"Brooklyn Cop” written by Norman MacCaig, a Scottish poet, is about an American cop who roams the streets tackling crime. Our impression of the stereotypical cop changes throughout the poem as we find that he isn’t all that he is made out to be. This essay will look at how the cop is portrayed and the techniques used to give this impression of him. The first impression we are given of the American cop is that he is a gorilla. The poet states “built like a gorilla.” The poet uses a simile to show that the cop is big built and often scary when on the job, like a gorilla. The cop is also referred to as being thick fleshed in the poem. “thick-fleshed.” This makes the reader think of him as a strong, tough, intimidating person who doesn’t stand for any trouble. Another idea given in the poem about the cop is that he is experienced in his job and has been in trouble before. MacCaig does this by describing two scars on his face. “with two hieroglyphs in his face that mean trouble.” This metaphor that the poet uses gives us an idea that the cop has had a violent past and that future offe...
Cop in the Hood has taught me a lot about how police work in a city really is. The chapter titled “911 is a Joke” intrigued me the most, for mostly two reasons. First the story at the beginning of the chapter really put perspective on how some people really live in the inner cities and how a police officer would have to react to the situation. Secondly, growing up in a middle class suburb I was always taught the 911 was only to be called in a time of emergency. It was a sacred number that I had never had to call. Me and my friends would joke on each other and type “911” on our flip phones and threaten to call, but never will. When Moskos said the 911 was a joke I was taken back by it because it when against everything I was taught.
The first five chapters of The Collapse of American Criminal Justice by William Stuntz discusses the history of the criminal justice, and it’s flaws as well. He goes in details how things work, and of course the collapse of the system. Stuntz seems to believe although their has been improvements in the constitution, it’s still not perfect. He also suggests some of the things that need to be change.
The book “The Job: True Tales from the life of a New York City Cop” By Steve Osborne is about Osborne experience in the New York Police Department starting from his early age in the police department as a rookie to retiring as a lieutenant. Osborne worked in the New York Police Department for twenty years and retired in 2003 as a lieutenant and commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad. In the book Osborne, talks about some of his memories throughout his career. Some memories that he will never forget and those that he wishes he never remembers. Most of these memories were about him making collared (arrest) and the experience he had with each of the collared.
Dowd becomes a patrol cop in Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, in East New York in 1983, and within a year, he formed a crew of cops that began robbing drug dealers. In 1986 known on the streets as ‘’Mike the Cop”, he began charging drug dealers as much as $8,000 for protection. And also, He began to participate in kidnapping of drug dealers and sold stolen drugs on Long Island. In 1988, NYPD Internal Affairs Sgt. Joe Trimbole began to investigate officer Dowd, but he didn’t receive enough support from the New York Police Department to prosecute him
According to Ray, Sgt. Powell is indeed at least an official hero. He is a police officer, a respected public official devoted to protect the people of Los Angeles. He wears his uniform and is armed with his gun, which demands respect. Yet, according to Cohen’s description of traditionally manly virtues (that seem to insect with R...
The article “The Professor, the Cop, and the President” by Jamelle Bouie is mainly about the effect of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates had on Obama’s actions toward racial issues in his term. Gates was arrested because it was believed that he was breaking into a home which turned out to be his own residence. This wasn't a major story until Obama gave a comment. Obama never took a valid side, he stated the obvious which was that he was not there at the time of the arrest so he doesn't know the story. He also spoke on the fact that police were arresting many African Americans and Latinos. This made whites feel as though Obama took sides against an office and they began to vote against Obama. The percentage of whites supporting him kept going
Myths are defined as stories that are made up by society that symbolizes values, ideologies and beliefs (Phillips, 2016). Myths are used by all cultures; myths are stories that are told to support social customs in societies. Crime myths are also created by telling stories (Victor Kappeler & Gary Potter, 2005). Myths about police officers have created false imageries of officers and their day-to-day jobs. Myths about the police have played an important role for decades now (Phillips, 2016). Majority of police myths are created by both the media and the police themselves. This paper will review Victor Kappeler and Gary Potters summary of police myths and outside sources will be used to support the myths listed by the authors.
As elucidated above, William Bratton successfully engages the audience in thinking about the possibility of having responsible cops and a functional police department. He does so by explaining and revealing how new strategies changed the entire operations of the NYPD and other police departments in America. Though not flawless, the book is fascinating, informing and interesting for learners and law enforcers.
Months before, a white football fan in a dusty little town watched #35 as he sprinted down the field; the fan did not really see some black kid, they saw a Mojo running back. Just like so many other fans, they cheer for the black and white jersey, not particularly caring about the color of the body it’s on. The fans saw #35 as the future of their much-exalted football team; the color of his skin seemed irrelevant. As long as he wore the jersey and performed every week like he should, they celebrated him as the Great Black Hope of the 1988 season. Now, injury has taken him from the game that he devoted his life to, and he is no longer #35. Instead, he is just another useless black kid who will never amount to anything in the rigid society that
Police Story 3: Super Cop is the third installment of the Police Story franchise, where Jackie Chan, playing Chan Ka-Koey, stars as a Hong Kong-based police who is working undercover for the Chinese police to arrest a drug warlord. The story contains Jackie Chan’s usual hair-raising gamut of death-defying stunts, flights, and explosions. He battles against the villains atop moving motorcycle, train, cars, speed boat, trucks, and helicopter. This exhibits the concept of masculinity of Chen. However, he does not fit in every definition of masculinity. Masculinity in modern film heroes consists of physically dominate individuals with tough exteriors and rigid movements. Yet, Chan comes off as quite the opposite. He looks feeble, flexible, and is not physically dominant. On the other hand, Michelle Yeoh, who stars as Inspector Yang contradicts the stereotype film outlook on women, which is usually related to a damsel-in-distress stereotype. Mostly, women are depicted stereotypically in positions of weakness, but Yang is physically dominant and daring. The director almost overcompensates for the inadequate masculinity of Chan, the main character, through cinematic effects and stylized movement. Chan shows toughness and daring maneuvers in stunts, while his stature and demeanor is not consistent with his on-screen achievements. This paper examines how masculinity and femininity stereotypes are contradicted in the movie Police Story 3: Super Cop.
Growing militarization of police, I feel is not a problem (however it may become one). The fact is police are allowed to you a step above, whatever they are going against. SWAT team are used for 80% of the drug busts, but also drug dealers tend to have more weapons or protection which SWAT more adept at handling. My uncle had a run-in with a drug dealer, where he end up being held for a few days. Long story short, he owed money, so he gave over keys to his truck (which must have not been enough) so then he was not allowed to leave.
American policing originated from early English law and is profoundly influenced by its history. Early law enforcement in England took on two forms of policing, one of which heavily influenced modern policing and it is known as the watch (Potter, 2013). The watch consisted, at first, of volunteers which had to patrol the streets for any kind of disorder including crime and fire. After men attempted to get out of volunteering by paying others, it became a paid professional position (Walker & Katz, 2012). The three eras of policing in America are shaped by these early ideas and practices of law enforcement. Throughout time, sufficient improvements and advancements have been made from the political era to the professional era and finally the community era which attempts to eliminate corruption, hire qualified officers and create an overall effective law enforcement system.
The authors greater purpose in writing this character was to show that there were policemen out in the 1960’s that were not the typically racially-biased officer that the African Americans seen most policeman as in those days. Actually the purpose that the author is reflecting is what was actually going on in the1060’s because in1950 William H. Park...
While the life and work of a police officer, commonly referred to as a cop, may be portrayed as exhilarating and adrenaline-charged though the television set, it does not tend to unfold the same way in real life. However, the general responsibilities of detection and prevention of crime, coupled with the maintenance of public peace does remain constant in both real and fictitious cop life. In order to truly understand the life of a cop, one must go to the source. In William Bratton’s and Peter Knobler’s Turnaround, they provide that source through the firsthand account of Bratton’s life and work as a cop, with all of his ups and downs.
Police psychology is broadly defined as the application of psychological principles and methods to law enforcement. With the popularity of television shows like Criminal Minds and Law & Order: SVU, the job of a police psychologist has become more well known and even popular. As seen on these shows, a police psychologist can be helpful in profiling a criminal, but they also provide many other services to the members of a police department. Although the development of this field has a long history, police psychology as a separate entity is still relatively recent and growing. This intimate relationship between psychology and law enforcement can be traced back to almost a century ago.[1] It first developed out of a need for a variety of psychological services in the law enforcement field, including screening applicants and counseling during grief and stress situations. In the time that it has been around, it has proved to be a valuable resource for the law enforcement profession.