Police Brutality And Violence Analysis

Violence between police officers and citizens has resulted in, and continues to yield, an unfortunate, growing number of deaths of both parties. Police brutality has already caused 345 civilian deaths in just 2017 alone, according to The Washington Post. Over the past few years, police shootings have been gaining increased negative attention in the press throughout the country, even to the point of sparking the “All Lives Matter” and “Black Lives Matter” movements. On the flip side, the number of officer deaths has also escalated since 2013, with 143 deaths caused by citizens in 2016. Although controversial, implementing a body camera system throughout police departments across the country would be a step towards preventing the tragically high