Introduction To start with, police brutality and crime are widely known as political issues that have a huge impact on the societies. Police brutality is when police members act and use an unnecessary excessive force towards either a group or an individual (1). This eventually leads to the violation of their civil rights. In addition to that, the misuse of...
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It is apparent that the relationship between the police and BAME communities is vastly damaged and this is due to the ill-judged use of policing powers. Police powers remain among the most controversial components of British police force to stop and search individuals in public. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act was first introduced in 1984 as a reform against...
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Abstract This paper talks about police brutality and excessive force and how it is affecting people perspectives and attitude toward police officer. Police brutality and excessive force has and is a big issue around the United States. Innocent people are being killed or mistreated by officers who donât respect protocol and who take advantage of their power. This paper also...
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Introduction The term âEncounter Killingâ is a word used in India since late 20Th century to describe alleged extra-judicial killings by police or armed forces, supposedly in self defence when they encounter suspected gangsters or terrorists. At that time, police used to attack the cityâs underworld, and the practice spread to other large cities. Some cities like Mumbai, Chennai and...
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Introduction Police brutality remains a deeply contentious issue in contemporary society, with numerous incidents sparking widespread public outcry and debate over the role of law enforcement. The question of whether the legal system endorses or merely tolerates police brutality is pivotal to understanding the dynamics between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Historically, the law is intended to serve...
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State police have always been a central part of this country, and their mission has remained the same since there conception in 1751. Theyâre Given their power by the state for which they serve, and are to uphold the constitution of the United States as well as the laws in place at the federal and state level. Police are public...
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There has been a lot of news and social media coverage on police brutality and shootings leading to a push for police retraining. The aftermath of events like Ferguson, Missouri, New York, Baltimore, and Cincinnati, Ohio. Has led to the development of many social activist groups such as Black Lives Matter, Cops Watch, and Cop Block. Which has fueled the...
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Is it â To Serve & To Protectâ or âTo Serve & To Disrespectâ ? Police brutality has existed for decades undetected but got worldwide exposure from the â leaked footageâ of the 1991 police incident in Los Angeles displaying the harsh beating of Rodney King by law enforcers. This event , in addition to all of the officers that...
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On October 2019, an African American was shot at his own apartment by a police officer because she thought that he was an intruder. She was charged with murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. For the past century, there has been a lot of cases in which police officers have acted out of instinct rather than analyzing...
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Introduction Hate crimes represent a profound threat to societal harmony, targeting individuals based on immutable characteristics such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. The role of police officers in addressing and mitigating hate crimes is pivotal, as they are often the first responders to such incidents and the primary agents of law enforcement. Their actions, attitudes, and understanding of...
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âThere is a difference in knowing you are black and in understanding what it means to be black in America. Before I was ten I knew what it was to step off the sidewalk to let a white man pass.â â Margaret Walker The issue of the abuse of power in high positions is something that happens frequently in everyday...
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Can the use of excessive force on African Americans by police officers be justified by their motto âto protect and to serveâ ? According to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Frank Edwards, Hedwig Lee, and Michael Esposito found that about 1 in 1,000 African American men and boys in America can expect to be killed at the hands...
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Abstract In recent years, there has been an increase in civilian casualties due to the fact of discrimination and or hate. Studies have shown that a police officer tends to get more aggressive when dealing with an African American because they âfear for their safety.''According to Frank Edwardsâ study it is two and a half times more likely for an...
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Imagine hearing on the news where someone is being accused for not corruptating during an arrest. In most of these cases it is the policesâ word against theirs. How does anyone really know the truth? With police wearing body cameras there would be footage of the arrest taking place. Therefore helping to hopefully clear up the mis conception. Of course...
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The Catawba County Sheriff Department is a prime organization built on a solid foundation, and moral values. The Sheriffâs office major responsibilities include security and maintenance of the county jail, as well as county schools, and other government entities. Unlike smaller departments that have main objectives of being a deterrent towards crime. The Sheriffâs office has a major responsibility with...
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The journal article Understanding Police and Expert Performance: When Training Attenuates (vs. Exacerbates) Stereotypic Bias in the Decision to Shoot by Jessica J. Sim, Joshua Correll, and Melody S. Sadler discusses several studies that were done to address problems police officers are facing where they have shot individuals of color who were unarmed. Experiments were performed on participants and officers...
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The Standard Model of Policing Strategic shifts in operational police practice have seen significant shifts strategically over the last two hundred years. The standardised traditional police approach to law enforcement needed to be expanded in response to deficiencies. The 1970s and 1980s was the catalyst in the development of proactive policing (Drew & Prenzler 2015). Weisburd & Eck (2004) in...
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Introduction Police brutality has persisted as a significant issue within the law enforcement system, undermining public trust and raising ethical concerns about the use of force. This essay explores the complexities surrounding police brutality, examining its causes, impacts, and the challenges in addressing it within modern law enforcement. By delving into real-life examples and scholarly perspectives, this analysis aims to...
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Both firefighters and the police officers are the professional public servants and every day they are courageous and lay their lives on the line to become our daily superheroes. A law enforcement officer is a police officer who investigates a crime. On the other hand, a firefighter is largely responsible for firefighting or rescuing people. In addition,they face various threats....
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Historical analysis of Policing Reactive (Traditional) Policing - police respond when a call comes in stating that a crime has occurred. Upon arrival the patrol service take a report then pass the investigation over to the detectivesâ branch. At this point, the patrol service officer(s) would return to their patrol vehicle or station, awaiting next call out. Problem-Orientated Policing((POP)- has...
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Introduction This paper will review the literature on the controversy of the topic of police brutality. Police brutality is the unwarranted or excessive and sometimes illegal use of force against civilians by police officers. Forms of police brutality varies from assault and battery to mayhem, torture, and even murder. This issue has been going on for decades. A new study...
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âWhen I got stopped the other day, I wasnât a cop. I wasnât a guy who lived in a neighborhood looking for his daughterâs toy. I was a black man, a dangerous black man. Thatâs all he could see: a threatâ (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Terry Jeffords). Racial profiling is a serious problem that targets minorities. The tactic is used by police,...
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The Greater London Authorityâs analysis of the 2001 Census, âWorld in One Cityâ found people from 179 different nations living within London and The Guardian Newspaper praised it as âthe most cosmopolitan place on earthâ (Vertovec, 2007, p. 1024). This resulted in British policy-makers producing a strategy called Multiculturalism, acknowledging the mass scale of immigration from the African Caribbean and...
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Racial profiling is an issue that has been witnessed for many years and is still seen increasing today. It is an affair that affects millions of citizens every day. Individuals now in our societies are scared of the police officers that swear to protect the wellbeing of all the citizens in the community. This constant fear of being targetted breaches...
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The United States it is said to be the land of opportunity where everyone has a right to succeed and be equal, but is it actually true? Racial Profiling has been a problem since the beginning of time, and it is still continuing especially throughout the United States. Racial Profiling is known as different groups of races that are being...
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For the longest time, law enforcement officials have use profiling as a part of their tactic to apprehending criminals. However, in recent times profiling has become a major concern because law enforcement officials are unable to separate their tactic of criminal profiling from racial profiling. According to Perry (2016), racial profiling is âwhen the members of a particular or racial...
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Is racial profiling happening in America today? Do certain ethnic groups get targeted more than others? These are some of the many controversial yet frequently asked questions today. It is often the topic on our nightly newscasts and debated by politicians. Merriam Websterâs definition of profiling is âthe act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known...
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The feeling of having that extra bit of safety attached at the hip gives that little bit of extra confidence when out and about. The right to bear arms in the USA is guaranteed by the second amendment to the Constitution (MacDonald v. City of Chicago). This is one of the fundamental rights of a citizen. Right-to-carry laws in the...
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Introduction Racial profiling remains a contentious issue that continues to spark debate and discord in societies worldwide. Defined as the discriminatory practice of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on their race, ethnicity, or national origin, racial profiling is often justified by law enforcement agencies as a necessary tool for crime prevention. However, its implications reach far beyond security...
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Racial profiling, as well as the use of deadly force, have really given our nation something to talk about, whether it be a causal political conversation with a neighbor or a worldwide news post with millions of comments about a helpless ethnic individual that was gunned down unnecessarily by a law enforcement officer for simply being in the wrong place...
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