Police Brutality Has Affected American Citizens

Police brutality has been a growing concern in the media over the past decade. Police brutality, being any act of force from a police officer on a citizen that exceeds the force needed to perform the job necessary, includes shooting, punching, and even killing citizens. As discovered by Daniel Bier of Newsweek, the number of citizens killed by police officers has been steadily climbing for over a decade, spiking upward in 2010 (Figure 1). In the United States, 963 people were killed by police in

another aspect Americans dispute when discussing police brutality. The controversy of racial matters has been an enormous aspect when dealing with police brutality circumstances. Studies show, “Blacks are 53% more likely to experience any use of force relative to a white mean of 15.3 percent. The raw gap for Hispanics is almost identical. Asians are no more likely than whites to experience use of force (Fryer, 2016).” With such a diverse country, there is no reason for both citizens and law enforcement

Police brutality is the extreme misconduct against civilians by police officers by ways of ranging from beating, sexual abuse, killing, and harassing (BRITANNICA). Although, police officers are given jurisdiction to use discretion on their reason and use of force, some officers take advantage of their limits and exercise excessive force. It is inappropriate and unacceptable for a uniformed police officer to unnecessarily harm citizens (HUFF POST). Police brutality of a defenseless citizens can lead

As I was conducting research about police brutality I came up with three questions I wanted to find out. I wanted to know what race group is affected by police brutality the most, why they were affected by this the most and what to do to stop police brutality involving shooting civilian. This Paper talk about how police brutality is a major issue in America right now. There’s many different types of police brutality but police officers killing civilians is something that is issue in our nation currently

Police brutality is an abominable, and unjustifiable act of violence. Violence is a wildfire that spreads into society without any remorse for individuals affected by it. Blood, battery, murder, pain, and suffering are all components of what violence represents. Police brutality is no exception. True justice and peace cannot be established as long as police violence is evident. I personally cannot bare the thought of unnecessary homicide because no one deserves death and this has happened too frequently

Police Brutality: Crime or Collateral Damage? Imagine riding home after a fun night out with your friends, but never making it there. This is what happened to a young man named Oscar Grant who was fatally shot by the police for a crime he did not commit. Police brutality is the use of excessive force, physically or verbally, by a police officer. In one year, how many incidents of police brutality or misconduct do you think have occurred? In the U.S. alone, statistics show that over 2,500 incidents

Police brutality is one of the several forms of police misconduct with involves undue violence by police members. Police brutality is not only a past issue, but a recent and ongoing issue which affects the lives of minority's and people all over the county today. Not only should minorities be aware of this violence, but other races should be alert. Familiar cases such as the Michael Brown and the Plessy vs. Ferguson is an example of police violence. The tragedies that occurred throughout the years

Assault Being a minority in the United States has never been easy and does not seem to be getting any better. Minorities have been exposed to violence by law enforcement for many decades. Law enforcement 's are tasked with protecting and serving its citizens, not to harass and assault them. Police brutality is a continuous problem in the United States and officers need to be accountable for their actions. This research project will examine how police brutality often leads to death because of some officers

Police brutality is one of the worst human rights violations in the United States. This has been going on since slavery time and the Civil Right Movement. Over the past decades, people are led to believe that the police are becoming new criminal. Police brutality is the use of excess forces dealing with the citizens. Which can ranges from false arrest, severe beating, racial profiling, politics, shooting, fatal choking and other form of harsh treatments. Let’s start from the beginning. Sixty-one

I. Introduction The police department is a county and a state level agency and their main job are to enforce rules and regulations in place based on the jurisdiction. The police officers that work in the department are the backbone of the community, their main role in the society is of a peacekeeper. Their dedication and devotion to their duet to keep the public safe is what the police departments were all about. However, police departments have not been seen as the peacekeepers anymore. The trust