African-American Police Injustice

In the year 2014, 1108 people were killed in cases of police brutality. Of those 1108, 23.5% (265) of the victims were African Americans. In a poll conducted in 2009, 54.4% of African Americans said that they or people they knew experienced violence at the hands of police. Only 44.2% of the African Americans taking the poll

Recently, there has been much in the media about clashes between African Americans and the police. Two such cases, being the shootings of Michael Brown and Laquan McDonald - both incidents resulting in public outrage. These cases result in questions about racial profiling by police. Through research, it is clear that African Americans are the target of racial bias by many police departments in the United States; in order to remedy this situation, law enforcement agencies need to (and are beginning to) undergo scrutiny on their interactions with the public and, additionally must receive training on diversity.

In recent years’ police departments have been brought into the public eye based on the public belief that police brutality has become a norm within the police system in recent years. Yet this has occurred for decades in police departments, not only that but there are multiple forms of brutality to take account of in the criminal justice system specifically towards African-Americans. The criminal justice system has become accustomed to creating a system of racial control after the ending of the Jim Crow Era. Causing every level of the system to work in a way that limits the freedom of African-Americans the most common being that of police misusing

Despite the fact that the days of slavery died down hundreds of years ago, racism still exists in many forms today. It may not be as self-evident as it was back when black individuals had to sit at the back of the bus, but in reality, to this day racism still exists in a vicious however very subtle way. Nowadays racism can occur through cultural institutions, individual racism, as well as racial ideology. These forms of discrimination cause racial inequalities which bring about a lack of opportunity and mistreatment. This paper will focus on the relationship between police brutality and African Americans. Let me be clear though police brutality affects the lives of minorities in general, but mostly this epidemic causes repercussions for

If I could choose to live in any time period I would choose to live the United States while police brutality against african americans. But first, what exactly does police brutality define as? Police brutality is the wanton use of excessive force, usually physical, but also common in forms of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer. This paper will talk about various examples of police brutality that is directed towards civilians, and then the side of police officers themselves. In particular, the cases of white cops on black victims. These will include those against Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Rodney King, and Malice Rose. The paper will also provide insight and examples on

The police are pronouncing a campaign of domination and restraint of populations and that movement has the understood endorsement of every citizen within their precincts. This is not a reprobate officer difficulty; this is a cad society crisis (Russell, 2000). Police brutality is the manifestation of a race issue that has been growing over an extensive period of time. Police brutality cannot be fought without addressing the core issue of racism and proper measures of reform through the auspices of the law. It is important that we as a nation set aside time to really discuss the issues that surround institutional racism and institutional bias that creates the stigma that surrounds the African-American population. The police are simply mediums

Police brutality in America has been known to put fear in the lives of many Americans. Although police brutality is played out across all avenues of the media and many people see this happening, it yet does not change the fact that racism still exists in the justice system of America. People in positions of power yet have not done anything to rectify the situation and this has lead to the rise of “Black Lives Matter” movement. Numerous opportunities have been presented to officials to speak up about this one huge problem in America, yet there is so much more that can be done to help better the racial tension between police and people of color. If the racial tension between law enforcement and people of color continues to grow in America

Racism and police brutality have been a topic of debate for many years. Pundits on both side of the debate argue their points. However, those who are directly affected, African Americans and other minorities know all too well the harsh reality. They have faced racism and police brutality for many decades. Police brutality remains a major concern today for those in the black community. I will review how African Americans perceive the police and in what ways can their perception be changed as well as effective conflict resolution strategies. I will conduct my research through journal articles, historical cases, books and assigned texts.

All around the world, people are looked down upon because of racial and hereditary differences. These people have many disadvantages in society that disallow them to reach their potential. One prominent group that has a distinct stereotype in our society is African Americans. African Americans have had a very long past of being looked down upon. Even after slavery was abolished in 1865, African Americans were still harassed and tormented. Attempts to equalize African Americans to the rest of society were fruitless. Not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was this discrimination of other people based on race outlawed by the government. This disturbed past of persecution and bedevilment

In June of this year it was recorded that there had been 490 people killed by the United States police force and a concerning amount of 138 of those citizens were African-American. Compared to the twelve percent that make up part of the U.S. population, thirty percent of the citizens killed by police is disarming. This study was broken down with the inclusion of fatal police shootings by race, ethnicity and region (Joseph). Since the 1992 there has been a great deal of awareness brought to the fact that the black population are the victims most affected in these police brutality instances. It seems imminent that African Americans in particular face this racial injustice compared to white people like myself who are exposed to privilege. For example, in comparison to the media coverage of Michael Brown being justified because he was labeled as a thug and “struggling with an officer, Trayvon Martin who was labeled as “ a kid suspended three times from school”, or 25 year old Derrick Varner who was labeled as “ having a history of narcotics abuse and tangles with the law” (Wing). On the other side of the spectrum a person of Caucasian decent can commit a crime and be treated humanely by police and covered by the media in a good perspective. For example, Jared Michel the Oregon school shooter was labeled as “ fascinated with guns but was a devoted Mormon”, or Elliot Rodger, the Santa Barbara mass shooter who was labeled as “ soft-spoken, polite, and a gentleman”

Police violence and brutality has long been a debated topic in the US. This has especially sparked controversy in last 3 years, after multiple young African american males has been killed by police on dubious grounds. Some argue that the police only followed orders, while others argue that the blacks and other minorities in the US are being mistreated by the criminal justice system.

It is well-known that African-Americans have been incontrovertibly and disproportionately targeted and brutalized by vigilantes and law enforcement all throughout American societal history. However, this specific problem continues to exist as an issue of concern in contemporary American society, wherein African-Americans remain inequitably treated by law enforcement. To illustrate, African-Americans make up a mere 13 percent of the United States population but account for 40 percent of the prison population and further, are drastically overrepresented in statistics of state-sanctioned violence and murder. This is especially noteworthy when considering that America has the highest incarceration rate in the world and that many American city police departments kill unarmed black men at higher rates than the U.S. murder rate. Ultimately, this portion of the essay will be a study of how the history of public lynching and Jim Crow laws continue to underscore and propel the continuation of overt police brutality, excessive sentencing, and mass incarceration rates of African-American people in contemporary American society. This section will also suggest a few solutions for moving forward with this hard-pressing issue in the

The criminal-justice system and racism is one of the most controversial topics today. Very few times in history has had Americans split in two with their opinions. These events have caused dissension towards police officers, African Americans, and the media itself. In 2006, blacks made were under 13% of America’s population, yet made up 37.5% of all federal and state prisoners. (Mac Donald) This statistic shows just how much African Americans are involved in law enforcement, while being such a minority group. Racism has been a problem in America for a long time. Even though all race are equal, many African Americans use racism as the go-to explanation of bad outcomes for them. This topic was chosen because of all the commotion it stirs and of all the lies that sometimes can come with it.

These heartbreaking stories understandably angered the African American communities, bringing them to rally for equality under the law and rightfully assert that Black Lives Matter. Despite the endless, passionate contest for feeling truly protected by cops, there has been little, if any, progress in this movement. Out of frustration and pain, violence has become the next step in this revolution against racism. Consisting of verbal and physical abuse as well as outright disobedience and disrespect displayed toward officers, citizens across America are simply fueling the fire. While only further developing the animosity between the people and the police, violence will do far more harm than

Of these 16 vignettes, 3 described the misconduct of excessive force and are analyzed for the present study. Random samples of 992 Ohio citizens were surveyed. The hypothesis that citizens in general, assign significantly lower scores to excessive force on African Americans and Hispanics than on whites was tested. The hypothesis was not correct. However, they found evidence to suggest that the behavior of the suspect during the arrest and the behavior of the police officer are much more significant correlates of citizens' perceptions of police use of excessive force than is the race of the suspect. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People stated that there was a wall of mistrust between police officers and the African American community due to the fact that they both hold a negative perception of each other. There is a major “us” versus “them” ideology. Benjamin L. Hooks stated that in the black community, the police regard all community members are labeled as criminals or potential criminals. In the past few years, police shootings and brutal beatings have triggered major unrest in America’s largest cities against minorities. It is evident that police brutality is not subsiding in the United States. Over all, police brutality is on the