Essays about: "police officer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words police officer.

  1. 1. The Public, The Police, and The Puzzle of Information

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : William Duggan; Librain Natia Ellis; [2024]
    Keywords : Policing; Public Perception; Safety Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When humans are involved, things can go wrong. This is a statement as factually true and yet dramatically undefined and dangerously ambiguous as any. No matter the industry or domain, where humans interact with other humans, perfect predictability is impossible and a focus on negative outcomes can seem natural. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Doing" masculinity in police work: A study of the narratives of 'becoming' a police officer in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Ana Filipa da Silva Carvalho; [2023]
    Keywords : gender and policing; gendered practices; narrative interview; police story-telling; Sweden; subjectivity; gender equality; police work; jämställdhet; polis arbete;

    Abstract : Police officer has been conventionally regarded as a masculine occupation, where values such as strength, aggressivity and, bravery are commemorated. In Sweden, a country that is highly regarded for its gender equality status, understanding how police officers navigate gendered expectations is crucial to understand the implications of gender in policing. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender-neutrality in Written Discourse : A newspaper-based diachronic comparisonstudy of gender-neutral vocabulary

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Yuchen Zeng; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-neutral vocabulary; Diachronic; Gender Asymmetry; Sexist language; Gender- inclusive Language.;

    Abstract : This paper investigated the use of sexist language in English vocabulary by examininggender asymmetry and sexism in contemporary written discourse. The traditional sexistlanguage often reinforces gender stereotypes and inequalities. In English, the masculineterms are considered the unmarked form (the norm) while the feminine terms are marked. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Killing Agent : A comparative transitivity analysis of US news headlines regarding killings of and by the civilian and the police officer

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Wendela Rikardsdotter; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; America; Authority; News; Critical Discourse Analysis; CDA; Media; USA; Police Brutality;

    Abstract : Due to its status and reach, media discourse can shape its reader's perspective on social actors and events, for good and for worse. This thesis investigates 100 headlines retrieved via searches in the NOW corpus, of which 50 portray killings of police officers by civilians and 50 portray the opposite, killings of civilians by police officers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gunshot Detection from Audio Streams in Portable Devices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Linnea Bokelund; Ellen Grane; [2022]
    Keywords : machine learning; gunshot detection; convolutional neural networks; sound event detection; portable devices; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Machine learning and artificial neural networks can be used to classify or detect specific sound events in audio signals. Gunshot detection is one use case for such networks and can be used to help law enforcement by alerting officers or triggering camera recordings. READ MORE