How Does The Correct Police Use Of Force?
Introduction The profession as a police officer has many requirements one being the use of force. Police work requires this physical skill of police officers because the probability of a police officer requiring the use of force to control a subject is more likely than not. Situations or improper action during a situation can cause an officer or civilian to lose their life when the wrong use of force is applied. Many situations will dictate the amount of force required to control the suspect the trained police officer must without a second thought apply the correct amount at the correct time.
What I see is that some or most police officers do not know the correct application of the physical skill of use of force or how to apply this physical …show more content…
The physical force includes hitting, handcuffing, or pointing the officer’s weapon at the suspect. Drivers that experienced traffic stop, 1% of them stated that the police officer used physical force during the traffic stop. There were more than 55% of the drivers that believed the police officer behaved properly during the traffic stop. A number of drivers stated that 56% of them felt that the police officer that used or showed verbal threats of forced acted properly during the traffic stop. The traffic stop data shows that 3 in 4 drivers stopped witnessed 75% of them stated that the police officer acted improperly. Two-thirds of drivers state that 65% of them witnessed the excessive use of force by a police officer. Drivers in traffic stop stated that 83% of them experienced the use of verbal or physical force believed that the use of force was properly implied that was compared to 38% of those that felt the force was not necessary (Langton, 2-13) Citizen Complaints about Police Use of …show more content…
The largest was 39% where the use of force arrest related. The second category was that of disturbance which required 21% use of force then there were the traffic stops with 14% use of force. In the time from 1995 to 2000, 8,148 incidents were reported that there were racial issues involved in the situation of the police officer and subjects. Looking at the data of 3,169 which can be stated at 39% those were that of white police officers with the application of force on white subjects. The total data of 3,622 can also be converted into 44% where white police officers applying force on African American subjects ("Use of force," 2016). Use of force by
What I see is that some or most police officers do not know the correct application of the physical skill of use of force or how to apply this physical …show more content…
The physical force includes hitting, handcuffing, or pointing the officer’s weapon at the suspect. Drivers that experienced traffic stop, 1% of them stated that the police officer used physical force during the traffic stop. There were more than 55% of the drivers that believed the police officer behaved properly during the traffic stop. A number of drivers stated that 56% of them felt that the police officer that used or showed verbal threats of forced acted properly during the traffic stop. The traffic stop data shows that 3 in 4 drivers stopped witnessed 75% of them stated that the police officer acted improperly. Two-thirds of drivers state that 65% of them witnessed the excessive use of force by a police officer. Drivers in traffic stop stated that 83% of them experienced the use of verbal or physical force believed that the use of force was properly implied that was compared to 38% of those that felt the force was not necessary (Langton, 2-13) Citizen Complaints about Police Use of …show more content…
The largest was 39% where the use of force arrest related. The second category was that of disturbance which required 21% use of force then there were the traffic stops with 14% use of force. In the time from 1995 to 2000, 8,148 incidents were reported that there were racial issues involved in the situation of the police officer and subjects. Looking at the data of 3,169 which can be stated at 39% those were that of white police officers with the application of force on white subjects. The total data of 3,622 can also be converted into 44% where white police officers applying force on African American subjects ("Use of force," 2016). Use of force by