The Pros And Cons Of Law Enforcement

Who are the ones who enforce laws across the U.S? Law Enforcement are ones who enforce laws for that reason taxes fund law enforcement. They are the one who assure the safety of Americans. The FBI, Justice Department, Homeland security and U.S marshals are a few of them. They may not lack resources but with an increase in funding they would be able to have even more resources so they'll do a better job at ensuring the safety of Americans.

Over the last two years in the United States the African-American people have been fighting a war within our own backyards. The Washington Post reports that since January 2015, the police have shot and killed over 175 young black men ranging from ages 18-29; 24 of them were unarmed. On the flip side 172 young white men were killed, only 18 being unarmed. With these statistics there are similarities in the numbers but, blacks were killed at rates disproportional to their percentage of U.S population (1.Washington Post). Of all unarmed people shot and killed by police in 2015. With 40% being black men make up just 6% of the nation’s populations. In the wake of the killings of Mike Brown, Sandra Bland, Alton Sterling, and many more the world has been made more publicly aware of injustices black people have to handle when dealing with law enforcement. Crime in the black community is nothing new in the black community or should I say black on black crime. There is a bad stereotype that has been put on black people since slavery times that I believe has help fueled the violence between the police and my people.

“What are you following me for?” “You shot me. You shot me!” “Please don’t let me die” “Officer, why do you have your guns out?” “I can’t breathe.” “I don’t have a gun. Stop Shooting.”(The Last Words). These were some of the last words from victims of police brutality against African Americans. Police brutality has been occurring ever since the police force began, but recently, the police have been targeting African Americans. In 2016, more than 250 African Americans were killed by the police. Most of the victims were unarmed and have not committed a serious offense. These frightening statistics do not have to continue. If the average American recognized the severity of the issue and raised their voice, this inequity

#BlackLivesMatter has been topic that has been discussed for years now, however, often times it is twisted to read #AllLivesMatter, and while that may be true, it also attempts to take away from a minority groups agency and or empowerment. In the year 2016 we have seen a substantial amount of police officer shootings against African Americans. The two most recent incidents of police shootings involved Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. Both of these incidents also took days after the other. Sterling was selling CD’s out side a convenience store and for that reason was executed by two police officers. This week has all together been a very frustrating and heart breaking week, and when I think about what

For decades, America’s attention has been turned to the deaths of African Americans at the hands of law enforcement. The roots of the outrage & unrest that often follow such killings go back much, much, much further. It is very obvious that there is a difficult relationship between law enforcement & the communities we are sworn to serve and protect. There are tons of studies proving police are implicitly biased against African Americans. Racism in law enforcement has had disastrous effects on society as evidenced by recent cases in the U.S.

Obama once said, “ we need to keep making our streets safer and our criminal justice farrier- our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation.” The world needs people that are willing to make it a safe environment to make sure to try and stop all the crimes out in the streets and the drugs being influenced out their. A Criminal justice career can have many advantages, even though it has its disadvantages, its problem trying to join in.

A problem that is immensely significant to me is the killing of African Americans by law enforcement. As a member of the African American community, this affects me along with my everyday life because it could happen to someone in my family or someone whom I am close to. I would also like to point out that there are very few cases where the police officer who killed the civilian gets penalized; keep in mind, the punishments are very minimal. In my opinion, they are getting rewarded for killing black people. As a member of law enforcement, their job is to protect and serve the community, but it seems like all they are trying to achieve is inflict fear upon and intimidate people. One action that I have taken is joining the “Black Lives Matter”

the last few weeks, there have been some terrible shootings. It seems like lately, there is another violent occurrence that takes place almost weekly. The most recent shootings have created a lot of commotion between African Americans and law enforcement. It had created quite an uproar in some of the public. A 32-year-old man in Minnesota named Philando Castile had been pulled over in a suburb and was shot by an officer while reaching for his wallet to show his license. His girlfriend and her young daughter were in the vehicle with him when it happened. Many individuals formed groups and began protesting within days over the matter because they believed that it had a lot to do with racism and law enforcement treats some individuals different

In today’s society Black Americans face many hardships including police brutality, racism, and classism. The way we determine the most crucial problem in today’s society or which problem should be addressed first is by realizing which problem attacks us more as a people. Amongst all these the most crucial problem would be police brutality. This crucial problem is tied to our past by how we as a people were beat, brutalized, and murdered by police officers during the Civil Rights Movement. Police brutality, I believe will help us grow as a society and rise up against this brutality. As the brutality increases more and more Black Americans will start to unite as one. Going forward as a society, we should raise awareness about how many young and

My heart goes out to the twelve police officers that were shot in Dallas, TX due to a rally supporting “black live matter”’. Over the last, these problems have only been growing. I am not supporting either party or saying that either party is more right than the other. At this point, there has to be a lot of critical thinking accomplished by leaders to eradicate the problems at hand. There is never a problem with a peaceful rally but when the rally turns into the shooting of 12 officers, this becomes problematic. This is due to the fact that the population believes they have to take matters into their own hands because leaders have failed to take care of the problem themselves. This problem is not over yet. Leaders must discover the true meaning behind this shooting. If the truth is not discovered and the problem is not dealt with, the problems might have a tendency to grow. This is why leaders must think critically and creatively. Doing so will improve the

1. There are two sides of law that contradict each other, but most of the time there is an equal balance between them; these two sides are public order (crime control) and individual rights (due process). To start things off, let’s take a look at public order. The crime control perspective of criminal justice is that it emphasis on reducing the crime in society through anyway possible (Opening Statement, n.d.). This may be put in place through increased police units, prosecutorial powers and many more ways (Opening Statement, n.d.). In this perspective many people believe that if this person is a criminal we should do everything we can to get them out of society no matter if it’s unconstitutional. An example of this could be that a police officer did not read a person his or her

Why is law enforcement getting so much negative attention? There can be many different views on why this is the case right now, at this time in America. Research shows that post 9/11 law enforcement has been given too many responsibilities with less resources. Times are changing as terror has become more and more prevalent causing law enforcement to be on their guard even more. In post-9/11 America, preventing the next terrorist attack ranks as law enforcement's top priority. This is as true for local police departments as it is for the FBI. (Harris) We all know that protecting the citizens of this country is the top priority for law enforcement. So why is it that with all the good things that they do, they get more negative press than positive

The main duty of law enforcement is to protect citizens in a fair and undiscriminating manner while respecting the rights of individuals. However, a very challenging obstacle for an officer to overcome is the threat of immediate danger and how to handle a situation in order to ensure public safety, the fair treatment of suspects, and the lack of negative repercussions for the officer himself. Miranda rights are a wonderful set of guidelines created by the Federal Court system that aim to preserve the rights of all until they are proven guilty, but even this warning is not infallible if suspects are unfairly suspected.

"You don't use your chits for nothing. You call when there is an important issue."

Over the years, the criminal system has reared its ugly head in the failure to discern evil from good, innocent from guilty leading to the incarceration of guiltless lives to be spent behind metal bars. The issue of wrongful convictions has plagued the United States for decades now, even with its advanced technology and enhanced criminal justice system. It has lead to the tragic cases of Kalief Browder, Marquis Dixon, and that of Timothy Cole. A word has the ultimate power to build or destroy a life. As it happened to college student Timothy Cole, a twenty-six year old Army veteran who was convicted of rape in 1986.