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LeeHighSchool
Howcanapolicedetectivemakeanimpactinthecommunity?
PoliceDetective
JuanGuzman
SeniorCapstone
J.Snyder
April13,2017
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JuanGuzman
JodySnyder
SeniorCapstone
13April2017
PoliceDetective
Whatthedetective'sstoryisaboutisnotmurderbuttherestorationoforder.
P.D.James.ADetectiveisaninvestigator.Somemaybeprivateresearchersandmaybe
knownasTheEyethatneversleeps,whichisthemottoofthePinkertondetective
agency,alsoknownasPrivateEyes.Adetectiveisalicensedindividualwhosolves
crimesincludingpastcrimesbyexaminingandevaluatingcluesandpersonalrecordsto
uncovertheidentityofthecriminal.Apolicedetectiveimpactsthecommunityby
servingandprotecting,solvingcrimes,andhelpingintimesofcrisistomakethe
worldanexceptionalplacetolivein.
Firstandforemost,thenumberoneimpactthatpoliceshouldmakeistoserve
andprotectthesociety.Thatistheirfirstdutynomatterwheretheyreat.Thepolicemake
abruntinthecommunitysincethey'retheoneswhomakemostoftheatrociousguysgoto
jailbecausethesocietyseestheiractionsasawful.Thecitizenswanttheambiancetobe
protected,andthat'swhatthepolicedetectivesaretheretoprovide.Thecommunitygetsto
havedayswithasenseofprotectionwhilethedetectivescanhavewhattheycallabadday.
Inthejournalarticle,ABadDay,WisherDescribesabaddayinhisprofession...He
recountsthearrestofamanwhooffersonethousanddollarstoprostitutestoprovidehima
threeyearoldgirlforsex.Culpritscomingoutofthejailafterservingonlyonefifthof
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thetermsentenced.(Wisher75)Thingslikethismakesomepeopleterrifiedofwhat
othersarecapableofdoing,andthepoliceareheretoserveandprotectagainstthese
actionsthehumankindcommit.
Apolicedetectiveworkstogatherfactsandevidenceforcriminalcases.They
interviewpotentialsuspects,witnesses,andothersassociatedwiththecrime,thoughthis
theygatherasmuchdataastheycantosolvethecase.Policedetectiveswillworkoncases
untiltheygetanarrestandhaveaconvictionmadebut,theyneedtokeeptheirnotesand
importantinformationiftheyneedtotestifyincourt.Theirjobistomaketheworldasafer
placetolivein,withlesscrimeandkeepthestreetscleanfromanythingthatisbad.For
example,AneveningofMarch10,2003twoNewYorkPoliceDepartmentdetectives,
JamesV.NemorinandRodneyJ.Andrews,wereshotandkilledinanunmarkedpolicecar
whileattemptinganundercoverpurchaseofaTec9assaultpistolonStatenIslandThese
copswereshotandkilledbyRonellWilsonandanaccompliceduringarobberyattempt.
HundredsofhairsfibreswerefoundinthenissanfoundbyLisaFaberwhichshecollected
byinvestigatingthecar.(Toobin30)"Myconclusionisthatallofthosequestionedfibres
couldhaveoriginatedfromtheinterioroftheNissanMaxima,fromtheseats,and/orthe
backrests,"(Faber).Lisastestimoniwasnotgoodshecouldn'tsayhowcommonorhow
manymodelsofthefiberswere.DuetothebloodDNAthatwasonwilson'sClothes,
wilsonwaschargedandconvictedtodeathwhichhadnothappeninNYCinover50years.
Caseslikethisarewhatpolicedetectiveshavetofigureoutonadailybasisinorderto
makethecommunityapeacefulandsafeplace.Whatalsoimpactsthecommunityare
thingslikeloosecriminalsforexampleATexasmanchargedwiththestrangulation
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murderofa22yearoldwomanin1983hasbeennamedtotheFBI'sTenMostWanted
Fugitiveslist,andarewardofupto$100,000isbeingofferedforinformationleadingto
hiscapture.(NewTopTenFugitive:HelpUsCaptureaMurdererFBI.)Thingslike
thisscarethecommunityintothinkingthatthefugitivecouldbeafterthem.Itrilesthe
peopleup.Detectiveswhocan'tsolvecases,areleadtocountingonthecommunityfor
help,astheycanhavetheanswerstotheinvestigationsthatareunsolved.
Inanycase,wheneverthere'sacrisisahomicideanemergencythepoliceshow
upandsendpeopletothepublicfirst.AfterthehurricaneKatrinapassedinAugust29
September24,atotalof51casesofCOpoisoningwerereportedbyhyperbaricoxygen
(HBO2)facilitiesinAlabama,Louisiana,andMississippi(CentersForDisease).This
naturaldisasterchangedthelivesofmanytowhichthepolicedepartmentwerelefttotake
careandhelpouttheonesinneed.Theymustbeequippedwithwaymorethanjustagun
andabadge,Policedetectivesmusthavekitsoffoodandwaterandfirstaidsjustincase
theyneedtousethemduringdisastersforthepeople.Researchhasshownthatsuccessful
disastermanagementresultsprimarilyfromtheactivitiesofemergencyorganizations.In
particular,therearemanagementproblemswithrespecttothecommunicationprocess,the
exerciseofauthority,andthedevelopmentofcoordination.(Quarantelli)Thepoliceare
justasvulnerableasthepeoplewhenanaturaldisasterstrikesandalthoughtheyare
helpinginacrisis,theyhavetosuccumbwhattheyfeel.Thecommunityiswhatneedsthe
help.
Ultimately,policedetectiveshavemoregoingonthenjustpatrollingthe
neighborhood,theyhavetoprotectthemselvesfromthecommunityaswell,assomeofthe
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communitydislikepolicedetectivesandiswillingtoevenkillthem.Everythingapolice
detectivesdoesistoprotectthecommunityandimpacttheminawayforthemtoseethat
alltheyretryingtodoismaketheworldabetterplacebyservingandprotecting,helping
withnaturaldisastersandinvestigatingcrimes.Thepolicedetectivewhoputstheirlifeon
thelinewithnosuperpowers,noXrayvision,nosuperstrength,noabilitytofly,and
aboveallnoinvulnerabilitytobullets,revealsfargreatervirtuethanSupermanwhois
onlyameresuperhero(Yudkowsky).
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WorkCited
CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,USA.CarbonMonoxidePoisoningafter
HurricaneKatrinaAlabama,Louisiana,andMississippi,AugustSeptember
2005.MMWR:MorbidityandMortalityWeeklyReport,U.S.CentersforDisease
ControlandPrevention,1Jan.1970,www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?
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Eliezer Yudkowsky. Iz Quotes, izquotes.com/quote/280182. Accessed 21 Apr. 2017.
Toobin,Jeffrey."TheCSIEffect."TheNewYorker,7May2007,p.30.AcademicOneFile,
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Wisher,Raymond."Abadday."TheAmericanEnterprise,vol.8,no.1,1997,p.75.
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Quarantelli, E. L. DISASTER CRISIS MANAGEMENT: A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH
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FINDINGS. Journal of Management Studies, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 5 May
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