Forces of Devience
The book "Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing," by Victor Kappeler, shows several incidents and examples of police deviance. I've picked three chapters to summarize that I've picked by interest and importance to help show and understand what police deviance is. I picked chapter 1, "The Idea of Police Deviance: Definitions, Perceptions, and Concerns" because I felt it was an important chapter in understanding police deviance, which lays out the foundation for the book. In this chapter, Kappeler talks about how police perform an important social function in society. In order to promote social tranquillity and to protect the civil liberties of citizens, the police have been given greater powers. Unfortunately, when police abuse those powers by engaging in deviant activities, they are one of the greatest threats tofreedom under a democratic system of government. The public has always been fascinated by reports of police deviance. Public opinions about the police vary by age, race, prior contact with the police, and social class. There are several common concerns that the public has about reports of police deviance. These concerns include the symbolic positions that police ho
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Approximate Word count = 886
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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