Essays on Community Relations

Response to Person 1 Ch. 4 db

As stated by this person in this statement, countries develop different approaches to increasing crime rates such as the ‘get tough’ approach for several reasons. The first reason could be that these policies and approaches have been effective in reducing the crime rates. Another reason as stated by the writer is based on the deterrent nature of criminal justice system punishments whereby people fear committing crime because they fear being punished for them. Where the punishments prescribed by penal laws are less severe, people will have the incentive to commit crimes hence lead to high crime rates justifying the ...

Introduction

Over the last few decades, the Canadian education system has been characterized by ethnic and racial discrimination. Despite having the Ontario Human Rights Code that advocates for equal rights for all and freedom from discrimination, cases of ethnic prejudice have been manifested significantly, especially for the Blacks and Aboriginal population who have over time been denied access to quality education (Daenzer & Dei, 1994). These minority groups experience low-quality education, which leads to low academic attainment. Aspects of ethnic discrimination have deterred the minority groups and denied them a chance to pursue ambitions for social mobility and high levels of ...

Community policing provides the modern concept on how police work is done. The main focus of the community policing model is to establish a police department initiated program that is designed to offer an opportunity for the police and public agencies and members of the community to discover their common problems and responsibilities, and work together towards the solution of community problems and the formulation of positive community programs (Palmiotto, 2000). It is not merely a problem solving strategy but an initiative that aims to establish police-community collaboration in solving problems in the community and in attaining peace and ...

Executive Summary

Corporate responsibility is made of three key sectors of corporate action: community involvement, environmental action, and economic growth. Winnipeg transit has an advanced sense of responsibility when it comes to sustainability and environmental action, however it has failed to provide a positive partnership with the community and employees, in order to gain an overall high reflection of corporate responsibility. More specifically, Canada has a growing dedication to the implementation of sustainable technology, and the growth of public transportation as a means of lowering the national carbon footprint. As such, the Government of Canada has provided financial support for the ...

Ethics

Being a multinational mining company with a footprint in several developing countries, it is important for DIGIT Ltd to adhere to tenets of Corporate Social Responsibility, as its activities affect a wide swathe of people. While sustainability action plans might not be profitable in the short term, they have the potential to ensure long-term stability and growth for the company, allowing the company to remain in sync with rising environmental and social concerns in its areas of operations, including Europe. While DIGIT Ltd would like to undertake sustainability operations in all fields, there is a need to prioritize options ...

For the assignment “Ethics and Community Relations” I have chosen “The Importance of Ethics to the Criminal Justice Practitioner” article by Kristine Tucker for a wide variety of reasons. Tucker, in her article, pays attention to the issue of importance of ethics for the Criminal Justice Practitioners, such as Defense attorney, Prosecuting attorney, police officer and the judge. In the article, Tucker states that for the people, who build a career in criminal justice system, following ethical standards is crucial, because these standards provide “guidelines for conduct as officers of the law”. According to Tucker, “ethics will likely govern ...

Government relations The U.S. politics is similar with contact sport. While representing the country, politician can easily control the society’s attention by interacting with needed people and giving various reasons for a discussion. Many things in America relate to social media, including politics. Obama has used this method like no other president, and everything mentioned by the President becomes news. Text messaging, Twitter, Facebook and others means were a constant follow-up. It goes without saying that media plays a great role in America. In the U.S., the term “public relation” was not that spread. Over time, politicians realized that ...

Summary:

Causes of conflict

Conflict management system can manage conflict and channel it into constructive areas. Many natural resources have strong emotive ties for people relating to their identity, homeland and property, but they are also extremely valuable, tradable and easily lost. Much of the worlds mineral wealth is exploited in places where poverty is widespread and where conflict has been a feature of society. Experience suggests that mining impacts can become politicized and can lead to conflicts. The Kennedy School of government at Harvard University (2008) describe conflict as both inevitable and avoidable, and considers that a level of suspicion and questioning generally ...

Social and ethical responsibilities in business

Social responsibility is an ethical theory, which requires individuals or corporations to be accountable and fulfill their civic duties. Individuals or corporations actions must be of benefit to the whole society. For social responsibility to take place, there must be a balance between the environment, welfare of the society, and economic growth (Davis, 1960). Once the maintenance of this equilibrium is achieved, social responsibility is achieved. Social responsibility is build on an ethics system whereby decisions and actions are required ethical approval before proceeding (Freeman, 2001). If a decision or action can result in harming the environment or society, it is ...

The recent unrest in Ferguson Missouri has brought a number of controversial issues into the national spotlight. One day after a police shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, civil protests erupted, curfews were established and militarized riot squads secured the streets to maintain order. The small town saw peaceful protests quickly deteriorate into riots, violence and looting. The issue raised a number of important topics involving effective community policing, including the racial profile of a police department. Attorney General Eric Holder called for more racial diversity, promising that police departments will be more racially representative of their communities to encourage improved police-community ...

Policing is a crucial arm of the judicial system because it champions the maintenance of law and order. In essence, the police have three central roles. They include the detection and prevention of crime, the protection of both life and property, as well as protection and maintenance of peace and order (AIC 2010). The role of detecting and preventing crime is the most challenging. Preventative policing denotes law enforcement strategies that are geared towards deterring the commission of crime. It is a central feature in the modern police force. Because of their ability to bring perceivable results and their direct ...

Introduction

Police force is an entity that is mandated to enhance security to all citizens and maintain law and order as stipulated by the country’s constitution. Police officers are obliged to make sure that the fundamental rights of all citizens are safeguarded at all times. A police officer is obligated by the law and the oath of office only to exercise force on a suspect if he restrains arrest reacts in a manner that portrays a threat to the law enforcers. Human rights activists and the international organizations on civil rights serve as the whistleblowers that monitor and castigate the law enforcers ...

Abstract

The following paper is dedicated to analyzing the prerequisites, state and consequences of drugs-related police corruption. Importance of highlighting results of research on the following issues is connected with the fact that trafficking in drugs, facilitated with the help of police corruption, has a great negative impact on drug abuse, especially in large cities with a high incidence of drug trafficking. Apart from studying the nature and extent of known drug-related police corruption, I will single out factors, commonly being associated with drug-related police corruption, including violence, as well as study current policies and programs, aimed at combating these issues. In ...

Introduction

Public relations is a complex and hybrid field in mass communications. With the global aspect of most businesses nowadays, it has been an important aspect in terms of an organization’s public image, issue management, among others. The processes of public relations must be understood and effectively applied. In this orientation, this paper aims to discuss how a good understanding of public relations theory can help gain management recognition for the practice of public relations. In other words, this paper aims to illustrate how the principles and theories of public relations, if understood completely, can support the outstanding performance (or perceived ...

Introduction

Management training in law enforcement includes various issues. There are three major topics that are addressed by training management in law enforcement. Each of the topics has its impacts on law enforcement. These topics include; training focused on law enforcement, training managers and supervisors on leadership and training in-service or continuing individuals on law enforcement. The main focus of this paper is to determine the impact that each of the main topics on management training have in law enforcement. Furthermore, the paper will emphasize on how these topics impact on liability, training, personnel, community relations and capabilities.

Training focus in law enforcement

Law enforcement ...

Arguably, the society for many decades has become an avenue of criminal activities. As a matter of fact, many strategies, models, and styles have been developed to reduce and eliminate crime in the society. Community policing is one of the strategies implemented in many states in order to deal with crime within the neighborhoods. Crime has great influence in the development of a nation; in fact, it affects all aspects of life, namely economic, social, as well as political. In most cases, community policing is often called foot patrol, and it has continuously become the subject of research and debate from ...