the use of force by police officers and more specifically the use of excessive force. This is such an issue in the field of criminal justice because it has led to an almost anti-police movement across America‚ specifically in those areas where minorities are prominent. This issue is an issue in criminal justice due to the fact that through all of the cases of police brutality across America the public opinion towards police has been hastily decreasing and trust in the police along with it. As seen
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Police Brutality The biggest issue that is arising in America today within police agencies is police brutality. “Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (The Law dictionary). Throughout this paper police brutality is discussed an analyzed to conclude its causes and effects. In order to conduct this paper numerous online articles have been examined to produce statistics on this sensitive topic. These articles are written by creditable
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At the same time‚ the government of the US‚ having passed the transitional stage long ago‚ is alarmed by the same issue of police brutality against minority citizens. While the Indian government excessively intervenes in the police conduct‚ in some countries‚ such as in the US‚ this is not the case (Chevigny‚ 2008‚ p. 1617). Since the country is ruled by the voice of the majority‚ this group of people has a certain control over politicians. The latter‚ especially the president of the US‚ represent
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Annotated Bibliography “Police Brutality (Special Report)” facts on file. Issues & controversies. Web. March 2009 This article points out several different cases involving police brutality linked to New York City police departments. In the case of Amadou Diallo four plainclothes officers shot and killed the 22-year-old immigrant from Guinea while he was sitting in his home in the Bronx. Mistaking his wallet for a gun he was shot at 41 times‚ 19 of the shots hit him. The jury‚ racially mixed‚ acquitted
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The author(s) shown below used Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and prepared the following final report: Document Title: Curbing Police Brutality: What Works? A Reanalysis of Citizen Complaints at the Organizational Level‚ Final Report Liqun Cao Ph.D. 192518 Author(s): Document No.: Date Received: Award Number: February 09‚ 2002 98-IJ-CX-0064 This report has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice. To provide better customer service‚ NCJRS has made
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Zemmouri 1 Samir Zemmouri Mr.Mccoy English 9 Period 7 15 May 2015 The Distortion of Police Brutality in Today’s Media We constantly see it in the news‚ “People rioting‚ demanding police reform” or the popular‚ “Who is policing police brutality?”. But if we look past the headlines‚ we will see that police brutality is nothing but a modern day myth. Media today is nothing more than a business with multiple companies competing against each other for higher ratings. With this in mind we have to consider what will pull in more viewers
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Source Evaluation Police brutality has been a continuously debated topic for decades‚ between the American people and law enforcement. In recent years‚ the controversy of police misconduct lead to countless publications of books‚ articles‚ newspapers‚ and well-known online sites that discuss the issue on hand in America. Being an arguable topic for decades‚ there are sources about the controversy that are entitled with bias. With that being said‚ it’s crucial when researching for sources that it
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“ If someone puts their hands on you‚ make sure they never put their hands on you again” Even though some people say that it is the victim’s fault‚ police brutality has gotten way worse than how it was back in the early 90s. Some police think they are above the law giving the mindset that they can do whatever they want to do and get away with it like it is okay. Americans seem to not want to come together and fight the issue‚ they are sitting back and just watching these terrible events happen.
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Police Brutality Amy McKinnon Baker College English Composition 102 October 27‚ 2014 United States police play a very important role in the lives of U.S. citizens today. Their duty is to serve and protect us from harm‚ but often times this may not be the case. Americans are made to believe that these officers will serve and protect us‚ when in all reality police are more interested in enforcing the law and making arrests. The police often overstep their authority and begin acting as if they are
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Police work is a dangerous job‚ and police are more than likely to be put into situations when excessive force is needed. But‚ sometimes police use excessive force for their own personal reasons‚ such as‚ racism. The issue of police officers using excessive force may or may not be of great concern‚ but it should be looked into by both the police and the public. Because some officers use excessive force in situations when it is not needed‚ police brutality should be addressed. Some may feel as if
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