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Accuracy Of The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting System
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This 8 page paper provides a very brief historical overview of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The paper then explains and discusses the types of crime data the FBI collects for this program and how they obtain the data. The writer discuses the strengths and weaknesses of the system, including the fact that not all crimes are reported to police officers and how the definitions of crimes may differ between states. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGucrfbi.rtf

ADJUSTING TO TERRORISM
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This 4-page paper discusses a criminal agency's set up to combat terrorism, what changes are necessary within and the pros and cons of protecting the agency from terrorist attacks. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTterradju.rtf

Administrative Position Paper: Excessive Force
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13 pages in length. The writer discusses how excessive force is often the result of insufficient minority presence on the police staff and the product of racial intolerance. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCExcessFrc.rtf

Administrator Challenges: Law Enforcement Ethics
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3 pages in length. One especially major issue police administrators encounter on a regular basis is enforcing each level of law enforcement to recognize the duality of responsibilities and limitations. This course has helped prepare me to understand how the fine line between acting within the law and behaving outside of it has become an unfortunate focal point of myriad police departments, inasmuch as deviance on the force is an ever-present problem that blurs the distinction of law enforcer and criminal. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCAdminChall.rtf

Advantages And Disadvantages In Community Policing
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7 pages in length. The notion of community policing has become a necessary evil in today's ever-threatened global society. That criminal activity far surpasses law enforcement's ability to keep it in check is indicative of how vital community policing – "a partnership between the police and the community, sharing in the delivery of police services" (Himelfarb et al, 2002) – has become as a viable alternative to help enhance an otherwise shorthanded guardian system. However, as good as any given program might be, there are bound to be drawbacks that serve to impede the very objective it seeks to achieve. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCCmPlc.rtf

Affirmative Action & The Detroit Police Department
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A 12 page research paper outlining the results of an affirmative action program implemented in the Detroit police department in the mid-1970s. Stresses that the current successes of affirmative action policies, which are no longer in effect, could be lost without continued vigilance to maintain the current racial composition of the force. One method of doing this is the continued provision of training for both promotional candidates and first-time applicants to the force. Bibliography lists fifteen sources.
Filename: Detroitp.rtf

Affirmative Action And Diversity Hiring - Law Enforcement
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A 25 page paper. This paper begins with a historical overview of Affirmative Action in the U.S., laws, executive orders, intent and interpretation. The next section discusses what diversity hiring really means and includes some examples of private sector companies and their efforts towards diversity. The differences between affirmative action and diversity are explained. The remainder of this essay addresses diversity hiring in law enforcement agencies, primarily police departments. Specific examples about efforts and results or lack of effort are provided. Specific police departments are used as example. Topics include efforts, strategies some departments are using, advantages and some cautions. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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