Throughout the past couple years‚ no topic has reached as much publicity as police brutality. In the United States‚ police officers are using excessive force towards minorities‚ especially African Americans. In other words‚ police officers are reacting to a situation with deadly or harmful force towards minorities. In the past couple years‚ police officers are constantly being put in the lime light. With these scary stories circulating the internet‚ people are scared to step out of their homes because
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Police Brutality is a major problem in America today‚ and few minor steps are being taken to prevent this injustice. There are numerous cases where a police officer’s assaults an innocent person. When the media releases these types of news motives are put into question‚ leading to public unrest due to controversy. With a simple solution‚ there is an easy way to bring peace to these types of problems. The newest technology "body cameras" are turning out to be more well known in today’s general public
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Lopez English 101 2/26/13 Police Brutality “Police brutality is a civil rights violation that occurs when a police officer acts with excessive force by using an amount of force with regards to a civilian that is more than necessary.” Police brutality‚ a word that was first used in 1893‚ has raised many questions. Some of these are: what are the causes of police brutality‚ and what are some prevention steps we can take to avoid police brutality? Police brutality has been an increasing pandemic
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Police Brutality: A Rising Issue What should society do when the people that are supposed to be protecting them turn into the people that they need protecting from? Police brutality has become a major issue in today’s society and has become a major point within today’s media. As stated by Lauren Fox‚ “The deaths of black men at the hands of police have been thrust into the national spotlight” (Fox). Police brutality is classified as an officer applying excessive and/or unneeded force to the
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Police brutality against minors Police brutality has been evident in the United States for decades. The death of minors killed due to this type of crime has risen within the last year. Although black youths in America are far more susceptible to police brutality‚ mainly because of the characteristics of their skin color‚ it is important to recognize that not one group should be more empowered than another. Just like every other citizen of the United States‚ law enforcement officers have to abide
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Source Evaluation Police brutality has been a continuously debated topic for decades‚ between the American people and law enforcement. In recent years‚ the controversy of police misconduct lead to countless publications of books‚ articles‚ newspapers‚ and well-known online sites that discuss the issue on hand in America. Being an arguable topic for decades‚ there are sources about the controversy that are entitled with bias. With that being said‚ it’s crucial when researching for sources that it
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Officer Safety Nightmare. Do you ever wonder why society is so hateful towards the police department when the police department is sometimes justified in their actions? The media has the power to sway the opinions of society about the police department because of the way they present the information given to them. Most current events are initiated by the media and the media’s effect on people. When it comes to the police department the media has used their jobs to report the news in an unprofessional
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Over the past decade‚ police brutality has covered major headlines because officers have acted out in ways that have made citizens question their motives. The Law Dictionary defines police brutality as “the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians”. Things such as unjustified shootings‚ deadly chokings‚ and rough treatment have all added to the constant problem of police brutality mainly‚ in the black community. Annoyingly‚ the police officers responsible for
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Police brutality is the use of unnecessary or excessive force used when handling a civilian. It includes emotional and verbal assault or intimidation that violates a person’s civil rights. Police brutality is very common in many countries all over the world especially in the news where such cases are reported. It is seen as a form of police misconduct which involves sexual abuse‚ police corruption‚ false arrests‚ racial profiling‚ and political repression. These forms of police brutality are mainly
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The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Curbing Police Brutality: What Works? A Reanalysis of Citizen Complaints at the Organizational Level‚ Final Report Liqun Cao Ph.D. 192518 Author(s): Document No.: Date Received: Award Number: February 09‚ 2002 98-IJ-CX-0064 This report has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice. To provide better customer service‚ NCJRS has made
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