Sammy Yatim's Case Summary

Police brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States and it occurs in every community. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order, prevent, and detect crime. They are engaged in a dangerous and stressful occupation that can involve violent situations that must be controlled. In many of these confrontations with the public it may become necessary for the police to administer force to take control of a situation. Sometimes this force takes the form of hand to hand combat with a suspect who resists being arrested. Not all police officers in communities are good cops. At least once a year the news is covering a story about a person

Police brutatlity infleucnes its victims, as well as can undermine the group 's trust in it 's police force. Cops are given a extended range of scope in playing out their obligations. Since they are required to ensure society general safety and face conceivably brutal people, they can legitmatley utilize physical, and even fatal constrain in specific situations (Pierce, 1986, p. 52). Notwithstanding, and officer who utilizes extreme force when it is not called for, or important to play out his or her employment, may go too far into police

The justice system’s failure to prosecute police brutality is a hot topic since most riots and acts of public violence surround this issue. One of the obstacles with prosecuting police brutality is a lack of evidence. As stated by Andrew Walter in an overview of police brutality, the failure to prove police brutality cases “stems from...difficulty in

The use of force is without a doubt an important aspect in policing. The decision to utilize any type of force comes from a multitude of recourses; department policies, training, situational variables and ethical systems. There are three major categories in which an officers use of force is categorized under; justifiable, excessive and deadly; with a thin line between justifiable and excessive. Cases where excessive force has been used, has lead to injuries, deaths, civil damages, officers convicted and sentenced to jail and police chiefs and elected officials being removed from office (Fyfe, 1988). It is an officer`s discretion in determining when the use of force is justifiable.

Sammy Yatim was an 18 years old boy who got on a streetcar late during the night of July 26, 2013. Mark Rogan from Toronto Life describes what happened that night; four girls boarded and sat at the back of the car near Yatim. He proceeded to unzip his pants and expose himself, and a switchblade to the girls, causing them to scream. This caused a panic in all the other passengers, and they began to exit the streetcar despite Yatim’s demands to remain where they were. Once exiting the streetcar many people began to call 911, and the police arrived on scene shortly after, this is when the conflicting issue began. When Constable James Forcillo arrived Yatim was near the front exit of the streetcar, he immediately drew his weapon and shouted for Yatim to “Drop the knife”, resulting in Yatim insulting Forcillo. Once Forcillo realized that Yatim would now calm down, he asked for his partner to call for an officer who had a Taser, since not all police officers in Toronto are allowed to carry them. This is the first issue in this case. If Forcillo had a Taser the situation could have resulted in a better ending. When Yatim disobeyed orders by stepping towards the exit of the streetcar, Forcillo shot his gun 3 times causing Yatim to fall to the ground. At this point other police officers entered the streetcar and Forcillo shot 6 more times. The officer with the Taser then arrived and noticed that Yatim was still struggling and holding the knife, so he Tasered him. The ending to this

Police abuse has remained one of the most serious human rights violation in the United States. It is the use of excessive and unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians. The past decade has introduced us to a new wave of police brutality. With technology and media emerging, the people become more aware every day about inhumane behavior against innocent citizens. With the proper research, the opportunity to seek reasoning behind police brutality can lead to a cogent effort to end or significantly decrease misconducts committed by law enforcers.

Over the recent years, police have been one of the organizations to be associated with the largest cases of misconduct. Police brutality can be termed as the process of misuse and abuse of authority by the police. The rising cases of police brutality are causing more harm to the public, compared to the actions perpetrated by real criminals. Although police claim that it’s sometimes necessary to curb crime, the process is illegal and police officers should be charged just like any other criminal offender. It should be the responsibility of the justice system to establish effective strategies to deal with the rising illegal activities in order to restore public trust in the law

On the morning of March 9, 1988 a sequence of events took place that would haunt the Aboriginal community in Canada for years to come. J.J. Harper, a First Nations man was walking down the street when he was stopped by a police officer. The officer, Constable Cross, asked to see Harpers identification when an argument ensued. Cross’s gun fired and killed Harper on the spot. Throughout the article, Comack dives deeper into the investigation and what the police did wrong. Research has been done in recent years to show

Canada’s Criminal Justice System and its personnel’s may not be as perfect as it is portrayed. Authorities such as the police and judges are shown as making ethical decisions in favor of peace, equity, and justice in society, although, they may go beyond their boundaries and abuse their powers and authority and are subject to review. In this paper I will discuss how police and judges abuse their powers and authority within the Canadian Justice System and how it is dealt with as well as critique it from both an advantageous and disadvantageous perspective. First, I will discuss the mechanisms, such as the guidelines and rules

Over a thousand more deaths due to police brutality have occurred since the shooting of Michael Brown (“Stats”). These events caused the public to start questioning those who enforce the law. Some of these events were caught on tape by bystanders, which were

Police brutality is a very real problem that many Americans face today. The police carry an enormous burden each day. Police work is very stressful and involves many violent and dangerous situations. In many confrontations the police are put in a position in which they may have to use force to control the situation. There are different levels of force and the situation dictates the level use most of the time. The police have very strict rules about police use force and the manner in which they use it. In this paper I will try to explain the many different reason the police cross the line, and the many different people that this type of behavior effects. There are thousands of reports each year of assaults and ill treatment against

Nova Scotia politician Steve Sampson, a member of Richmond County council says that he has been blackmailed over a mail escort. Sampson says that he recently received an anonymous letter that shows a call from his hotel room to a male escort agency. In the letter, the blackmailer had written that they will release a copy of a hotel bill from February 2014, unless Sampson resigns from his position and promises not to run for office again. Sampson had later confirmed that the bill included a phone call to a male escort service, incurred while he was on county business in Seattle, Washington. Sampson said that he trusted local residents to weigh the motives of the blackmailer against his conduct during twenty-five years as a councilor. He said

In 2001, Professor Chris Cunneen from the Criminology Department in the University of New South Wales authored a book entitled “Conflict, Politics and Crime: Aboriginal Communities and the Police” which mainly focused on the relationship between the Aboriginal people and the police. In chapter five of the book, which will be evaluated, he analyses the use of terror such as physical assault, ill treatment and over- policing of the Aboriginal people not just in public places but when in custody as well. It showed the ‘violence of neglect’ (Chris Cunneen 2001, p.106) and the failure to provide proper justice and a certain level of care to the Aboriginal People whether in custody or not (Chris Cunneen, 2001).In 1987, due to the over representation of Aboriginal peoples death in custody, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Death in Custody (RCIADIC) was established to investigate into it(Larissa Behrendt,2013,p.7). There were some recommendations brought forward to make improvement to policing methods and the criminal justice system. However, there seems to be a continuing reality of injustice even in 2001 with high incarceration numbers in custody. “The law should be a shield for the weak and the powerless, not a club for the powerful “(Governor Roy Barnes, 2004 Equal Justice

4. Police use excessive force according to Westley because of some important reasons that are quite compelling in 21st century. It has become routine for police officers to use excessive force, because of poor tactics or trying to catch suspects that put poor bystanders lives in danger. Polices play another factor in using force, because officers are told to use their best judgement out in the field. With no proper protocol’s they are force to use their own discretion that usually causes more violence. In addition, sometimes police force is use to cover up arrest records and they are not reported in the officer’s records or files. As it could be seen as the common social norms, or individuals were trying to resist arrest so the officer took

Kym’s case is unique in that she is currently still in rehab however she is participating in family therapy. According to Klostermann & O’Farrell (2013) the use of partner and family involved treatment for substance abuse presents unique and ethical consideration. Those factors to be considered is using marital or family intervention with individual who abuse substances. Although Kym indicated she was currently clean, she reported using drugs on and off for number of years. In addition the definition of family must be establish, determination of progress and the risk and benefit for each family member (Klostermann & O’Farrell, 2013). Both Paul and Abby are remarried and there spouses have to be considered as extended part of the family. By