¶ … Law Enforcement
Differences Between Various Levels Of Law Enforcement
Federal prisons are for conviction under Federal laws. State prisons are similar in all concepts and applications but are for convictions under state statutes (Albanese, 2002). Privatized prisons are owned by the state in which they are in and have been tried (or are being used) by several states on the assumption that a privately operated prison will cost less money over a state run entity (Raine, 1994). If you look historically at the privately run prisons, you will find that they have lost millions due to law suits lost in medical claims filed by inmates who were incarcerated there (Albanese, 2002).
Fully third of the budget of a state run prison is for medical care. When an inmate has a medical condition that demands operations, MRI's, CAT scans and the like, they are taken to local hospitals and treated there while under supervision of Correctional staff (Finckenauer, 2000). We cannot deny medical care or operations while a person is incarcerated.
In Ohio, for example, there are two privately run prisons here. The two prisons are owned by the Department of Corrections but are contracted out to security companies who have a contractual agreement to operate at a minimum of 5% under their state run counterparts (Finckenauer, 2000). For the last 5 years, both prisons have failed miserably plus both have outstanding lawsuits for denial of medical care. Florida and Tennessee are states that also have privatized prisons and both states have lost millions due to the same problems.
Securing clearances and information sharing -- Law enforcement agencies at all levels need to be better educated about the different types of security clearances. Federal agency personnel need more guidance on what and how information can be shared as unclassified materials, as well as training on the most useful ways to present information to local law enforcement and line officers (Finckenauer, 2000). Changes, both legislative and administrative, need to be made to facilitate the clearance process for local law enforcement...
During the 1960's and 1970's, violent contact with the police, resulting in force occurred during anti-war, labor and civil rights demonstrations, during a politically tumultuous time. It is safe to conclude that excessive force was used during these clashes. Deaths and injuries were the results of political clashes at the Republican Convention in Chicago, during campus riots held at several universities, during political demonstrations held in public places and in
technology has developed at an extraordinary rate. Computers, DNA research, and information technology have enabled the law enforcement industry to greatly expand its ability to use intelligence methods in its effort to combat crime. In this paper an effort will be made to examine how these factors have impacted on law enforcement. Intelligence and its corollary process, analysis, is a relatively new concept in the law enforcement industry. When originally
Criminal Justice Computers and Their Effects upon Police Efficiency Computer technology has transformed the modern day police department. Numerous systems now provide assistance in fields ranging from communication, to information storage and retrieval, and even allocation of personnel. Properly designed, computer applications save time and energy. They permit police officers to do the work they were hired to do - police. The various articles in this report both feature and support the
The middle of the decade of the 1980's was witness to the creation of the Technology Assessment Program Information Center and the Technology Program Advisory Agency. Their functions were as follows: Technology Assessment Program Information Center: Picked up laboratories for testing equipment, supervised the testing process, published reports concerning the results that the lab released after testing. Technology Program Advisory Agency: This was a large advisory body of senior local and federal
(Brookes, 2001) Mobile surveillance is when officials are monitoring the cell phone communication of a suspect. A good example of this; is when federal agents are listening in on the cell phone conversations of suspected terrorist leaders. (Brookes, 2001) Camera surveillance is when video cameras are used to monitor what is occurring at a particular location. A good example would be when; surveillance cameras are used to monitor public infrastructure such
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