Police Brutality : Injustice in the system has lead to Mistrust in the African American Community Police officers that are supposed to bring peace to the communities they protect, are only bringing fear to the African American. In many cases the police officer believed that he or she was making the right decision. An example of the would be the Ferguson vs Darren Wilson. Throughout the trail Wilson kept saying how he felt that his life was in danger. Wilson said in his testimony “At this point
few years Americans especially African Americans have been able to see the privileges that many white-Americans. Those opportunities have been rewarded for a long time and will continue as long as there are white judges that still grew up with the slightest bit of prejudice. One finding that would cause a huge reaction to this is White Americans see how they have been getting rewarded. Recently, the news in the Vanderbilt rape case is one that sticks out like a sore thumb. In this case, 4 men were
Police Misconduct and Trust in Law Enforcement Police officers are supposed to work with the communities in which they serve in order to maintain law and order. Citizens are supposed to be able to trust law enforcement to keep them safe however; trust in law enforcement has been a concept that has been problematic for years. This is an important topic because without the trust and cooperation from the citizens the police cannot effectively do their jobs. Police brutality, racial discrimination, and
by multiple police officers, instead of expressing hatred towards them, all he asks for is peace and love like God intended. Law enforcement in America has been seen in a negative light in the African American community for centuries. Police officers are not respected within the black community because of several past incidents involving officers that mistreat black citizens. Police injustice against the African American community is a big problem in our country. African Americans are being targeted
Allegations of excessive force by police departments in the United States have continued to generate large media coverage across the nation. After the Rodney King incident in 1991, public outcry regarding the use of excessive force was thrown into public view causing law enforcement reforms. Today, in the state of Ferguson, the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by the hands of officer, Darren Wilson, has set off unrest and protests. In addition, Eric Garner, a citizen of New York, was killed as a result
Marshall Lewis Mrs. Gallos English 3 March 20, 2018 Police Brutality I have done my research on police brutality. Even though there isn't enough being done, Police brutality should be more heavily enforced against because cases of brutality are way too common. Police brutality has become a growing problem all over the country but it is not just in America, cases of police brutality can be found worldwide.The biggest problem with police brutality is that too many officers are getting away with
the poor, but the lawsuit has insignificantly altered the practice (Spohn 56). Apparently, police racism persist in various government institutions including those which enforce law and the felonious justice organizations The negative perception of the USA police makes them treat the black people often harshly. The police violence continues and further stereotype people of color negatively. The charges of police racism confront the U.S. with recent events at Ferguson, Baltimore, Charleston and other
after talking to the victim, the juvenile, and the parents, and after reviewing the juvenile's prior contacts with the juvenile justice system.” (“Case Flow Diagram”). If the case is sent on, the next step would be prosecution review, which could continue the case, divert it to detention, or move it to the adult criminal justice system. If the case in handled in the system, there are two types of petition which may be filled which are delinquency or waiver. “A delinquency petition states the allegations
Racial Profiling Against Native Americans Racial Profiling is one of the types of discrimination. Discrimination means treating other differently based on their race or ethnicity and according to law dictionary discrimination refers to the treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit. While racial profiling is judging or treating another
Extralegal factors include age, sex, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, willingness of parents to cooperate with the police, appearance, attitude and demeanor of a youth and also the characteristics of the police officer involved (Thompson, 2012). Yes, extralegal factors do have a factor in decision making by police. Police have a decision to use discretion or not. If not basing their arrest on legal factors what others factors are there? Officers not deciding to use discretion may be