Police Brutality Based On Racial Profiling

A police force is defined as an organized body of people, given power by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder. However, amid controversial relations between police and civilians in today’s society, many often question whether or not the police force’s purpose is actually fulfilled in reality. Since 2015, police have killed 964 people in the U.S. And although composing only 13% of the population, Black people constituted 25% of those killed by police (242, mappingpoliceviolenc.com). These killings are often identified as police brutality: unreasonable and excessive use of force used to accomplish a lawful police purpose. By its definition, police brutality contradicts the purpose and abuses the power that police officers have. Police brutality is a rising, yet unsolved issue that remains relevant in today’s society. Increased tensions between the African American community and police officers continue to affect the interaction with one another. When police officers are not representative or have a relationship with the people they are supposed to protect, cultural differences and racial tensions create a bias that targets and automatically views these communities as dangerous. These circumstances are the foundation to why to police brutality is still a trending manifestation in black communities.

Living in the information age, the prevalence and awareness towards social problems are able to receive more access than ever before. We always hear the term Social Problems being thrown around habitually in the 21st century, but the term Social problem is defined as “A general cause that motivates activists and social movement organizations to address a particular troubling condition”. (CITE). The current world has too many social problems to name off in under 5 pages so for this paper I would like to focus on perhaps the most prevalent one that we are seeing way too often these days. Police Brutality and racial profiling. As a white male, someone who is a criminal justice major in hopes of eventually becoming some type of law enforcement for my career later in life, you may ask why I even care about this issue since it isn’t necessarily affecting my life directly. My response is simple, I am tired of seeing the hashtags behind these deaths and one death from police brutality is already too many.

Police brutality is a topic that everybody confers to emphasize the burgeoning fear of the police. This comes in the form of excessive force which becomes a controversial topic for citizens and police alike. The nation has it’s own definition of what excessive force may be, as some believe using a Taser has the same intention as using a nightstick to apprehend scoundrels. Others may ascribe excessive force as a race crime; “In March 2015, the DOJ also issued a report detailing a pattern of clear racial disparities and discriminatory intent on the part of the Ferguson, Mo., police department”(Excessive or Reasonable Force by Police) resulting in uneasiness between the multiple groups regardless of their age; interestingly officers are also affected by the disparity of the community. The judgement they receive can actually affect how an officer decides to act because they

Police brutality has given officers a bad reputation for targeting certain races and killing for no reason. For example, in the article, “There is conflicting Information on Police Brutality,” author John Wihbey explains

Police Brutality is a very serious problem that deals with our personal rights and it happens a lot around our world today. I want to focus this whole paper over this problem all over the world. Today there are many protests, stories, and first hand experiences with police brutality. One thing that makes this problem huge is how kids or civilians see law enforcement. According to one of my articles, natives or blacks were twice as likely to be killed by law enforcement. This being because of stereotypes on their race or ethnicity (Amaya, "Police Brutality in America.”). Police in the U.S. are the ones people are aiming to get in trouble for doing their job, only because they can use excessive force if

The issue of police brutality is a significant issue within America today. I strongly think that this issue is an important issue because as civilians, individuals should feel protected by their law system and officers. But also, police officers should not be anxious to arrest individuals and/or patrol communities because of tensions created within the community. Specifically, since Michael Brown's death police officers become apprehensive to do their job because of the split between civilians and the police force during this time. One incident that created fear, anxiousness, and anger

Unjustified police brutality has been an issue for quite sometime, but only recently has it become an incredibly serious problem. This recent issue has become more serious over time because of the wide use of social media, or perhaps it is because of this new generation who finally decided to shine some light on an otherwise kept in the dark situation.Police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct. Police misconduct in general is disapproved by not only citizens, but people of power as well, like politicians, because Section 1983 in the U.S. Code makes it unlawful for anyone acting under the authority of state law to deprive another person of his or her rights under the Constitution or federal law”(“Police Misconduct and Civil Rights”). Unjustified police actions can easily be outlawed on paper, but it’s the actual action that causes much debate. “Whether the officer's use of force was reasonable depends on the surrounding facts and circumstances”(“Police Misconduct and Civil Rights”); this piece of information allows room for injustice to prevail. Police brutality must be addressed because the United States is presumed to supply its people with “justice for all”. With this country on the brink of prejudice, it’s hard for people to see the equality the country is meant to inhabit.

Police brutality is filled with intense violence that threatens the lives of many minorities. Statistics from an article called “The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S” shows that African-Americans make up 13 percent of

On the topic of police brutality and violence against minorities the main question is where does it start. Some say it starts from a lack of training, other say it is a moral or racial issue, others say that there isn’t a problem and it is just how things work. In reality there is more than just these problems. Police violence stems from a lack of training: officers that do have racial biases, although far from all officers; the standards for what is too much and when differ from area to area, keeping what is and isn’t unclear; and that most acts up until recently have gone unreported or unknown. Yet there is one more variable that can change the story, and that is location. Mixing all this together gives the basis of what cause police violence

Police brutality is an issue fraught with statistical misconceptions. The debate is often over whether police brutality incidents are either underreported or accurate. Despite the fact that numbers are used in both arguments, this does not serve as true empirical evidence since the numbers lack the proper context necessary to make assumptions from the statistics. For example, a statistic was produced by The Free Thought Project stating that “police in the United States kill 70 times the rate of other first world nations (Agorist 2015).” Additionally, the language surrounding the term “police brutality” is vague, making it difficult to identify what police brutality actually is. Ultimately, this causes police brutality to be underreported as

Police brutality has been an issue that has affected people in both the past and present. The concerns have proven to have extensive and significant impacts on the United States Supreme Court in case law decision-making. Today, the people are deeply affected by police brutality due to the amount of mental fear that sets inside when passing, being stopped and questioned by police officers. Though it is not evident in every police-citizen encounter, however, the incidents are still increasingly occurring. For these reasons, there is a growing mistrust and disrespect from the citizens for the criminal justice system and all police officers. Additionally, the issue has caused turmoil within large populations that have protested out of their frustrations,

Over the past decade, police have acted out in ways that have made people wonder “are our officers of the law really doing their job?” Unjustified shootings, severe beatings, fatal choking’s, and rough treatment have all contributed to the ever-present problem of police brutality in America. The fact of the matter is that most of these incidents go un-reported or un-noticed. Through research, we seek to identify the causes of police brutality, and what we can possibly do to end it. Over the last couple of years there have been many unjust examples of police brutality.

Police Brutality has and will continue to be an ongoing problem that is a concern in the United States and should be resolved immediately. Law enforcement must function as an element that consists of organized and civilized officers. The presence of police brutality is becoming more of an issue as not only society grows, but as new and media are covering it. The problem posed by the illegal exercise of police power is an ongoing reality for all individuals not just of a disfavored race, class, or sexual orientation. Police brutality must be stopped so that police do not forget who they are serving, not themselves but the public. The public backs the police checkbooks by paying taxes. This means that even the criminals, who are a part of the public, have certain rights. Police brutality causes a major concern in today’s society in America and a resolution needs to present itself soon. Police misconduct can be described as any inappropriate behavior on the part of any law enforcement officer that is either illegal or immoral. Law enforcement agents should behave to a standard that is greater than the average civilian. Police brutality comes from an abuse of power granted to the police. Police brutality is often drawn on by overreaction in certain situations drawn on by panic. Police using excessive force in the United States is a crucial dilemma and must be stopped.

In time of conflict, people tend to segregate and try prove their superiority over others. Throughout american history, white supremacists have created a racial boundary between them and minority races. With the Discrimination of minorities, it has subconsciously created a barrier between them and white supremacists. Although it may be hard to prove that racial inequality exists in today's society, a large amount of people acknowledge that it is still in existence. With a majority of law enforcers being white supremacists, it has caused them to racially profile individuals. The practice of racial profiling by the police is unconstitutional and goes against a civil rights laws and needs to be eliminated.

Police brutality is being pushed too far, and it is over sensationalized by the media through people over exaggerating the force police officers use. The national average for police brutality claims, according to one study, is 9.5 per 100 full-time officers (Auerbach, P2). In a recent study, Chicago saw about 1,774 complaints per year against members of the 13,500 member police force, with less than five percent of those officers receiving nearly half of those complaints(Saulny). In that same study, only one percent of the over 10,000 complaints filed against Chicago police officers between 2002 and 2004 were found to have enough