DQ2

Criminal Justice and the use of Body cameras.

-The American public has recently rallied to ask for body cameras to be mandatory for all police officers to provide evidence of misconduct in controversial cases. Others have argued that body cameras should be required to provide evidence of proper police action when officer actions are questioned. Critics, however, have raised concerns that body cameras violate privacy laws and statutes. Argue whether police body cameras are a solution for officers in the United States, risk a violation to the privacy of American citizens, or otherwise impact the relationship between law enforcement and the community.

I chose this topic because I am going into the criminal justice field and also this is a real life issue at hand in our country. I do feel that body cameras should be used and worn by officers while on duty. So many shootings with police officers involved makes this a great chance to prove their innocence if applicable. My opinion is that if you look at the news and video footage for example the deadly shooting in Charlotte NC the officer did wrongfully kill the man. The video did show a gun close to the now deceased man’s body but before he was shot you could not see it. Body cameras would have should different angles of what was going on and show exactly what officers see so there would not be an argument only proof.

Keywords that I use in the Ashford library are things such as: Body cameras, police brutality, police officer, and shootings. I chose small words that relate to the issue at hand. After reviewing the ‘Natty gritty keywords tutorial’ I learned to use smaller works as such.

Body Cameras should be worn by police officers to use as evidence in investigations and prove either guilty or innocence instead of speculation or one’s word against another. My formula for my thesis statement used my position and reasons.

 After considering the information in this week’s instructor guidance and readings, I have selected the research topic… I am choosing the topic Medical Marijuana and the benefits it can bring to the table, which was my topic from GEN103. I will agree with the sentiment that this topic is not the most politically correct topic, but it is what interests me.

                After reviewing the library tutorials, I have identified ten keywords for my research, which are… Marijuana, medical, diseases, Cancer, Alzheimer’s, glaucoma, arthritis, chronic pain, tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabinoids.

                With my argument and basic research plan in mind, my working thesis statement is: Criminalization of marijuana, a substance that has directly caused zero recorded deaths, needs to end post haste, so that the potential use of it can be evaluated in making people feel better in certain circumstances.

After reading the course materials, I have questions about… Is this class going to be entirely focused on the subject we chose with regards to our papers and assignments?

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