Decision Making Paper

CJA 444 Decision Making Case Study

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Decision Making Case Study

Law Enforcement Departments continually face scrutiny from the public due to abuse of authority, amounts of force used, and vehicular pursuits that end with serious injuries or fatalities. This essay discusses a case study involving Officer Raymond Ripley of Pineville County Sheriff's Department, and situations the sheriff is now confronted with due to Officer Ripley's behavior.

Centralized Concerns

Within the last year, Pineville County Sheriff's Department suffered through a lawsuit pertaining to a vehicular pursuit involving a fourteen year old boy who was joy riding in his parents car. During the pursuit the boy was killed when the car crashed. (Peak, 2010. Ch.5) The incident sparked an...