Police And Racial Profiling
Increased visibility of police misconduct highlighted by the media.
Blacks and whites see issues on policing differently. Blacks have less confidence that the police will treat them the same as whites.
A police officers role in society is to enforce the law and maintain civil order.
Citizens are required to obey the law, have the right to a jury trail, and are required to serve as jurors.
Police departments use of racial profiling has let to blacks viewing the police and the justice systems as unfair.
There is a belief that police officers whom overstep their bounds of authority have little to no consequences for their actions. Thus, creating a bias that police are above the law.
The gap of income and wealth has widened between blacks
and whites.
Blacks make up 13.3 percent of the polulation but 37.8 of the incarcerated in the federal prison system.
Blacks and whites see issues on policing differently. Blacks have less confidence that the police will treat them the same as whites.
A police officers role in society is to enforce the law and maintain civil order.
Citizens are required to obey the law, have the right to a jury trail, and are required to serve as jurors.
Police departments use of racial profiling has let to blacks viewing the police and the justice systems as unfair.
There is a belief that police officers whom overstep their bounds of authority have little to no consequences for their actions. Thus, creating a bias that police are above the law.
The gap of income and wealth has widened between blacks
and whites.
Blacks make up 13.3 percent of the polulation but 37.8 of the incarcerated in the federal prison system.