scholarly journals Female Criminality in Lebanon The Local Police Perspective

1970 ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
General Dr. Amin Saliba
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Female Criminality ◽  
Local Police ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Adequate Research

The following texts were submitted by two high ranking Lebanese Internal Security Forces (Police) officers following the request of the editor. Although the content of the articles do not involve adequate research methodology, the participation of law enforcement officials in attempting to understand female criminality is necessary for developing an insightful perspective.

scholarly journals Evidentiary video and “Professional Vision” in the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney H. Jones ◽  
Neville Chi Hang Li
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Professional Vision ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Video Documentation ◽  
Excessive Use Of Force

Abstract The video documentation of police violence against citizens, and the circulation of these videos over mainstream and social media, has played an important part in many contemporary social movements, from the Black Lives Matter Movement in the U.S. to the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong. Such videos serve as both evidence of police abuses and discursive artefacts around which viewers build bodies of shared knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about events through engaging in exercises of “collective seeing”. This article analyses the way a video of police officers beating a handcuffed protester, which became an important symbol of the excessive use of force by police during the Occupy Hong Kong protests, was interpreted by different communities, including journalists, protesters, anti-protest groups, and law enforcement officials, and how these collective acts of interpretation served as a means for members of these communities to display group membership and reinforce group norms and ideological values.

scholarly journals Science and Pseudoscience in Law Enforcement

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1215-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott O. Lilienfeld ◽  
Kristin Landfield
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Real World ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Confirmation Bias ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials

Pseudoscience and questionable science are largely neglected problems in police and other law enforcement work. In this primer, the authors delineate the key differences between science and pseudoscience, presenting 10 probabilistic indicators or warning signs, such as lack of falsifiability, absence of safeguards against confirmation bias, and lack of self-correction, that can help consumers of the police literature to distinguish scientific from pseudoscientific claims. Each of these warning signs is illustrated with an example from law enforcement. By attending to the differences between scientific and pseudoscientific assertions, police officers and other law enforcement officials can minimize their risk of errors and make better real-world decisions.

scholarly journals Protection of Victims in Estonia: A Survey Determining the Status Quo After Implementation of the Directive 2012/29/EU

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Anneli Soo ◽  
Kerly Espenberg
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Legal Professionals ◽  
The Status ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials

An online survey was conducted in Estonia among 223 judges, prosecutors, police officers and victim support officers; 223 victims were interviewed via phone and 26 legal professionals (including lawyers) were interviewed face to face with an aim to determine the level of protection of victims after implementation of the Directive 2012/29/EU. The results reveal that victims lack knowledge about their rights although law enforcement agencies are, in general, convinced that they do a good job in this respect. Victims desire criminal proceedings in which they are respected, their opinion is heard and matters, and they are kept informed about developments of the case. The reality, however, does not meet their expectations. As law enforcement agencies are focused on determining guilt of a defendant, victims’ needs fall to the background. There seems to be a dichotomy between the expectations of law enforcement officials and those of the victims: While the latter awaits to be contacted and informed, the officials expect at least certain initiative from victims themselves. The idea that victims should be allowed to speak just to provide them with satisfaction and sense of fair proceedings is still somewhat strange for the authorities. When it comes to sentencing, some state officials believe that the opinions of a victim should not even be asked as determination of the punishment is court’s business. Victims’ opinions are much more readily heard in the conciliation proceedings, which are based on the ideas of restorative justice, but in which defendants’ needs seem to have been forgotten.

scholarly journals THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE IN EMERGENCIES AS A FACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT THE POLICE

2022 ◽  
pp. 122-128
Author(s):  
Андрей Петрович Тюнь
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
The Media

В статье рассматриваются основные принципы формирования и трансформации общественного мнения о полиции в гражданской среде, связанные с участием сотрудников правоохранительных органов в мероприятиях, направленных на предотвращение негативных последствий чрезвычайных ситуаций. Рассматриваются объективные риски, возникающие вследствие некорректной трактовки служебных действий сотрудников правоохранительных органов представителями гражданской сферы в условиях ограничения их возможностей с целью минимизации ущерба от чрезвычайной ситуации. Отмечается, что в условиях действия ограничительных мер на период объявления чрезвычайной ситуации усиливается негативное восприятие деятельности сотрудников органов внутренних дел. Оцениваются перспективы, связанные с улучшением социального восприятия полиции в результате освещения самоотверженности и высоких личных качеств сотрудников полиции, с риском для жизни и здоровья участвующих в борьбе с последствиями чрезвычайной ситуации и в спасении гражданского населения. Делается вывод о необходимости использования средств массовой информации как инструмента формирования общественного мнения в целях объективного отражения в общественном сознании россиян профессиональной деятельности работников правоохранительной системы. The paper examines the principles of the formation and transformation of public opinion about the police in the civilian environment, associated with the participation of law enforcement officers in measures aimed at preventing the negative consequences of emergencies. The publication considers the risks associated with the incorrect interpretation of the official actions of law enforcement officials by representatives of the civilian sphere in the context of limiting their capabilities in order to minimize damage from an emergency. The author evaluates the prospects related to improving the social perception of the police through highlighting the disregard of self and high personal qualities of police officers at risk to life and health of those involved in combating the consequences of an emergency and rescuing the civilian population. It is concluded that the media should be used as an instrument for the formation of public opinion in order to objectively reflect the professional activities of law enforcement officials in the public consciousness of Russians.

scholarly journals Exploitative Revenues, Law Enforcement, and the Quality of Government Service

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Goldstein ◽  
Michael W. Sances ◽  
Hye Young You
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Criminal Investigation ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Government Service ◽  
Revenue Collection ◽  
Local Police ◽  
Commuting Time

A growing body of evidence indicates that local police departments are being used to provide revenue for municipalities by imposing and collecting fees, fines, and asset forfeitures. We examine whether revenue collection activities compromise the criminal investigation functions of local police departments. We find that police departments in cities that collect a greater share of their revenue from fees solve violent and property crimes at significantly lower rates. The effect on violent crime clearance is more salient in smaller cities where police officers’ assignments tend not to be highly specialized. We find that this relationship is robust to a variety of empirical strategies, including instrumenting for fines revenue using commuting time. Our results suggest that institutional changes—such as decreasing municipal government reliance on fines and fees for revenue—are important for changing police behavior and improving the provision of public safety.

THE MOTIVATIONAL-VALUE SIDE OF THE PERSONALITY AS THE BASIS FOR THE IMAGE FORMATION OF EMPLOYEES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

2020 ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Людмила Николаевна Никитина
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Law ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
Psychological Features

В настоящее время авторитет сотрудников органов внутренних дел в обществе невысок. В связи с этим существует реальная потребность в исследовании путей создания положительного образа правоохранителей. В статье уделено внимание исследованию психологических особенностей, влияющих на формирование социально одобряемого образа сотрудников полиции. В ходе исследования были использованы такие методы, как контент-анализ сообщений со средств массовой информации, сравнительный анализ наработок по изучаемой проблеме, групповые беседы, анкетирование, психодиагностическое исследование курсантов и слушателей. Важным аспектом формирования положительного имиджа сотрудников органов внутренних дел является изучение их мотивационно-ценностной сферы. Именно положительная профессиональная направленность и мотивация профессиональной деятельности будут способствовать развитию всех необходимых качеств, отображенных в профессиограмме правоохранителей. Внутренняя мотивация определяет желание самосовершенствоваться, стремление к личностному и профессиональному развитию, предполагает высокую нравственность и законопослушность, а это, в свою очередь, непосредственно отражается на внешне воспринимаемом облике стражей закона. Также на основе результатов исследования разработаны предложения по формированию положительного имиджа сотрудников полиции, касающиеся работы с кадровым потенциалом. Currently, the public does not appreciate the image of employees of internal affairs agencies. In this regard, there is a real need to study ways of creating a positive image of law enforcement officials. The article focuses on the study of psychological features affecting the formation of a socially approved image of police officers. In the course of the study such methods as content analysis of messages from the media, a comparative analysis of developments on the problem under consideration, group conversations, questionnaires, and psychodiagnostic research of cadets and students were used. An important aspect of the formation of a positive image of employees of internal affairs agencies is the study of their motivational and semantic sphere. It is a positive professional orientation and motivation of professional activity that will contribute to the development of all the necessary qualities displayed in the law enforcement professiogram. Intrinsic motivation determines the desire for self-improvement, the desire for personal and professional development, involves high morality and law-abidingness, and this, in turn, is directly reflected in the outwardly perceived guards of the law. In addition, based on the results of the study, proposals to create a positive image of police officers regarding work with human resources were developed.

How Interior Immigration Enforcement Affects Trust in Law Enforcement

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Tom K. Wong ◽  
S. Deborah Kang ◽  
Carolina Valdivia ◽  
Josefina Espino ◽  
Michelle Gonzalez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Undocumented Immigrants ◽  
Immigration Enforcement ◽  
Local Law Enforcement ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Local Law ◽  
Immigration And Customs Enforcement ◽  
Relationship Of

The day-to-day behaviors of undocumented immigrants are significantly affected when local law enforcement officials do the work of federal immigration enforcement. One such behavior, which has been widely discussed in debates over so-called sanctuary policies, is that undocumented immigrants are less likely to report crimes to the police when local law enforcement officials work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on federal immigration enforcement. However, the mechanism that explains this relationship of decreased trust in law enforcement has not yet been systematically tested. Do undocumented immigrants become less trusting of police officers and sheriffs when local law enforcement officials work with ICE on federal immigration enforcement? To answer this, we embedded an experiment that varied the interior immigration enforcement context in a survey (n = 512) drawn from a probability-based sample of undocumented immigrants. When local law enforcement officials work with ICE on federal immigration enforcement, respondents are statistically significantly less likely to say that they trust that police officers and sheriffs will keep them, their families, and their communities safe; will protect the confidentiality of witnesses to crimes even if they are undocumented; will protect the rights of all people equally, including undocumented immigrants; and will protect undocumented immigrants from abuse or discrimination.

scholarly journals MODERN PROBLEMS OF CRIME PREVENTION IN THE SPHERE OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (72) (2) ◽  
pp. 230-235
Author(s):  
O. N. Ivasuk
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Domestic Sphere ◽  
Domestic Relations ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Local Police ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family And Household ◽  
Household Relations

In the article, based on the analysis of modern crime in the sphere of family and household relations, approaches to the problems of prevention and prevention of various forms of domestic violence are formulated. The article is devoted to modern problems of preventing domestic crimes by legal and General social measures, the main factors that determine the existence of modern domestic crime are considered. Some reasons and conditions of criminalization of the family and domestic relations at the present stage of development of society are analyzed. The main areas of activity of police district commissioners as the most significant subjects of counteraction to offenses in the domestic sphere. The necessity of improvement of the main directions of combating modern crimes in the sphere of domestic relations and of improving law enforcement, including internal Affairs bodies, particularly local police officers, aimed at the prevention of domestic crimes and offences in the domestic sphere.

From Kiddie Cops to the Coal Police

2021 ◽  
pp. 257-290
Author(s):  
Noah Tsika
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Police Power ◽  
Real Power ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Private Actors

In the United States, the normalization of police power has often demanded the delineation of fraudulent or otherwise illegitimate aspirants to such power. This chapter considers cinematic depictions of parapolicing. Such representations speak to ongoing anxieties surrounding the actual, discernable contours of police power in the United States. In Hollywood, the Studio Relations Committee was particularly wary of analogies between “real” police officers and their privately employed counterparts. The films examined in this chapter address the complexities of those public-private partnerships that pivot around law enforcement. Ultimately, these films work to affirm the state’s monopoly on lawful violence, either because it is the state itself that “generously” grants power to particular private actors or because those private actors fail miserably and, in so doing, necessitate the expansion of “real” police forces. Such films complicate, in markedly populist terms, the professional police’s presumed monopoly on expertise, without, however, questioning the police’s monopoly on violence. The films at the center of this chapter are meant to show that while policing may be teachable—imitable—actual law enforcement officials hold the real power.

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