It is what is reported and how its reported that would make a difference to people's perception bearing in mind that most people have not being victims of crime themselves and all they know about crime is based on hearsay. ... People, consciously or subconsciously have anxieties about what is being reported, and the media have been criticised for these anxieties about crime and disorder over the years. ... No matter how crime and the criminal justice system is reported people will make up their own minds based not only on what has been reported but their own experiences too....

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Just like human beings have prejudices, police prejudices are expressed through discretion, sometimes even subconsciously. ... It really doesn't matter what the reason is because no matter what personal elements makes up the officers mind if there was a different reaction or response due to the fact that the violation involves a different person or circumstance it is ethnically wrong. ... Wrong, in this essay we are trying to find out what causes the difference in the mind of an officer to make them make those pre-judged decisions regardless or not if the back round check of the car cam...

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An officer encounters many safety risks daily and it is important for officers to carefully evaluate each situation because, "research has revealed that the uniform has a subconscious psychological influence on people, based on the person's preconceived feelings about police officers" (The Psychological Influence of the Police Uniform, Richard Johnson). ...

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