In Frank Schmalleger’s article “As Shocks Replace Bullets, Questions Arise”, he makes the following central point the influence of the Taser, the critics that society makes of Taser, the record of police shootings, and the positive and negative use of the Taser. However, Miami is one of the country that has a long record of police shootings, but the year that they didn’t have any police shooting record Phoenix, increased their rate of police shootings.…
The world is full of camera phones, different social media outlets, and the work of law enforcement is not hidden anymore, the general public can see the police officers performing their jobs. However, those officers quick to use gun or Taser lack the skills in de-escalation when dealing with a minor hostile situation. Nevertheless, the case of Bryan v. McPherson was related to a situation of officer Brian McPherson and motorist Carl Bryan, which Mr. Bryan was pulled over and issued a citation early that same day and headed to southern California from Camarillo to Coronado.…
One of the main conflicts occurring in the United States today deals with police brutality and the relationship between police officers and their communities. Two Books Argue the Case for Police Reform From Within, an article in the New York Times, stated that approximately one-thousand people in America are killed annually at the expense of police officers. This number is shocking to many due to the fact that the amount of violent crime and deaths of on-duty police officers has decreased greatly and continues to do so. This article talks about how police enforcement abuses their powers and how they are thought to have too much power which leads to this abuse. It discusses cases that deal with the Fourth Amendment right of American Citizens and where police have used deadly force in instances that it was not necessary, leading to a movement known as Black Lives Matter.…
The use of taser should be permitted to extend that such use is necessary to police officers should have some understanding of the effects that using weapon is likely to have upon a suspect before using the weapon.…
A Taser is an electrical weapon used by the NSW Police Force. It is designed to incapacitate human beings and to prevent fatalities and permanent injuries. The use of Tasers by the NSW Police Force is regulated under the LEPR Act 2002 (NSW), which highlights that police are not to use Tasers until they have properly assessed the situation and the environment. Tasers are used to protect human life, police, or anyone who is in danger of any bodily risk, violent confrontation or violent resistance. Under the LEPR Act 2002 (NSW), police are accountable and responsible for their use of force and must be able to justify their use of a Taser. This demonstrates that discretion through the use of a Taser protects individuals from harm, as well as meeting the needs of the…
Even though manufacturers claim that the Taser guns are a safe and non-lethal tool. Amnesty International disagrees and has taken measures in suspending its use or at least restricting the types of situations in which they could be used to the extreme. According to statistics, between 2001 and 2008, 334 people have died in the U.S after being struck by Tasers. In August of 2011 there was another incident of a student who died as a result of a Taser gun shock in Cincinnati. Everette Howard, who was 18 years old, was the victim of the shock. An officer was responding to a 911 call about an assault. As Everette Howard was extremely angry with balled fists, he began to walk towards the officer. The officer asked Everette Howard to stop where he was on various occasions but he still walked angrily towards him. The officer was left with no choice but to stun him with a cycle of a Taser gun. Howard’s pulse…
It can range from vulgar words and slurs used, ranging to excessive force used to detain or stop an a suspected criminal. The use of force is an area in which police officers must exercise good judgment. (Chapman, 2012) Often police have exercised great judgement, but more recently with the invention of image and video capturing devices, more cases of police brutality have been captured and recorded. One of the most agreed upon arguments of researchers is the point at which the use of force crosses the line from reasonable to excessive is necessarily hard to define and fraught with controversy. (Chapman, 2012) Often the complaints of excessive use of force, and police brutality are classified differently across different counties, states, and countries. Many researchers like Christopher Chapman choose to include every report of force used by the police in data used for research. The problem that arises is one of a lack of definition. In order for us to start effectively studying, and accessing police brutality, excessive force must have a universal police definition. It must be able to interpreted, and looked upon when officers actions are in question. By also setting a definition, officers will have a set limit to refer to when making behavioral…
In this paper I am going to talk about the trends affecting police today. I will also talk about some of the foreseeable critical issues that may affect policing in the future. I will look into what changes may need to be made to effectively address these critical issues. At the end of this paper I will give what I think are the main trends and changes that the police have to make in order to do their jobs better.…
In the case of whether police officers should be required to use body cameras, I believe that it is absolutely nessecary. There many cases in the United States of police officers abusing their power and using exccesive force on civilians. If these cameras are going to help reduce the mount of uneeded violence, then this device is truly needed. This essay will cover topics that will support my claim and help voice my opinons on this specific matter.…
Taser is a device, which has electronic shock that use electrical current to disrupt muscle control. This essay will argue that police are within their rights to carry tasers. Police officers are one the most apparent weapons of the government, and they are delegated with significant power and judgment. They are the only members of society lawfully authorized to take life or impose serious injury to maintain order and implement the law. Police use tasers for their safety, and can employ this weapon instead of guns for offenders and in preventing death and serious injury to offences because guns are more dangerous.…
Police brutality is overstepping the use of force necessary to contain a situation. Moreover, as discussed in “What is Police Brutality,” written by S. Danilina, “Police brutality the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with citizens.” Consequently, many citizens do not understand correct framing of police brutality. Moreover, one does not understand the substantial list of the types of police brutality. I will discuss in my paper three topics. One, the types of police brutality. Many assume that police brutality consists of physical force or…
The biggest issue that is arising in America today within police agencies is police brutality. “Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (The Law dictionary). Throughout this paper police brutality is discussed an analyzed to conclude its causes and effects. In order to conduct this paper numerous online articles have been examined to produce statistics on this sensitive topic. These articles are written by creditable sources specifically detailing police misconduct. Although there are laws to help eliminate unlawful actions by law enforcement, but with power some of those laws are over look when it comes down to those in society who have a badges behind their…
I’m excited to write this letter stating my opinion about the article you wrote on the recent event that happen of a middle school student that was slammed to the ground. I disagree that the amount of force was excessive. Police brutality, use of force and discretion have is being abused by officers. This has been a problem for years but now that the public have smart phones and other media sources we see more officers abusing their power.…
Tasers are used by many police forces throughout the United States. They are classified as a non-lethal use of force. The police use tasers to stop criminals from running away without using lethal force, although there have been reports about criminals dying when they got tased. That poses an issue.…
This paper will discuss the pros of the use of stun guns and patrol car videos. This form of technology is being used every day by law enforcement agencies around the world. They are continuingly striving to make stun guns and surveillance cameras better. Patrol car videos have caught numerous illegal events by police and suspect that have committed a crime. Police stun guns and patrol car videos are very important to all law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement is expanding the video car surveillance cameras, so that they may be able to record and store details of suspect’s daily car journeys for up to five years.…