The birth evolution of the American police can be followed to a huge number of chronicled, lawful and political-monetary conditions. The organization of slavey and the control of minorities, were two of the more imposing notable highlights of American culture molding early policing. Slave watches and Night Watches, which later evolved into current police divisions, were both intended to control the practices of minorities. In 1704, the settlement of Carolina built up the country's first slave watch. Slave watches kept up the financial request and to help the rich landowners in recuperating and rebuffing slaves who basically were thought about property. Policing was by all account not the only social foundation enmeshed in bondage. Slavey …show more content…
The additional burden of racism has made that transition much more difficult for those whose skin is black, brown, red, or yellow. In no small part because of the tradition of slavery, Blacks have long been targets of abuse. The use of patrols to capture runaway slaves was one of the precursors of formal police forces, especially in the South. This disastrous legacy persisted as an element of the police role even after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In some cases, police harassment simply meant people of African descent were more likely to be stopped and questioned by the police, while at the other extreme, they have suffered beatings, and even murder, at the hands of White police. Questions still arise today about the disproportionately high numbers of people of African descent killed, beaten, and arrested by police in major urban cities of America. Since the mid-1900s the words law enforcement and policing have been used interchangeably. In order to understand the present, one must understand the past relationships between law-enforcement and African-Americans. The Webster’s Unabridged Deluxe defines black as of the darkest color; opposite of white ; a Negro; dirty; evil; wicked; without hope. This definition alone associates African-Americans with the stigma of being criminal and no good. It is not hard to see that police brutality in America can be associated with racial profiling and stereotyping . In order to shed more light on the injustices caused by police brutality against African-Americans I will describe details leading to the deaths of Aiyana Jones, Charleena Lyles, Rekia Boyd, Kathryn Johnston, and Yvette Smith. The stories of these beautiful African-American women and children need to be recognized. The deaths of these African-Americans were bought by the hands of