Injustices in the World: Racism and Police Brutality – Rough Draft There are many injustices that happen in the world. These injustices‚ more often than not‚ inflict some sort of suffering and pain on someone or a group of people. Throughout organized religion‚ there is a common motif of suffering. Many are taught that suffering‚ like most pains in the world‚ is inevitable. Nevertheless‚ many will concur that injustices in the world should be eliminated for the benefit of those encountering the
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Discuss how far sociologists would agree that crime statistics exaggerate crime levels among particular ethnic groups… Many sociologists would agree that crime statistics exaggerate crime levels among particular ethnic groups whilst others would suggest that ethnic minority groups do commit crime at higher levels. There is growing evidence that crime statistics for ethnic minorities are not an accurate valid representation of crime in society. Statistics say that young‚ black people are eight times
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Police Brutality in America The Police Department was established to control order and promote good conduct for the civilians in their community. Since the beginning‚ the police department has been scrutinizing for taking the law into their own hand to restore order. In most cases the individuals affected by brutality is the minorities. Even though the people are happy with the police present in their community‚ one incident can change the way the community feels towards the Police. Consequently
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of police brutality generate public fear and distrust of law enforcement‚ particularly among minority communities and in areas where police misconduct has occurred in the past. Police-community tension thus may exist because of previous incidents and cultural differences that stifle understanding. Improved relations between law enforcement and citizens will restore trust in these affected communities‚ and make police efforts more effective through enhanced cooperation. Three aspects of police-community
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The way that the police uses excessive force with any minority class men is considered brutality disregarding their ethnicity or economic status. Police brutality has a dramatic change on how the community looks at the law enforcers. Nobody will look at policemen the same way after all the accusations and prove that shows how they are abusive of the power granted to them by the government. Every human‚ regardless of ethnicity‚ the color of skin‚ being a minority‚ and having legal status in the country
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What causes police brutality‚ and why are minority citizens the primary victims? The U.S. History Encyclopedia defines police brutality as the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. Most brutality began during strikes in the late 1800’s‚ early 1900’s. The strikes involved African Americans speaking out for their rights as citizens of the United States. Police brutality is one of the seven forms of police misconduct‚ the others being: false arrest
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Police Brutality in NYC Police brutality is the use of excessive physical force‚ including beating citizens with hands or batons‚ or using guns‚ and even lethal weapons. For the vast majority of citizens‚ this is something they never have experienced. Many police officers go their entire careers without ever having to draw their weapon or even engage in a serious physical confrontation in order to protect themselves or the public from an offender. A very small percentage of law enforcement
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Some police are becoming more dangerous because they are often violent toward people‚ some are becoming criminals themselves‚ and some are abusing the power of their position. Some police are becoming more dangerous because they are often violent and aggressive towards people. One of the reasons is they are becoming more militarized in their training and mind set. A candidate for the washingtons 8th congressional district said “ beat cops have been replaced by special ops.” This tells us all that
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Introduction: The Police Department has a duty to protect and serve in the public ’s best interest. Working in this particular profession‚ at times‚ can be very dangerous. Many men and women who wear the police uniform are put into positions where excessive force is necessary; however‚ there are many instances where it is not. Causes of Police Brutality: The factors that trigger into whether police abuse their power are race‚ religion‚ socioeconomic status‚ and treatment of the mentally
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Do police officers see minorities differently than white people? There have been many incidents of police officers abusing their use of power against minorities. In the past‚ police officers used excessive force during events such as‚ the civil rights protests in the 60s‚ the beating of Rodney King in 1991‚ and the 1992 L.A riots. However‚ recent events (death of Sandra Bland‚ Trayvon Martin‚and Michael Brown) have sparked questions of whether police officers are racist towards minorities. Despite
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