Investigating Racial Profiling By Police

Often times while attempting to make an arrest, a law enforcement officer will have to use the appropriate use of force to make the arrest. In some instances the appropriate use of force for some officers will be as simple as the

How to properly handcuff someone for police officer safety and suspect safety. The first thing that you do when handcuffing a suspect is give the suspect a simple set of instructions. Be sure to only use simple instructions just in case the suspect does not speak English keep your instructions within 3 to 7 letters per word. For example: take two steps back to the sound of my voice, turn around do not face me. You want to make sure that the suspect does not face you, so they can’t see what you're doing. Next, you want to tell them to place their hands on top of their head. Then tell the suspect to interlock their fingers and get down on the ground. After that tell them to face their head to the left while you go up behind the suspect from the

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, categories all human beings as free. Article one identify all human beings as born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article two states, Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust,

Life isn’t easy though, is it? A viable option is to have cops instead of shoot or choke people they could just question them. Ask them right there if they are suspicious if they have a gun and if they do if they have a permit for it. If they don't answer within a given amount of time you consider them a threat and then ask them to show you their hands, if they don't you can arrest them for disobeying the law. Another way is that instead of training cops to shoot for the chest, teach them subduing methods if they have to shoot. They could shoot the shoulder or leg if they must not the chest. They could also do what they plan to do and put video cameras on the officers outfits so you know exactly what happened. The most reasonable one to go with is for them to just simply ask the man they think is suspicious the questions, I know that it could be dangerous but have your taser ready in case not taken out but ready. That way you then can taser them if they try to pull a gun out on you and if by some weird incident they dont answer no or yes and they pull their hands out still and you taser them and they don't have a gun you can say he didn't answer your questions at all. And if the cops want to make sure they don't get blamed at all they can if they want have a video camera attached to their

If the second tactic failed, the last would be met with the officer being removed from the police force and banned from working in any other field that deals with law enforcement. Police officers are supposed to be here to protect the public, not scare them. Because a lot of people are intimidated by police officers, this allows most of them to take advantage of the people who are not aware of what rights they have because they would not be able to stand up for themselves.

There are certain steps police officers have to take for use of force, they call it the use of force continuum. Not every state has the same continuum but they are usually very similar. The officers are supposed to respond to the level of force appropriate to the situation. The (National Institute of Justice, August 4, 2009) gives us a good example of what the use of force continuum might look like. The first step is officer presence, no force is used at this time because the presence of the officer is enough to deescalate the situation. The next step is verbalization, this is when the officer gives the suspect commands to

Police officers, also known as law enforcement officers, have the duty to protect our people and property. They also have the duty and responsibility to enforce the law within their jurisdiction, maintain order, and assist those within the community. In the course of duty, police officer encounter with a variety of people, and although most people are willing to cooperate, some people will resist and that’s when the use of force comes in place.

Due to the laws in the Bill of Rights, no officer has the right to arrest any individual unless they have probable cause. Two ways an officer can make an arrest include, arrests with a warrant and arrests without a warrant (Peak, 2015). A warrant arrest occurs when an officer can justify that he or she has enough probable cause to a neutral magistrate, who will then decide if enough evidence is present to warrant an arrest. (Peak, 2015). Once a warrant is obtained, an officer has the right to take the suspect into custody to answer the charges. While a warrant arrest is preferred, street cops often do not have time to get a warrant. If time does not permit a warrant, an officer has the right to conduct a warrantless arrest (Peak, 2015).

With so much going on in the world today, it is very important for officers to be cautious and alert at all times. Consequently, “violence is a major hazard in police work” (Doerner,2016). Nevertheless, I feel that when an officer is attempting to make an arrest, the type of force needed is depending on the type of resistance given from the civilian being handcuffed. Police officers sacrifice their lives every day, even when they are off duty. However, I am not saying this to give anyone a pass to take anyone’s life, but just saying in general, it is the police officer’s duty to protect and serve. Therefore, if the officer is making an arrest, his ultimate goal is to get the bad person off the street to make our lives a safer place. Consequently,

I was on my way to the Franks hiding place today when I was pulled over by a nazi police officer. As I pulled over my heart started to race I could not betray the Franks even if I had to risk my life. As the police started to walk towards my car I remebered I had a week full of food for the Franks in the back of my car and if I could not get it to them they would all starve to death. As my head was racing with exscuses to tell the officer he knocked on my window to open it up. I quickly cranked open my window and waited for the officer to start questioning me. The police officers starts to talk he has blond hair blue eyes and such a strong German accent I have a trouble understanding him. The officer asks me where I am going at such a late hour.

Police officers are supposed to serve and protect, and this is where the use of force can also be used. If it came down to just you and the suspect would you want the officer to use force to protect you, or not? Well the US Department of Justice states, “Law enforcement officers should use only the amount of force necessary to mitigate an incident, make an arrest, or protect themselves or others from harm” (Police, 1). Without using force in law enforcement,

A lot of people who are being arrested do not realize that it is easier to just cooperate with the police. They make the situation worse for themselves. One of my favorite television shows is Live PD, they record everything that happens and they always say, if you are honest and cooperative, it will be better for you. I have learned a lot just from watching Live PD, and the stereotype that all police are bad does not fit. They are all fair no matter how tough the situation is and they never use unnecessary force even though people do not comply.

If the police are in a standoff with someone with a gun, such as in Nashville just last week, where as an officer was shot by the criminal, then yes, by all means, take the criminal down by any means and take him completely out. If a

Due to the laws in the Bill of Rights, no officer has the right to arrest any individual unless they have probable cause. Two ways an officer can make an arrest include, arrests with a warrant and arrests without a warrant (Peak, 2015). A warrant arrest occurs when an officer can justify that he or she has enough probable cause to a neutral magistrate, who will then decide if enough evidence is present to warrant an arrest. (Peak, 2015). Once a warrant is obtained, an officer has the right to take the suspect into custody to answer the charges. While a warrant arrest is preferred, street cops often do not have time to get a warrant. If time does not permit a warrant, an officer has the right to conduct a warrantless arrest (Peak, 2015).

Race impacts your chances of being arrested because police officers can assume that looking like a certain race means that you act a certain way and do certain things. Being arrested is no laughing matter, for some people being arrested will be more likely due to police officers assuming that they were doing something they were not actually doing. Since police officers have that power to question anyone if they seem suspicious there can be many victims of racial profiling, police officers also tend to use racial profiling to find out if someone is doing something illegal or breaking the law. When there is an outburst at a public event police officers are prone to use racial profiling to determine the cause of a problem. Police officers also have the tendency to make the problem even worse by exaggerating the situation. This research will show how likely it is for someone to get arrested due to their race, this will cover points of views from people being victims of racial profiling and people reacting to situations similar to this.