states to Edwin, “…your evidence here today has been…the most misleading and the most illogical” (Ustinov, 381). If the police investigated Edwin, and did not pressure him as the “key witness”, the verdict would have been reached more
Is our justice system fair to all? Although the answer to this question is an opinion, there are pieces of evidence and commentary to defend this argument. The process of the legal system itself is all an opinion because in the end, the only person whose judgments matter is the judge himself. Over time, the wrong people have been arrested for the wrong things. Living in the United States, a country where crimes are committed constantly; we count on this system to make the right decisions. It is important that each case is treated equally when carrying out justice to keep the United States a safe place, to form a nation with good education, and to teach people from judging right from wrong. However, sometimes rights are taken from the wrong people. Our legal system is creating a dangerous path for African Americans in our country because of its’ highest per capita incarceration rate, its’ favoritism towards those in power, and its failure to carry out justice to protect people from the dangerous acts of those who are defined as criminals.
The United States criminal justice system is an ever-changing system that is based on the opinions and ideas of the public. Many of the policies today were established in direct response to polarizing events and generational shifts in ideology. In order to maintain public safety and punish those who break these laws, law enforcement officers arrest offenders and a judge or a group of the law offender’s peers judge their innocence. If found guilty, these individuals are sentenced for a predetermined amount of time in prison and are eventually, evaluated for early release through probation. While on probation, the individual is reintegrated into their community, with restrict limitations that are established for safety. In theory, this system
There are many people in the United states who have been convicted of a crime, but later proven innocent, and due to this their lives are ruined. Every state needs to work to help those people get back on their feet, giving compensation, firing those who, unjustly, put them in prison, and help with housing and a job. Those who have been proven innocent should be compensated because the time they spend in prison will cause them to lose their jobs, and have no source of salary to support themselves. If the judge sentenced someone to prison, knowing they are innocent, they should be sent to fired, and legally unable to become a judge anywhere else, and spend time in prison, and the same should go to police officers who abuse their power. There’s