Publication Date
Spring 2013
Faculty Supervisor
Willie Fowler
Description
Police officers have the difficult job of reconciling two deeply held but conflicting values: our desire to be safe and secure and our strong belief in the right of individuals to be free from government coercion and excessive control. How law enforcement officers and departments handle this conflict has a direct bearing on how the public sees them. As a culture, we expect our police officers to be able to balance these goals, but when they veer off too far we criticize them. At the extreme, too heavy a focus on order and safety may border on police brutality.
Course
Political Science 110
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Recommended Citation
Roberts, Katrina, "Law Enforcement Personnel and Lawmaking" (2013). A with Honors Projects. 78.
https://spark.parkland.edu/ah/78
Comments
This document is an outline for an oral presentation.