AJ 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Police Brutality, Recognizance

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 2
• Professor: mauney

Document Summary

States with death penalty v. states without death penalty. Goal of restoring a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through training and therapy. Focuses on the offender, offenders are treated, not punished. Judges should avoid fixed sentences, instead using maximum and minimum guidelines to release offenders when rehabilitated. Usually arrive at the scene after the crime was committed. Incident-driven policing- reactive approach that focuses on priority of calls. Police brutality- the intentional use of excessive force. Any force beyond what is necessary to arrest a suspect and keep police and bystanders safe. Probable cause- to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury. The use of deadly force against a subject is the most intrusive type of seizure possible. Grass eaters- officers who accept payoffs that the routines of police work bring their way (small gratuities, soliciting small payments, etc. )