Facts Change on Force Paper

December 16, 2022

Facts Change on Force Paper

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Type of Project	ESSAY
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Format	APA
Academic Sources	10
Page Count	3-12 PAGES

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Facts Change on Force Paper

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REASONABLE FORCE STUDENT REPLIES

STUDENT REPLY #1 Stephanie Bowden

The first thing he should do is remove his gun from within reach of him and he should try and grab his taser and tase him to get a hold of the situation and then he should handcuff him and then call for back up for the suspect that ran. Then when back up arrives he should put the 1st suspect in one of his colleague squad car and he should then go and look for the 2nd suspect. After all is done, he should then go to the station and fill out paperwork on the 1st guy because he should be charged with assault on an officer. The reason behind all this is because he tried to fight an officer with intent to do bodily harm to him.

STUDENT REPLY #2 Stephon Johnson

In the situation where the boy reached into the window of a cop car and grab the officer by his shirt with one and attempted to hit him with the other hand, my first action would have been to fight off the boy’s hand. If fighting off his hands didn’t work, I would have let my window up catching his arms and hands in the window. If successful I’ll call for backup; if both of his arms are trapped in my window, I will cuff him. Once back up arrive he’ll be placed under arrest for assault on law enforcement.

I chose this approach because I didn’t fear for my life. Yes, he reached into my car grab my shirt, and attempted to hit me but my life wasn’t in danger, he wasn’t able to reach my gun if he tried to. If I had to, I would have gone as far as using my OC spray or at the most my taser. Deadly force was not needed in this situation.

STUDENT REPLY #3 Lynsey Simmons

I understand your point for using force knowing the whole situation but how might neighbors interpret the situation from their perspective not knowing all the facts, and how could that impact the situation?

Deception Scenario STUDENT REPLIES

STUDENT REPLY #3 KIMBERLEE LEVETT

Officer Gordon is investigating a series of burglaries in the area in the second scenario. He has no proof but believes a single person is committing the burglaries. What the officer did was not illegal, but it was, in my opinion, morally wrong. To get a confession, he used deception and coercion. He had no other way of solving the crime without the suspect’s confession.

When police use these tactics, a suspect may make a false confession. According to psychological research, juveniles and people with diminished mental capacity are more likely to make false confessions. Innocent people are more likely to make false confessions under the mistaken belief that they can confess, end the interrogation, and sort everything out later (Mince-Didier, n.d). The action I would take is to wait until I have some evidence to prove that the suspect committed the crime.

Evidence such as fingerprints, DNA, or eyewitness testimony so that the case holds up in court. I would wait for substantial evidence because a suspect can retract a statement when they receive their defense attorney, and I would want to be sure that the suspect committed the crime in question.

References

Mince-Didier, A. (n.d). Tactics Police Use to Get a Confession. Retrieved from http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com

Deception Scenario STUDENT REPLIES

STUDENT REPLY #4 Lynsey Simmons

The second scenario is morally unfair, and it would be punished if the same behavior was reciprocated to law enforcement. In my opinion it seems a bit unjust to say that our criminal justice system values are “human dignity, truth, and fairness” when the actions of the people who are to represent those values are partaking in the total opposite.

If I were the officer in the scenario, I would have handled things a bit differently. My first approach would be to question the alleged criminal on the events, I believe in transparency. The law states we are innocent until proven guilty therefore I would seek out the evidence/statement to hold leverage on the criminal.

I would have told the criminal face to face how I felt and based on his response would influence my next move. I believe that I would have said something like; “look here I know you did it and the more time I have to spend on proving it, the harsher the consequence will be on you. So, this is your chance to be honest with me, I am willing to meet you in the middle with a fair resolution but if you want to play hard then don’t expect leniency in the end.”

I believe that gets across the same message as the officer in the scenario however I was honest. When the public believes that those who enforce the law are not doing so in a fair or ethical way, cooperation between law enforcement and the public begins to corrode (Cox,2017).

Police officers should remember that they are exemplars to the community; deception and intimidation are viewed as unacceptable tactics when securing a confession. Police officers must act with honesty and integrity, courage in the face of danger and self-restraint as they are expected to lead by example.

Reference:

Cox, S. M., Marchionna, S., & Fitch, B. D. (2017). Introduction to policing (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Chapter 10, “Discretion and Ethics in Policing” (pp. 228–245)

REASONABLE FORCE PROFESSOR REPLY

This is good, rational thinking. If the subject that grabbed your shirt was substantially larger than you, does that change the danger level?

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