Pros And Cons Of Policing In America
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A pro to policing in America are that the police forces are doing their jobs and protecting themselves. The police force is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order. According to three quarters of people, including a majority of African Americans, say that they approve of the job being done by their local police department. The use of cameras makes the police force look bad. Due to the fact that the media will take ten seconds of a police officer hitting a guy with a baton and imply this is what the police force is all about. A police officer states “you don’t always know what the man was doing. Any use of force looks horrible even if it’s completely necessary”. Another pro is that by having