Law Enforcement In The CommunityEssay Preview: Law Enforcement In The CommunityReport this essayThe first individual I will be writing my reflection on is K-9 Officer Justin Scalzo. Officer Justin Scalzo is a member of the Jeanette Police Department, along with his partner and companion Wando. Wando is a German Shepard dog that is born and trained over in Germany until he is able to be handled by other officers. He is then delivered to the United States to be matched with a K-9 officer. Other types of dogs used in K-9 work are Black labs, which are specifically used for more narcotics and bomb detection. Also used in K-9 work are Rottweilers and Dobermans. There are usually three classifications for K-9 dogs. The classifications of dogs are patrol or attack dogs, Narcotics dogs, or tracking dogs. The key to the dog success in the field is their training. Officer Scalzo will record eight hundred hours of training in a single year alone. He will also have to learn to speak specific commands in a German tongue, because the dogs are trained in the German language and not in English. The key to having your dog listen to you in the field of duty is all of the training you and your partner endure and also the K-9 and handler has to have voice recognition between them. So when in the field your dog is not pursuing a suspect and then stops when the suspect says “stop”, instead of you commanding the dog.
I think it would be an incredible experience to have not only a partner on the job, but also a companion in the home. Because when you become a K-9 officer, you have the responsibility of not only controlling your dog in the field, but also when you go home to sleep. So does the dog, because he is apart of your family now and forever, even when the dog eventually retires usually after eight to ten years of duty and will be a part of the family at that time.
To reflect on another experience of class which was informing, was when Karen Slater came and talk to us about the “Juvenile Justice System” and her involvement in it. Karen Slater is a Juvenile probation officer in Westmoreland County and the surrounding area. The juvenile justice system was established about thirty five years ago in the area but is known primarily as the Westmoreland County Youth Commission. The Youth commission was started to help minors or youths who are first time offenders from getting a permanent juvenile record. The youth commission also tries to provide youths with greater opportunities of doing well in life and also in their local communities. These community commissions also help in the reduction of court referrals. The cases they handle range from one hundred and fifty to three hundred cases per year. These cases are handled within the community and are diverted from the courts. With her being a probation officer she monitors curfew checks, random drug testing and also handles the electronic monitoring programs. Also, Karen Slater talked about her role in the process of the B.A.R.J. system of juvenile rehabilitation. B.AR.J. which stands for Balanced and Restorative Justice is now the mission of the juvenile justice system is to help youths and minors not get sent to jail and detention centers. The goals of B.A.R.J. or the juvenile justice are to hold offenders accountable for their actions and allow them to take responsibility for the harm they have caused. Also it helps the offender build relationships in the community and find a meaningful way to repair harm done in the community. Karen Slater also works or helps with a program in surrounding area called Outside In, which entails taking delinquent youths on wilderness expeditions for counseling and a chance to reflect on their lives. For many of the teens, life has become unmanageable due to their powerlessness over drugs and alcohol, as well as other addictive behavioral patterns. The wilderness setting itself can be a powerful teacher. It softens the heart and opens the mind to receive new perspectives and learning. In this natural classroom, the students engage in experiential learning, self-discovery and the powerful elements of choice and consequence. I think after hearing Karen Slater talk about her involvement in these programs, shows to me that she ahs a great compassion for the youths in the programs and also hope to see them succeed.
Another reflection that I have regrettably is when the class was suppose to take a tour of the Westmoreland County Prison. Unfortunately, myself and another student had gone to the wrong detention center for criminals and had missed the opportunity to take a tour of the facility with our class. I think it would have been a great experience for me to have seen the actions inside of a prison and to have been able to have a sense of what really goes on in a prison and not just know by the depictions of what I see in movies or on television. But I was able to take the tour of the State trooper barracks which is located in Greensburg. I think that being able to see how a government state agency is operated and ran was a good experience. Knowing how difficult it is to keep our communities safe, gives me a great appreciation for the work that law enforcement officials handle on a day to day basis. It truly is an admirable
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For the people in the prison that I am a part of, how does this experience feel being able to talk about our community and its needs? I know that there are some groups from the community that feel that their needs and that they share it with us. Unfortunately, the actions of those individuals that are involved in our community are still too far outside what they have seen in film so that they are not understood. How do you get the help that those individuals have? Some believe that when the actions of individuals within our community are taken outside of the boundaries of what constitutes a safe environment, those individuals will be pushed further out of our country. Unfortunately, some say that all of that has happened because we have made so much gains and those gains will continue to grow. In fact, the same is true for the current community. In a way, we as a community are still an island under the waves. I know the people of Greenbrier County are just like our neighbors in the other counties that I know. We all live in a community that has become an island. If we don’t take care of our communities, then we will not have an island. We are not alone in this. We all see that there are dangers. A lot of people have already lost their voices. We all stand on those islands. They might say, “We are not safe here. We have lost our voice. We do not have liberty as I see all around us.” But if we do not talk about the problem today, then we cannot speak about the need to do more to help those who were harmed and to make a better world. I believe every person in Greenbrier County is going to have issues with government, but I know there are opportunities and opportunities for every person in Greenbrier County to participate in community service work. You can join the local community or your local community member’s community. All of you will likely be involved in the project. It is not easy to talk about how these problems are going and tell your story and we are going to get there. We can help, but please do not tell us that we have missed so many opportunities to accomplish your goals. Let our community do their best to bring these people to justice and to share their stories with us and to take forward an act of compassion to those on the Island. As a community, we do not necessarily share your story from day one. Let the people of Greenbrier County know that they are part of their community now. We cannot wait to see if they don’t get what we want for our community. I would strongly urge you to bring one person or some groups of people into the community and listen to them. Let them be heard and be able to tell their stories and hopefully that they will hear from others as well. My sincere appreciation and gratitude goes out to our students and to anyone who is involved with the program of detention at State prison. I want to thank you every day for your support. I really humbly appreciate our students and thank you for supporting us as we prepare for our release. We are so proud of you we can hear their stories and tell the stories of the other prisoners as well as the inmates we helped with on the Island. I also really appreciate that you are being involved in this project and you are able to keep people motivated and engaged so that we can continue to develop and help keep this great country of ours. If anyone has any questions, I can always reach out to you on Facebook, Twitter, email or more often if you want me to. All
Barrett, Wants to thank you for your time. I also wanted to mention the fact that the State Department of Correctional Services is currently operating in conjunction with Georgia to “help out” the Corrections Executive in helping with the transition process. We have made a long effort to connect with this agency as a regular part of our work and I think it was well received by many of our community members throughout the transition process.
I love your time. This is a very important point for others to be aware of as we transition. I think it’s important for both people to have as close as they can to a prison as many times as they can. So I think it’s a great honor to be able to talk with you about your experience in Alabama. I also hope that in other states, as well, it shows them the benefits that our laws can provide and to the fact that we all have common ground and can work to work on common ground.
Thank you for your time and I’d like to thank you for your time in Alabama, Wisconsin and the United States states for your service in helping move our country to the next level and to get us out of the tough times we live in.
As Gov, I have always recognized our partnership with our elected officials and that was our goal from the beginning. As I have continued to seek to enhance the quality of care in our prisons we have seen improvements in reducing crime and reducing mental and substance abuse. For the last five years I have championed an agenda of reducing arrests and incarcerating illegal aliens living in our prisons under the guise of “protecting the citizenry.” The state of Alabama’s prison population is about to close and we should continue to hold people accountable. As a community, we have not only embraced the message of the fight against gang members (a campaign that is already underway in Arizona) but we have embraced the promise of making our country so safe and creating a society where the justice system is based on human dignity and not based on greed. For example, in July of 2009, we introduced S. 922 to keep state and federal funding for the National Children’s Center (CHC) in Alabama.
Alabama has the highest incarceration rate of all of the 33 states and the District of Columbia. It incarcerates people of color in more than 50 cities and towns, and it incarcerates women in more than 90 cities. By providing us with the tools we need to address racial disparities in services and to combat overcrowding and crime and to restore public safety we are able to protect our citizens in the public eye. When we are working to make sure that offenders are treated in the most effective manner, we need a new form of rehabilitation. I urge all lawmakers at the state and national level to make the Alabama Sentencing Reform Project (a.k.a. the Sentencing Reform Project):
the Alabama Sentencing Reform Project (a.k.a. the Sentencing Reform Project) provide financial assistance to incarcerated individuals. The Sentencing Reform Project provides mental health and substance abuse services to people sentenced to prison and, in other initiatives, the Sentencing Reform Project provides housing assistance and financial assistance.
For additional resources, visit www.sentencingprobe.org .
We continue to work with our citizens and our elected officials to keep our prisons safe while we find ways to further address the issues of the time.
P.S. While we have long advocated for the full implementation of federal immigration reform, we also believe that it is important for us to make sure that it is not seen
Barrett, Wants to thank you for your time. I also wanted to mention the fact that the State Department of Correctional Services is currently operating in conjunction with Georgia to “help out” the Corrections Executive in helping with the transition process. We have made a long effort to connect with this agency as a regular part of our work and I think it was well received by many of our community members throughout the transition process.
I love your time. This is a very important point for others to be aware of as we transition. I think it’s important for both people to have as close as they can to a prison as many times as they can. So I think it’s a great honor to be able to talk with you about your experience in Alabama. I also hope that in other states, as well, it shows them the benefits that our laws can provide and to the fact that we all have common ground and can work to work on common ground.
Thank you for your time and I’d like to thank you for your time in Alabama, Wisconsin and the United States states for your service in helping move our country to the next level and to get us out of the tough times we live in.
As Gov, I have always recognized our partnership with our elected officials and that was our goal from the beginning. As I have continued to seek to enhance the quality of care in our prisons we have seen improvements in reducing crime and reducing mental and substance abuse. For the last five years I have championed an agenda of reducing arrests and incarcerating illegal aliens living in our prisons under the guise of “protecting the citizenry.” The state of Alabama’s prison population is about to close and we should continue to hold people accountable. As a community, we have not only embraced the message of the fight against gang members (a campaign that is already underway in Arizona) but we have embraced the promise of making our country so safe and creating a society where the justice system is based on human dignity and not based on greed. For example, in July of 2009, we introduced S. 922 to keep state and federal funding for the National Children’s Center (CHC) in Alabama.
Alabama has the highest incarceration rate of all of the 33 states and the District of Columbia. It incarcerates people of color in more than 50 cities and towns, and it incarcerates women in more than 90 cities. By providing us with the tools we need to address racial disparities in services and to combat overcrowding and crime and to restore public safety we are able to protect our citizens in the public eye. When we are working to make sure that offenders are treated in the most effective manner, we need a new form of rehabilitation. I urge all lawmakers at the state and national level to make the Alabama Sentencing Reform Project (a.k.a. the Sentencing Reform Project):
the Alabama Sentencing Reform Project (a.k.a. the Sentencing Reform Project) provide financial assistance to incarcerated individuals. The Sentencing Reform Project provides mental health and substance abuse services to people sentenced to prison and, in other initiatives, the Sentencing Reform Project provides housing assistance and financial assistance.
For additional resources, visit www.sentencingprobe.org .
We continue to work with our citizens and our elected officials to keep our prisons safe while we find ways to further address the issues of the time.
P.S. While we have long advocated for the full implementation of federal immigration reform, we also believe that it is important for us to make sure that it is not seen
Barrett, Wants to thank you for your time. I also wanted to mention the fact that the State Department of Correctional Services is currently operating in conjunction with Georgia to “help out” the Corrections Executive in helping with the transition process. We have made a long effort to connect with this agency as a regular part of our work and I think it was well received by many of our community members throughout the transition process.
I love your time. This is a very important point for others to be aware of as we transition. I think it’s important for both people to have as close as they can to a prison as many times as they can. So I think it’s a great honor to be able to talk with you about your experience in Alabama. I also hope that in other states, as well, it shows them the benefits that our laws can provide and to the fact that we all have common ground and can work to work on common ground.
Thank you for your time and I’d like to thank you for your time in Alabama, Wisconsin and the United States states for your service in helping move our country to the next level and to get us out of the tough times we live in.
As Gov, I have always recognized our partnership with our elected officials and that was our goal from the beginning. As I have continued to seek to enhance the quality of care in our prisons we have seen improvements in reducing crime and reducing mental and substance abuse. For the last five years I have championed an agenda of reducing arrests and incarcerating illegal aliens living in our prisons under the guise of “protecting the citizenry.” The state of Alabama’s prison population is about to close and we should continue to hold people accountable. As a community, we have not only embraced the message of the fight against gang members (a campaign that is already underway in Arizona) but we have embraced the promise of making our country so safe and creating a society where the justice system is based on human dignity and not based on greed. For example, in July of 2009, we introduced S. 922 to keep state and federal funding for the National Children’s Center (CHC) in Alabama.
Alabama has the highest incarceration rate of all of the 33 states and the District of Columbia. It incarcerates people of color in more than 50 cities and towns, and it incarcerates women in more than 90 cities. By providing us with the tools we need to address racial disparities in services and to combat overcrowding and crime and to restore public safety we are able to protect our citizens in the public eye. When we are working to make sure that offenders are treated in the most effective manner, we need a new form of rehabilitation. I urge all lawmakers at the state and national level to make the Alabama Sentencing Reform Project (a.k.a. the Sentencing Reform Project):
the Alabama Sentencing Reform Project (a.k.a. the Sentencing Reform Project) provide financial assistance to incarcerated individuals. The Sentencing Reform Project provides mental health and substance abuse services to people sentenced to prison and, in other initiatives, the Sentencing Reform Project provides housing assistance and financial assistance.
For additional resources, visit www.sentencingprobe.org .
We continue to work with our citizens and our elected officials to keep our prisons safe while we find ways to further address the issues of the time.
P.S. While we have long advocated for the full implementation of federal immigration reform, we also believe that it is important for us to make sure that it is not seen