The Problem Of Police Enforcement - 1489 Words

Even though law enforcement administrators â€Å"are constantly striving to preserve a positive, ethical image of their departments to the public they are sworn to serve and protect†(pg. 5), in the law enforcement world today, there are many problems that are occurring within the duties of police officers. These problems vary across a broad board. They may include personal issues that officers may be dealing with on a daily basis at home or issues that arise throughout police departments across the country. From the many problems that we discussed and wrote on the white board in class, I have chose six that I see as the major problems in the law enforcement world. These six problems can be fixed and dealt with if the appropriate actions are†¦show more content†¦However, just because there are some â€Å"bad apples† that does not mean the rest of the apples are all spoiled as well. Most law enforcement agents often get a bad name and reputation due to those few â€Å"bad apples†. Tossing out those â€Å"bad apples† would help the law enforcement world because there would not be worries or issues for those who are the honest, hardworking â€Å"good apples†. Abuse of Power (such as Police Authority) The abuse of power has a correlation to the â€Å"bad apples† due to the fact that they are the ones who usually abuse the power of the law. When the abuse of power occurs it makes it hard for the value of such to be appreciated. Those in this type of career field that abuse such power may think just because they â€Å"are the law† they do not have to abide by it like a normal citizen. It is neither appropriate nor ethical. When this abuse is done it gives off the wrong impression to the public about how all agents do their jobs. An example of abuse of power would be how a law enforcement agent wears his/her uniform or drives his/her police unit in public places when he/she is off duty to receive different types of special treatment like receiving discounts and free meals or participating in activities such as parking wherever he/she feels. It makes a law enforcement agent look like he/she is inconsiderate and thinks because he/she has a career in that type of field tha t he/she is superior to others and