CRM/LAW C175 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Domestic Violence, Bulletproof Vest, Burglary
4 Apr 2017
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The police aren"t allowed to give you a ticket unless you deserve it. Number 1 predictor of how you feel about the police in any way whatsoever is whether you"ve been stopped by the police. Police officers are the only government agents allowed to use force and coercion to pursue and accomplish public goals. We are a democracy; we have one element that doesn"t fit in unless it"s done very well, and that is policing, because police have the right to use force. The police can deceive you and lie to you; this is a democracy, we should be treated with the same dignity as everyone. The more that citizens voluntarily co-operate with police officers, the less need for force. But police officers cannot function without the consent and co-operation of citizens. We are moving into a time where people have lost the confidence in the ability of the police to treat them well with dignity.
