Does the state police industry count as a profession according to the second definition of profession? Discuss what each criteria/condition means in the definition of P2 and discuss whether the state police industry counts as a profession. Finally, taking into account the (numerous) recent accounts of state police brutality, what action, if any, should the Federal government take to curb the increasing cases of state police brutality.

Second definition of Profession: "An occupation is a profession in a society just in case 1. the occupation requires extensive education to be a profession in a society; 2. the occupation involves a significant intellectual component to be a profession in a society; 3. the profession provides a service vital for the function of a society; and 4. credentialing is required for the profession to function in a society."

"The Role of the Government in a Competitive MarketThe existence of any one of these markets does not eliminate the need for the government.36 This can be illustrated by an analogy of games. A good game requires rules to be followed. Additionally, in order for the game to proceed, the players must agree to follow the rules. And just as a game requires the players to follow the rules, there must also be an umpire to interpret as well as enforce the rules. The rules are often unintentionally or intentionally broken. When this happens, one of the partici-pants gains an unfair advantage. It is the role of the umpire to keep the gamers on an equal playing flo or.Likewise, a good society requires that the members who participate in the various markets (whether as a firm or a householder) play by the rules of the market. When the rules are broken, then something or someone is needed to enforce the rules. Typically, when a rule in the market is broken, there are good reasons (whether moral, legal, or market reasons) for both sides to resolve the problem. Unfortunately, there are problems that arise that cannot be handled by the members of the market. Thus, as referees are needed in games to enforce and interpret the rules, the government is sometimes needed to make corrections to the market that the market cannot correct itself.There are typically two problems that arise when the government is needed to act as umpire or referee: monopoly and neighborhood effects.37As I have already discussed, monopolies are problematic for many reasons. At least within our own cultures, when the government gets wind of a monopoly, it will invoke the various anti-trust laws and dissolve the monopoly. Again, it is important for the government to act this way because a monopoly directly undermines the main doctrines our culture is based upon, viz., classical liberal-ism and its commitment to freedom.Another way the market can fail is called the problem of neighborhood externalities. This takes place when some of the burdens and costs from production or consumption are borne by people not otherwise involved in the production and consumption of a good or service. . . .38 The typical exam-ples of neighborhood effects include water and air pollution. They also include greenhouse gases, pesticides, and even traffic congestion.39 When such problems occur, the government may choose to do a number of things. It may ban the activity as in the case of DDT, fluorocarbons, and asbestos. It may tax the activity so that becomes a cost to the firm. Finally, the government may choose to mandate a limit to the activity and allow firms to buy and sell the rights to pollute up to the limit."