How Does Media Affect Police Brutality?

At the first class we talked about Miranda Rights. I was surprised to find out that police officers do not always have to read your rights if you get arrested. Police have the right to arrest you under suspicion but police only read you the Miranda Rights only if they start interrogating you. It is not just when they arrest you. I think that I get this notion that we have to be read our rights right after getting arrested stems from pop culture and media. Media and TV shows significantly impact how we perceive police but in reality what is presented in media is not always the truth. Nowadays, media portrays police in a negative light relating them to police brutality. Media highlights the few incidents of misconduct generalizing it to all
I learned that trends like the development of technology help and deter the productivity of police work. The use of cameras specially cell phone cameras can severely impact work of the police. Camera recordings do not fully grasp the full content but feature only half the picture. The release of these videos can hinder investigations and pose a negative light on police as a whole. Nonetheless, technology possess many positive attributes such as being able to collect evidence that can be used for further analysis or presented in court. The cameras can also protect the officers and presents the evidence as a liability. Throught the advancement of technology we can encourage agencies to think proactively and develop cautious steps. I think that it is suitable to think of alternative visions of policing because of the change in technology and society that we inherently demand a proactive outlook. The nature of policing consist that of present day problems such as emergencies that needs to be dealt with in the moment. Although, this is crucial we need to focus on the future to forecast events so we can be equipped to deal with various