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Adetiba and Almendrala’s article details the traumatic side effects to viewing videos of police brutality, focusing specifically on its impact on Black people. While discussing the side effects, which are similar to that of post-traumatic stress disorder, the authors explicate the reasons as to why the Black community is particularly vulnerable to these symptoms. Citing a psychologist, the authors explain that since the majority of these videos feature Black victims, Black viewers see themselves as the victims, resulting in feelings of anxiety and danger. Although this article presents the downside to these videos, the authors offer an opposing viewpoint, explaining the political benefits to the videos of police brutality. The author notes…
How many times have you heard, read, or seen a story about a policeman abusing their power?…
One of the main conflicts occurring in the United States today deals with police brutality and the relationship between police officers and their communities. Two Books Argue the Case for Police Reform From Within, an article in the New York Times, stated that approximately one-thousand people in America are killed annually at the expense of police officers. This number is shocking to many due to the fact that the amount of violent crime and deaths of on-duty police officers has decreased greatly and continues to do so. This article talks about how police enforcement abuses their powers and how they are thought to have too much power which leads to this abuse. It discusses cases that deal with the Fourth Amendment right of American Citizens and where police have used deadly force in instances that it was not necessary, leading to a movement known as Black Lives Matter.…
Should police officers wear body cameras? A 2013 University of Cambridge study found that when officers wear body cameras, both police and respondents are less likely to use violence. This study indicated a drop in the use of force by more than fifty percent. Body cameras will make the streets safer for both officers and the general public. Continuously wearing the camera will hold the officer accountable for his/her behavior. Also, body cameras can prevent cases like the Ferguson and Baltimore case, where the public was not for sure what had happened. In saying this, police officers should be made to wear body cameras.…
In today’s society, many things are developing and changing, such as strategies in law enforcement, as well as what is important to cover on media and whether it is the full story or not to gain more popularity on that broadcast. There has been an uprise in the amount of cases involving police officers shooting someone without probable cause, physically assaulting someone, etc. that is being presented on the news. One such cases was the Michael Brown case.…
However, before body cameras are liberally assigned to every officer, there needs to be more specific regulations and policies concerning when, where, and how the camera and its data should be used and what to do if rising opposition or concerns should appear. However, there are still many issues concerning the daily use of body-worn cameras that the people and governing organizations are slow to address. The distribution of body cameras has simply been too quick and needs further testing, clear policy limitations and proposals, and extended contemplation on all the possible effects or consequences before they become standard use. A police officer that is out on patrol sees a woman being beaten and robbed but when the officer pulls over to the scene the suspect had already gotten away while the officer checked on the woman. Even though the suspect had gotten away, the camera that was attached to the officers uniform and on the dash of his squad car caught the face of the robber and they eventually caught…
With our new technological day and age, everyone is carrying around their own mobile camera to capture every moment. Some of those moments, however, are not so appealing. Especially when you see a cop beating on someone. With no context, you may be too shocked to know what to think. If you find out that this person they were beating on was unarmed and the police officers didn’t even report hitting the victim, it may waver your trust in the police. Even though police work can be violent, we need to limit the needless brutality through relatively easy fixes so police officers can’t get away with hurting innocent people.…
Technology has helped solve many cases where police officers were accused of excessive force. Most importantly cameras provide proof of how many police officers have been accused of excessive. The cameras are not only been used to take selfies but have been used to catch how police officers over use their power against people with less power. Not only cell phone cameras from witnesses have helped catch police brutality but police officers own dash cameras in their own police car and video surveillance in the jail cell have also helped prove police excessive force. A video camera from a cell phone caught how the Hammond, Indiana police officers used excessive force on Jamal Jones. Dash cameras have also been used in cases of excessive force by police officers like the case of John Hill. In jail cells there are cameras but this particular camera caught how the Chicago Police used excessive force…
In recent years throughout the rise of media attention on police malpractice and inner conflicts of racism in the force a campaign for Black Lives Matters has come to exist. The foundation of this group was built on racially based shootings and arrests. Many people have come to the belief that the police force is racist against those of the black community. In recent history the black community has felt that there have been a great number of injustices against them. These injustices have caused a major distrust of the police in the African American community.…
This will lead us into looking into police officer unions, the pros and cons of which will impact the rest of the discussion. Looking into the blue code and internal review boards and bringing those aspects into the discussion is very important to understand as well. Using this core information I’ll continue by bringing in some examples of scenarios in which support the information or perhaps do not support such information. Throughout I will bring in case studies and other information as examples to support the information. One of the more important topics of concern is the rising use of body cameras on police officers and whether or not implementing these types of programs is infringing on police officers rights as humans or if it is a justifiable safe guard to the citizens against police officer excessive use of force. With that it is important to look at internal review boards verses civilian review boards and the pros and cons of each. Using these examples we will be able to see just how law enforcement officers are really…
In this experiment we tested for the first time the effect of mobile cameras on…
In conclusion, having police officers wearing body cameras can benefit both civilians as well as law enforcement. Recent studies show the improvement for both cops and citizens in most cities. A few states have already passed the law and more states are working on this act. Nevertheless it creates a greater opportunity for better evidence. Furthermore, it has been proven that majority of cops are more discipline towards civilians during a confrontation. Finally, this law can provide some secure safety for all…
Police brutality remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States today. It has become a controversial topic in our country, publicized by various citizens who have been victims these heinous acts. Many of these crimes occur due to racial profiling, in fact according to Huffington post 87% of all police brutality cases involve African Americans. A policeman’s job is to ensure the safety of all citizens, including the ones they arrest. However, between 2003 and 2009 at least 4,813 people have died in the process of being arrested by local police, and African Americans constitute 57.1 % of…
There have been many complaints about if body cameras on police officers will work or not. There are two people that have different opinions that other people that think body cameras will stop police brutality against police officers. William N. Grigg, and Joshua Krause these people think body cameras on police officers will not work, and will not stop or decrease the violence from police officers. Grigg’s argument is Their arguments are that the officers from the SDPD forgot to turn on their body cameras while on duty. A crime that happened in April, Officer Neal Browder fatally shot a 31-year-old man named Fridoon Zalbeg Rawshannehad, who had been suspected of carrying a knife. After the shooting, no weapon was found, although Rawshannehad was carrying what has been described as “a shiny looking object.”(San Diego Cops…
Policing have become a major concern today in the United States. The citizens of the United States confidence and trust in policing of the police are at the lowest point since the Rodney King beating. Many Americans still report confidence in the police, however an unprecedented number of Americans also report no or very little confidence in policing. Throughout history poor police/community relations in minority and low-income neighborhoods has documented. It has been exacerbated by egregious acts of misconduct, some of which have been captured on video and shared on social media. Many people such as activists, politicians, and police officials themselves have called for better education and equipment, from de-escalation training to body-worn…