Category: Police

  • How to Fix Americas Police by Stoughton

    The problem for discussion is established in a rectilinear way. In the first paragraph, Stoughton et al. indicate that brutal encounters between the police and the people they are supposed to serve continue for a long time and people of every race and class (par. 1). This way, it becomes apparent that the papers core…

  • Ending Racial Bias and Bureaucracy Within Police

    The problem of racial bias within the police department has been an issue of concern both for the general public and policymakers. One of the recent and notorious deaths of an African American citizen George Floyd that was perpetrated by officer Derek Chauvin has reinvigorated public debates regarding racism and brutality within the police. Black…

  • Policing From Above: Drone Use by the Police

    Abstract The dependence and utilization of drones are continuously increasing in several domains, besides the law enforcement departments. The basis for this is the drones capability to provide live-stream, real-time, and image capture; of course, drones can fly and carry goods from one place to another. Such drones ability to patrol and do surveillance gives…

  • Police Brutality and Racial Bias

    The problem of police brutality has been a cornerstone of a myriad of cultural, racial, social, and political debates. George Floyds case paved the way for recognizing police violence based on racial bias. This prejudice is spread in American culture because of the long history of slavery. In recent years, it was identified that police…

  • Sociological Positivism Theory in Police Practice

    Introduction Social positivism is a theory that comprehensively researches the social world and its influence on an individuals behavior. Positivists depend on the empirical nature of data, believing that what is observed is the truth. They employ specifically data quantification because it considers facts, not peoples subjective interpretations. Positivism is the development and experimental verification…

  • How Police Supervisory Styles Influence Patrol Officer Behavior

    Table of Contents Methodology and Limitations Target Audience How Police Supervisory Styles Influence Patrol Officers Behavior Styles of Policing Conclusion References The field supervisor, also identified as the patrol sergeant, directly oversees officers conduct, performance, appearance, and tactical operations assigned under their command. The management style of police officers field supervisors determines, to some extent,…

  • Dealing with Stress in Police Training

    Table of Contents Introduction Police Training & Brain Activity Study Conclusion References Introduction Police officers are trained to handle stressful situations in different ways, and the approach used in their training has been a topic of debate in the recent past. On the one hand, some people advocate for a supportive and collegiate-type police training…

  • Police Service Transformation: Research Onion

    Introduction Saunders et al (2009) asserts that an onion can be used to represent the research process (see appendix). The layers of the onion must be unwrapped before one can reach the innermost core of the onion (the data collection and data analysis). The outer layer comprises of philosophies and research approaches. The middle layers…

  • Dealing with Stress in Police Training

    Table of Contents Introduction Police Training & Brain Activity Study Conclusion References Introduction Police officers are trained to handle stressful situations in different ways, and the approach used in their training has been a topic of debate in the recent past. On the one hand, some people advocate for a supportive and collegiate-type police training…

  • Beyond Police Brutality: Racist State Violence and the University of California  Article Review

    The article that will be reviewed in this paper is Beyond police brutality: Racist state violence and the University of California by Dylan Rodríguez. I chose this reading due to the rapidly increased relevance of this topic in the past few years, especially in the wake of recent protests from people of color. This paper…