Research Paper On Police Shootings

The fatal shooting of unarmed Michael Brown by a Missouri police officer brought national attention when law enforcement officers use deadly force. (18 U.S.C. § 242). At the start of 2015, the Washington Post (WAPO) began compiling data on police officer shootings for the reason that the federal government data's was unreliable and incomplete. The WAPO data provides statistics relating to the victim's mental status, age, race, gender, circumstances involving the shooting, and whether the victim was armed with a dangerous weapon. The data since 2015 results in more than 2,500 individuals who lost their lives due to fatal police shooting.

It is one that everyone is familiar with due to its high profile coverage. Although this incident occurred in St. Louis, Missouri, it is very relevant to police shootings all over the country. As a short recap, police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown. Ultimately, Darren Wilson was not charged with any crime. Wilson, like many officers before him, argued that he was afraid for his life and therefore used his weapon in self-defense. Unfortunately, this argument has been heard many times after Michael Brown’s death as well. When Laquan McDonald was shot and killed in Chicago in 2014, Jason Van Dyke “feared for his life”; dash-camera footage, though, showed otherwise. Police personnel and city officials even went so far in this cover-up as to pay Laquan’s mother millions of dollars not to speak to the media about what happened. Although video of the shooting was available in 2014, the video itself was not released to the public until late 2015, after Rahm was re-elected to mayoral office. As more details surfaced, it then became clear to the public that not only did the officers and top law enforcement attempt to hide this incident, but the Cook County State’s Attorney was also involved. I argue that had there been more diversity on the force, or in the very least sensitivity training, maybe these officers would have seen a person and been more compassionate, instead of seeing a threat and

It has been more than 50 years since Martin Luther King marched on Capitol Hill to deliver his I Have a Dream Speech. In that speech he talked about how Negros have been crippled by the handcuffs of racial segregation and discrimination. He also spoke of police brutality. Martin Luther King stated “we can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of unspeakable horrors of police brutality. These words are still hold true today and hold just as much relevance today as it did 50 years ago.

must follow the guidelines of the use-of-force continuum including all aspects of civilian apprehension rules. It should mandate that all officers attend mandatory training before placement within multicultural communities; wear a body camera when in the field; report excessive force incidents using the correct documentation; complete police reports immediately; and assure that follow-up investigations will be handled internal/external resulting in criminal penalties for officer’s who ignore these rules.

Seeing these events people conclude that these shootings are the result of law enforcements being bias to black or white people. But in“Paper finding no racial bias in shootings by police criticized” by Samantha nelson shares about the reality of the bias. Here she writes about a new study confirming that “black women and men are treated differently in the hands of law enforcements.. They are likely to be touched, handcuffed, and pushed to the ground…but when it comes to the most lethal form of force-police shootings- the study finds no racial bias”. She shares about Mr. Fryer a Black economic Harvard professor who studied the data of 1,000 shootings in major cities in America. In result, Fryer found that the results contradict to the image

Research has proven that blacks and whites have different experiences with the police. From a historical and current point of view, blacks are more likely than whites to report having an unjust experience with the police. According to a survey released in 2015 by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, half of black Americans reported being treated unfairly by police because of their race; consequently, their views of law enforcement are shaped by this experience. Black Americans are also four times as likely as whites to describe violence against civilians by police officers as a serious problem (AP-NORC, 2015). There is a recorded 85 percent of blacks who think police are more likely to use force against a black person

“Overall, reported homicides were up 16% in 2015, but a majority of cities (44 of 60) have not seen a statistically significant increase in homicides” (Congressional Research Service). Some believe the rate of violent crimes in the United States is increasing due to the Ferguson incident. The Ferguson incident is the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. The shooting aroused protests around the United States pertaining to reforming on how police use force. Experts have been pegging the general increase in violent crimes in the United States due to the Ferguson incident the “Ferguson effect.” The Ferguson effect tells that in wake of the incident, police have become more reluctant to engage in proactive policing.

The civic current event I have chosen is the recent shootings of innocents by law enforcement. Within the past year there has been countless shootings... to many, the most well known ones are Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and Freddie Gray. Michael Brown was shot 9 times in the body by officer Darren Wilson during an altercation that brown was fighting with the officer over the gun. This was because Brown had previously during that day had assaulted a store clerk and so he had a description set of him and Darren went to arrest him and then chaos ensued. Trayvon Martin was killed when a community watch member had shot and killed him for suspecting him of being a criminal even though he was innocent. Freddie Gray was killed during transport to

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.

Police shootings of young black males that ultimately result in their death have become an all-too-common occurrence in this country. The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Gardner have highlighted police relations with this population. Before viable solutions can be established, a number of areas need to be addressed that relate to the historical context in which police relations with this group exist that impact current relations between the police and young black males. Why their lives are seemingly given less value by society than those of their white counterparts. The role that spirituality and religiosity play that may help to make connections between them and the police, and the benefit of the black church in fostering amicable police relations with young black males.

With the recent shootings of African Americans, protest in the streets, and the tension between the community and police officers, the media has falsely stated that there is a war on cops. A few weeks ago there was video footage of police officers shooting two African American men, the video spiked outrage in the communities and large protest across the country raised the tension. The media has had a field day of all of the violence of the between the police and the citizens. The first statement media has made is that police have the deadliest job, which is false. According to the Bureau of Labor, “In 2013 there was less police officer killed by a firearm than 1887.” Also, between 1980 through 2014 police deaths have decreased from 231 to 113 per year. (Bureau of Labor Statics 2014).

The world has always felt like the law was unfair to certain races. As original Americans they feel like they all should be treated equally in spite of our color. Often times there has been shootings and sometimes riots to show the pain that the races express how they feel like the law has been unfair to them. Tragically, over the past few years this unfairness in the law has created a lot of chaos in some towns. One event is the shooting of Antonio Martin in a town near Ferguson, Missouri were the shooting of Michael Brown took place. This event has led to riots, shootings of police, has increased the hate of the law enforcement from blacks, and also led to the rise of protesting groups, this event is so

A police involved shooting occurred in a hospital in Cobourg, Ontario, on a Friday night. Both a 70 year old man and his 76 year old wife were shot. The provincial police watchdogs state they’re investigating the incident. Two rounds of gunfire were erupted in an emergency room that led to the killing of the married couple and left others fearing for their lives. Ontario Special Investigations Unit is looking for any details and answers. An SIU spokesperson Jason Gennaro said, police were called to the scene at around 11 p.m. where they found a couple dead laying side by side. Grace Andrews, who works at the hospital thought a nurse hit over a table until later she heard screaming and realized it was something serious. She peeked out the door and saw police marching in.

Do you believe everything you see on television? Really, do you truly believe that the media never displays false information? I know what you’re thinking, sometimes the media receives incorrect information, but when the media obtains or gathers the correct information media puts it out to the world. Do we allow the media to hold a magnified glass over your head?

Over the past five centuries, black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today, police officers use deadly, excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults, beatings and shootings.