Unit Two: The Personal Side of Policing

Answer the following questions in paragraph form.

1. What are the two primary goals and objectives of policing? Do you believe
NYPD has met these goals and objectives? Why or why not?
The two primary goals and objetives of police departments are maintaining order and
protecting life and property. Yes! I believe the NYPD has met these goals and
objectives. The NYPD patrols and monitors the streets and train stations to maintain
order and protect the community. They respond to 911 calls and respect and follow
the principles in the Constitution.

2. What is the imminent danger standard?

Imminent danger standard is the standard that allows the use of deadly force against
individuals using deadly force against an officer or others.

3. What is the fleeing felon standard? What do states say about this standard
today? Feeling felon doctrine held that the law enforcement officers could, if
necessary, use deadly force to apprehend any feeling felony suspect. Many states have
implemented laws, regulations, or court decisions that restrict the use of deadly force
against fleeing felons. Many states replaced their existing penal codes with this model
code, During the same period, the Police Foundation proposed its own policies
regarding the use of deadly force which were adopted. The Model Penal Code,
developed by the American Law Institute, permits the use of deadly force by police
officers if an officer believes that the felory for which the arrest is made involved use
or the threatened use of deadly force; or chore is a sup-stantial risk that the suspect wil
cause death or serious bodily injury if not immediately apprehended and eneforce
empioyed creates no sunstantial risk, of injury to innocent people.

4. What did the United States Supreme Court say in Tennessee v. Gardner? Do
you agree with the decision, why or why not?
In Tennessee v. Gardner the US Supreme Court ended the use of the feeling felon
rule. The US Supreme Court say that under the Fourth Amendment, when a law
enforcement officer is pursuing a feeling suspect, he or she may use deadly force only
to prevent escape. If the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a
significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others. The court
held that the use of deadly force constituted a “seizure” under the Fourth Amendment,
and when considering the totality of the circumstances, the seizure was NOT justified
because the state FAILED to present evidence that their interest to stop the
UNARMED feeing suspect outweighed the suspect’s interest in his own survival. I
agree with this decision. Innocent people can get hurt by police officers who
mistakenly think they're criminals. Police officers, just like anyone else, can make
mistakes or misunderstand situations. These mistakes can result in them taking the
wrong actions or misidentifying people.