Use of K-9's in Law Enforcement As the United States Supreme Court has deemed that the use of highly trained canines is Constitutional to assist law enforcement agencies, they are a major deterrent for violent criminals, as well as a deterrent to proactive police work to prevent crimes from occurring. Canines are a major crime-fighting tool to assist law enforcement. The use of canines in law enforcement is a tool that has been utilized for years around the world. In the 1970's the use of dogs to a foothold in the United States( 2013, dogsforlawenforcement.org). Canines assist local and federal law enforcement agencies in many ways such as locating and apprehending violent criminals, tracking missing people, sniffing out drugs or bombs …show more content…
It is a common tool used to curb criminal activity. Law enforcement agencies around the world use canines to assist them in their daily work routines. A well-trained canine is just a tool it does not replace the work of the officer. The canine cannot do the job unless the officer's start the task for them. The use of canines in law enforcement has proved to be effective. Canine use by departments is becoming more and more popular. Canines have proved to be a benefit to law enforcement for several reasons. A detector dog's alert on a vehicle, for example, is as good as a search warrant due to the inherent mobility of the vehicle. This cuts down on the officer's time and paperwork to have to apply for a search warrant, keeping him on the street capable of doing his/ her job. This also allows a search of the vehicle without the consent of the occupants or owner based on the highly trained canines training. Canines are used to search houses and buildings during search warrants for illegal narcotics or violent …show more content…
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On June 26, 2006, a Sheriff Officer of the State of Florida, William Wheetley and his drug detection dog, Aldo, were on patrol. Furthermore, Officer Wheetley conducted a traffic stop of the defendant Clayton Harris for expired tags on his truck. As Officer Wheetley approached the truck, he noticed that Harris was acting nervous/anxious, more than he should have, and he also noticed an open can of beer in the cup holder next to him. At that moment, Officer Wheetley knew that he was hiding something, he requested to search
Narcotic dogs are not like patrol dogs. There not aggressive, or trained to attack. There carefully handed picked for their temper. They have to be patient and willing to work for long periods of time. They have extremely high levels of drive and enjoy there work. Dogs are trained to detect marijuana, hashish, cocaine, crack, heroin, and methamphetamines. Canines are trained to search for narcotic odors in all different areas. Like vehicles, luggage, warehouses, buildings, and open areas. Dog breeds used in narcotics are, Labradors, golden retrievers, German shepherd's, and Belgian millions.
K9 dogs ar expected to perform well in varied things, like finding a suspect through smell, protective its handler, finding hidden objects in an exceedingly 150’x150′ space, knowing a way to respond once under attack, and sleuthing explosives and narcotics. Before a handler will begin operating with a dog as a political candidate working dog, the dog should pass the normative police check, or may be bought, absolutely ready, from Master Dog coaching.
To keep away from an ethical irregularity in the legitimate framework, the rules ought to be composed so that the civil forfeiture discipline for a demonstration does not surpass the criminal discipline for a similar demonstration. Swinging to infringement of the guideline of relative assurances, there are two conceivable arrangements: bring down the reality of civil forfeiture's results, or raise the level of civil forfeiture's procedural insurances (Rainbolt & Reif, 1997). To bring down the reality of civil forfeitures, one could restrain the estimation of continues and facilitators which might be looked for in civil forfeiture. Since the procedural securities in civil forfeiture cases are lower than standard civil strategy and on the grounds that civil forfeiture regularly conveys an indistinguishable shame from a criminal conviction, to take care of the proportionality of techniques issue, civil forfeiture non-disgrace results would need to be low without a doubt. All things considered, civil forfeiture would at no time in the future be much use against operations like the Cali cocaine cartel. Along these lines, we should raise the level of civil forfeiture procedural insurances when continues or facilitators are included (Rainbolt & Reif,
Drug dogs are classified into three categories – those that are aggressive, those that are compulsive, and those that are very laid back. These dogs go through very extensive training before performing their tasks. Training takes anywhere from three to twelve weeks. Dogs come out of this training with different types of personalities.
positive changes since animal programs were introduced (Puppies). With all the love and attention the animals receive, they are likely to be adopted quicker because of improved behavior (Flynn). The animal programs also help the community by providing service dogs for law enforcement and people with disabilities, and save tax payers, who previously have been paying two billion doll...
The power of a dog can be so robust. Dogs are so much more than just a pet. They can be a friend, a follower, and my all-time favorite, a hero. I have been fortunate enough to be able to experience all sides of this through my diligent work training service dogs. It all started in fourth grade when my family received this eight-week-old puppy. I knew right then and there, she was going to be my best friend.
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The Military Working Dog have been used for thousands of years. There is much evidence pointing to the connection of man and dog going back to the last ice age. Many different cultures across the world have employed them in battle. The United States has limited their Military Working Dog Program to one central facility and only select breeds of dog. The future battlefield will be shaped by new tactics and technology related to Military Working Dogs. These animals can be adopted or continue to serve in other respects once their military service is over.
Police mounted patrol strategy is one of the oldest strategies of police patrols but it is still an effective patrol strategy in modern policing and provides a lot of benefits. Horses began to be used by the police in the Old West as a solution to the problem that Sheriffs were facing in which they were put in charge of maintaining the peace of vast territories but the Sheriffs did not have enough Sherriff deputies or logistics to cover these areas so horses became a solution to improve this problem and it helped the crime rate to decreased (Fine). There are about 600 mounted police units all across the United States and the officers in these units receive training on how to properly handle a horse as a partner and tool to fight against crime and how to use the horse as crime prevention tool, the officers also receive training on how to train the horse with obedience training so that the horse can remain calm in the different situations in
In this article Filay states that there are many different k-9 dogs that help sheriffs in different types of ways. Finlay discusses research conducted by the American Kennel Club. Finlay states, “These breeds are known for their incredible working ability, their desire to cooperate with their handlers, and, in some cases, their tenacity in fighting criminals,” (Finlay 2017). Police dogs are trained to bite dangerous suspects and hold them hostage, but in many of these situations to protect their human partners, they are the first ones to put their life on the line and go in against the armed suspect. When it comes to criminal activity, these dogs are often taught to detect various crime scene evidence such as different types of drugs and explosives. Search and rescue dogs can be trained to find living victims and the remains of deceased humans. The dog’s ability to cover a large area in a relatively short amount of time provides a great resource when searching for lost victims. This is important because without our police dogs, the police would have a difficult time solving crimes and finding crime evidence. Police dogs can play an important role in saving people’s lives and crime
People have a different meanings for the word hero. Most little boys and some men call Iron Man, Captain America, Spiderman, and the Ninja Turtles heroes; but there are people and even animals in our community and our military that save lives daily. The characteristics of a hero to me is someone who is courageous, selfless, humble, patient, and caring. Those five characteristics even apply to animals, and that is why I am shining a light on canines because sometimes they can be hidden in the shadows.
There are dogs able to sniff out cancer cells, ones who can sense changes in the blood sugar levels of there masters and family members . The talents of these special animals are matched by those of tens of thousands of remarkable canines — dogs trained to sense disease and seizures, to assist the physically and emotionally disabled, and to provide comfort, affection, and therapy to their human companions.
They are used as fighting dog’s which doesn’t help anything. Even when a drug dealer has one and the cops come to bust them they let out the Pit Bull which the owner has trained it to fight. They have a very bad rep because of people saying that other dog attacks are Pit Bulls when they are not even close to that.
We read in service dogs are helpful companions because they are taught over 40 commands before they go to an owner and they are supposed to help blind people, police, army, and even autistic people and even they can help people that have a broken leg or even if they can’t grab something. and did you know that service dogs can also help fire fighters and they can do a lot of things that there owners can do dogs can do a lot after all. Did you know these dog can also sniff out diabetes not all of these dogs can find out in the diabetes article.