Essay On Police Accountability

A group of friends are driving down the road and a police officer pulls up right behind them. Not many of them would say that they feel safe or comfortable with the presence of an officer. They are also very confused why they were just pulled over. This happens way to often in the United States and the group of friends are not alone. Shockingly, The United states department of Justice states that officers fail to articulate sufficient justification nearly 75% of stops. We can attribute this one example to something called Police Accountability. For many people, the example above does not serve justice as an important enough reason for somebody to care about police accountability. Police accountability is much bigger than unjustified police
One of my sources titled “Photos Show Officer at Burger King Night of Laquan McDonald's Death” includes an story about how an officer deleted video evidence of his unjustified actions. This is important to know because people need to be educated on why this occurs in order for change to occur. My research will show that change can occur within the police accountability system.
Police misconduct disclosure is just one of the ways an officer can slip through without being held accountable for any previous erratic actions. The Cato Institute Police Misconduct Reporting Project is a source that will help me answer why disclosing police misconduct information is allowed to occur throughout many police departments. What states are least likely to hold an officer accountable? The Washington Post will be very useful as it will provide me with statistics on this type of information.
Search terms such as accountability, excessive force, and misconduct lead me to the bulk of my sources which consist of articles. They provide me with a lot of quotes and factual evidence on why some police officers are held accountable and why some others are