Police Brutality
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Daniel Cedillo
PSC 204
Dr. Susan Pickman
Police Brutality
Police Officers and Units have been viewed as a source of protection from criminals, thieves, drug dealers and to prevent us from being victims of these low life human beings, but what happens when we become the victims of police in cases of police brutality? In this paper I will explore the aspects of police brutality and will take a look at some cases.
We as people of the community expect the most from police officers. We expect protection, courtesy, kindness and most of all we expect to find a friend in a police officer. But this will not always be the case. Police brutality has been defined by professionals as” the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but also potentially in the form of verbal attacks and psychological abuse”.
Police Administration; Structures , Processes and Behavior: 7th Edition
Certainly these types of abuses have an impact in the community in which they occur because it immediately changes the view of citizens towards police officers.
Older people and young are victims of theses attacks, but what really causes these attacks to occur? Many professionals have stated that” racism” and “racial profiling” are two factors that when put together can have very negative effects that will lead police to commit acts of brutality.
In one case, a group of young people walking down the streets, African Americans, around the age of 17, were just hanging out walking down a street in NYC when they saw a police car slowly approach but since they were not doing anything illegal they did not fear therefore they approach the police car trying to settle a conversation but they were immediately told to put their hands in the air and to stand back and get on their knees according to the police report. Being afraid, one of them tried to run away, during the attempt a police officer took out his nightstick and hit him in the head causing him to...
PSC 204
Dr. Susan Pickman
Police Brutality
Police Officers and Units have been viewed as a source of protection from criminals, thieves, drug dealers and to prevent us from being victims of these low life human beings, but what happens when we become the victims of police in cases of police brutality? In this paper I will explore the aspects of police brutality and will take a look at some cases.
We as people of the community expect the most from police officers. We expect protection, courtesy, kindness and most of all we expect to find a friend in a police officer. But this will not always be the case. Police brutality has been defined by professionals as” the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but also potentially in the form of verbal attacks and psychological abuse”.
Police Administration; Structures , Processes and Behavior: 7th Edition
Certainly these types of abuses have an impact in the community in which they occur because it immediately changes the view of citizens towards police officers.
Older people and young are victims of theses attacks, but what really causes these attacks to occur? Many professionals have stated that” racism” and “racial profiling” are two factors that when put together can have very negative effects that will lead police to commit acts of brutality.
In one case, a group of young people walking down the streets, African Americans, around the age of 17, were just hanging out walking down a street in NYC when they saw a police car slowly approach but since they were not doing anything illegal they did not fear therefore they approach the police car trying to settle a conversation but they were immediately told to put their hands in the air and to stand back and get on their knees according to the police report. Being afraid, one of them tried to run away, during the attempt a police officer took out his nightstick and hit him in the head causing him to...