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    around the world; just in a different form. One domestic and probably global issue that relates to the movie is the problem of police brutality. All over the United States there has been many cases of police brutality. In many instance there has been case of white officers killing unarmed black men. For example‚ the Eric Gardner case‚ when he was choked to death by a police officer because they thought he was someone else. The Michael Brown case‚ when an officer had him at gunpoint and he shot Michael

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    the use of force by police officers and more specifically the use of excessive force. This is such an issue in the field of criminal justice because it has led to an almost anti-police movement across America‚ specifically in those areas where minorities are prominent. This issue is an issue in criminal justice due to the fact that through all of the cases of police brutality across America the public opinion towards police has been hastily decreasing and trust in the police along with it. As seen

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    people to see what’s going on in communities all over the world. Increased media attention chronicling incidences of police brutality on unarmed blacks has increased visibility‚ awareness‚ and subsequently sparked outrage in minority communities in the United States (U.S.). The 16-year-old Spring Valley high school student dragged out of her desk and slung across a classroom by a police officer for not putting her phone away in class‚ Philando Castile being shot in front of his fiancé and four-year-old

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    1 Police Abuse Hope Hagan Saint Leo University Michael Singer Word count: 1691 Police Abuse Police brutality is the excessive‚ unreasonable use of force against citizens‚ suspects‚ and offenders. A study showed that most citizens complained against police officers because of the use of profanity and abusive language towards them‚ the use of commands to move on or get home‚ stopping and questioning people on the street or searching them and their cars without probable cause‚ the use of threats

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    the news. What is it? Living in the United States‚ a lot of cases in today’s society are Police Brutality. Police Brutality remains the most critical and divisive human rights violation in the United States of America. We are supposed to trust the police to protect us‚ not take advantage and abuse the power‚ we‚ the people‚ have invested in them. The immoderate use of police brutality continues because police don’t know how to de-escalate‚ most cops face no disciplinary threats‚ and because there

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    Bowman Honors English 11 Monday 9‚ 2015 The Injustices of Police Brutality Police brutality remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States today. It has become a controversial topic in our country‚ publicized by various citizens who have been victims these heinous acts. Many of these crimes occur due to racial profiling‚ in fact according to Huffington post 87% of all police brutality cases involve African Americans. A policeman’s job is to ensure

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    DONT USE THIS: - RAW UNFINISHED Police Brutality‚ is not only an American issue‚ it is a world-wide problem. Police brutality has been going on since the late 1800’s and is getting worse every year. Police brutality is caused by so many things‚ race‚ boredom‚ power insecurity‚ life problems. The same reasons we get angry in life‚ but they chose to abuse people because they are the only gang who can get away with it. Police is the largest gang of all‚ most organized‚ and the most manipulative.

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    in the United States surrounding the causes of police brutality. Missing from this debate is the question of what types of individuals choose to become officers of the law. Are these individuals prone to behave in a violent manner once placed in positions of authority? Do some police officers possess a psychological profile that encourages such behavior? Further‚ what role does group socialization play in the issue of police violence against Blacks and Browns? Research suggests that authoritarians

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    Annotated Bibliography “Police Brutality (Special Report)” facts on file. Issues & controversies. Web. March 2009 This article points out several different cases involving police brutality linked to New York City police departments. In the case of Amadou Diallo four plainclothes officers shot and killed the 22-year-old immigrant from Guinea while he was sitting in his home in the Bronx. Mistaking his wallet for a gun he was shot at 41 times‚ 19 of the shots hit him. The jury‚ racially mixed‚ acquitted

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    Police Brutality What do you think when you hear about police brutality? It’s a social problem because many people don’t agree with the way police deal with suspects. Bad cops make wrong choices that cause violence but not all cops are abusive. I understand that some criminals resist on doing what they are told to do. The police have to do their job and control the criminal with force. If the criminal gets away then people will start complaining that the police didn’t do his job. If the delinquent

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