African American Police Shootings
Introduction
From the early days of slavery, through segregation during the fight for civil rights to the seemingly recent gain in officer involved shootings, which may be attributed to advancements in technology, African Americans have a long history of experiencing police brutality in America. The rise of social media coupled with new technologies allow us to view many of these incidents for ourselves, often causing social unrest amongst other issues in many minority communities. However, many fail to realize that this violence may have a lasting negative effect, particularly for young adults and may even affect the way in which they view the police. Youth are negatively affected by the violence within African American communities and the …show more content…
Research Question/Hypothesis
For the purpose of this study, the following questions were addressed:
Based on the Critical Race Theory, what is the effect of police brutality and/or exposure to police brutality on African American youth? In addition, what treatments, if any do these youth receive to help them cope with the effects?
Does police brutality affect African Americans general perception towards police officers?
As part of this study, investigation included two research hypotheses:
African American youth exposed to police brutality, when left untreated can encourage psychological effects and violent behavior that may persist well into adulthood.
Police brutality towards African Americans may cause African Americans to be distrusting of police officers.
Theoretical …show more content…
Unfortunately for African Americans and other minorities the exposure and effects of violence are even more prevalent. In the article, “Effects of Crime and Violence in Neighborhoods and Schools on the School behavior and Performance of Adolescents”, the authors found that males, African Americans, high school students, school lunch recipients, and urban students reported higher exposure to environmental danger. Unfortunately, it is also these same communities which often lack the required resources needed for help them to successfully cope with these situations, resulting in underlying issues which may persist well into adulthood. According to the journal article, “African-American Youth and Exposure to Community Violence: Supporting Change from the Inside”, there are a series of high level stressors particular to African Americans, they include: exposure to violence, a lack of coping strategies and adult support for handling
From the early days of slavery, through segregation during the fight for civil rights to the seemingly recent gain in officer involved shootings, which may be attributed to advancements in technology, African Americans have a long history of experiencing police brutality in America. The rise of social media coupled with new technologies allow us to view many of these incidents for ourselves, often causing social unrest amongst other issues in many minority communities. However, many fail to realize that this violence may have a lasting negative effect, particularly for young adults and may even affect the way in which they view the police. Youth are negatively affected by the violence within African American communities and the …show more content…
Research Question/Hypothesis
For the purpose of this study, the following questions were addressed:
Based on the Critical Race Theory, what is the effect of police brutality and/or exposure to police brutality on African American youth? In addition, what treatments, if any do these youth receive to help them cope with the effects?
Does police brutality affect African Americans general perception towards police officers?
As part of this study, investigation included two research hypotheses:
African American youth exposed to police brutality, when left untreated can encourage psychological effects and violent behavior that may persist well into adulthood.
Police brutality towards African Americans may cause African Americans to be distrusting of police officers.
Theoretical …show more content…
Unfortunately for African Americans and other minorities the exposure and effects of violence are even more prevalent. In the article, “Effects of Crime and Violence in Neighborhoods and Schools on the School behavior and Performance of Adolescents”, the authors found that males, African Americans, high school students, school lunch recipients, and urban students reported higher exposure to environmental danger. Unfortunately, it is also these same communities which often lack the required resources needed for help them to successfully cope with these situations, resulting in underlying issues which may persist well into adulthood. According to the journal article, “African-American Youth and Exposure to Community Violence: Supporting Change from the Inside”, there are a series of high level stressors particular to African Americans, they include: exposure to violence, a lack of coping strategies and adult support for handling