Annotated Bibliography Books Dudley, William, et al., editors. Police Brutality. D.L. Bender, 1991. • Police Brutality gives information on how police brutality is a widespread issue in the United States and explains different controversies and cases that relate to police brutality. • The editors of this book include activists and nonfiction authors who provide reliable information on what happened during different incidences of police brutality and the viewpoints and controversies that come with it.
Addressing police brutality must be done with empathy for and awareness of the plight of the African-American community. Historically speaking, there has not been a period wherein the African-American community was not inhibited by institutionalized barriers. American enslavement provided the foundation for later oppressive provisions that are especially prevalent within inner-city, predominantly Black communities, which, incidentally, many of the prominent instances of police brutality have taken place. Political regimes like the “war on drugs,” “school to prison pipeline,” and mass incarceration criminalize and dehumanize the African-American community, and thus affect the collective mindset of the population. I believe that an imperative first step that has not been taken is acknowledging the effects these may have on the Black community.
In the 1980s, the United States was characterized by racial politics and police violence. Most of the union jobs were outsourced to overseas, 45% of African Americans were left unemployed in South Central Los Angeles. Presidents Reagan and Bush had undone all the hard work that had been improved in the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the 1980s there was a decline in economic and social gains. Between 1986 and 1992, almost 1.2 million African Americans were affected by poverty, by falling below the poverty line (Lusane 404).
N.W.A.- Fuck tha Police was made because police officers forced the group to lay face down in the street with guns to their heads. In the 80’s police brutality was at high, and young African American teens were there target.
In 2015, the call to help towards ending police brutality in the African American community came to light with the death of many “Unarmed” African American Victims. Of the deaths, Sandra Bland, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and Tamir Rice are among some of the victims whose deaths helped shed light of the issue of police brutality in the African American community. Of the deaths, the untimely and mysterious death of Sandra Bland showed the world the proof that Police Brutality cases are not really investigated as they should. Sandra Bland was an alumnus of Prairie View A&M University who had just received a job from her alma mater as a student ambassador (Sandra Bland). In the weeks before her death, Bland regularly used the #SandySpeaks hashtag
Police Brutality In The USA The first police department in the United States was established in Boston in 1838; although this happened almost 200 years ago, the police force today is still imperfect and, some would say, corrupted. Law enforcements have been protecting citizens since the beginning of our nation, and this force is needed for us to live in safety, but that does not necessarily mean that they are doing a good job. A lot of people of color are often discriminated against by police officers and are frequently verbally or physically abused. This is often known as police brutality which is an act of misconduct done by a member law enforcement through the use of an extreme amount of force to physically, mentally, or emotionally attack
Police officers are entitled to care and protect the citizens of the country? In recent news, white male police officers have corrupted their use of power and used unnecessary, excessive force against African American males. Police brutality with African Americans resulted in the Walter Scott case, Michael Brown case, Trayvon Martin Case, and Eric Garner case. The following cases are referred to as racist to the public because of white male police officers are doing avoidable acts to African American males. The justifications induced rioting and protesting in the community of the African American males.
Tupac’s poems were in response to police brutality and injustice. Causes of the LA Riots: Was sparked due to the unequal treatment of unarmed African Americans by LA police. There was a video released of 4 LA police officers beating an unarmed African-American motorist and the police officers were then acquitted. On March 3, 1991 Rodney King was brutally beaten by police officers for resisting arrests.
Police brutality today is very controversial issue which is very easy to hide because of the authority they possess. Issues that tie with the Sandra bland story, Black lives matter movement, and racist police brutality all come back to racial equality. Racial equality is the belief that individuals regardless of their racial characteristics, should be treated fairly and equally, therefore meaning it is a mutual respect to all races; issues of police brutality date back to the 1930s in America (Racism no way , 2015 ). On July 17 2015, Sandra Bland was found dead at the Waller county Jail, Hempstead, Texas.
The police department of Los Angeles slogan is, “to protect and to serve.” To protect and to serve as in providing safety and assistance. As of November 29, 2015, 1,077 citizens have been killed by a United States’ police. That is equivalent to at least one death every eight hours. Do you feel protected?
Police brutality has been a problem in America since slavery ended. In Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech in 1963 he said “We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.” Now in 2016 many African Americans think nothing has changed. In an article written by Linn Washington Jr. she said that in a report in 1968 with problems of police brutality Lyndon B Johnson panel or the Kerner Commission said that most minorities feel the police are an occupying force that makes people fear them and not a feeling of security. In March 2015 President Barack Obama panel had almost the same thing to say that
According to “The Washington Post”, Last year 963 African Americans were shot and killed by police. Ever since the 1960s Africans has been fighting for equality; in the Eric Garner case and Michael Brown, it demonstrated how White police officers abuse and misuse their power towards African Americans. Since the increase of police brutality communities has had marches, rallies, and even the Black Lives Matters movements as a response to show that Polices’ abuse of power is unacceptable. The Black Lives Matter movement was created after radical discrimination it is a political movement to inform and protect Black Lives. (Wesley Lowery.
Racial profiling is a very important issue that individuals in society face every day. This problem occurs in low income or poverty-stricken areas throughout cities and communities across the nation. Hundreds of anecdotal testimonials allege that law enforcement officials at all levels of government are infringing upon the constitutional rights and civil liberties of racial and ethnic minorities through a practice called “racial profiling” (Ward, 2002). So what is racial profiling? According to the National Institute of Justice, racial profiling by law enforcement is commonly defined as a practice that targets people for suspicion of crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion or national origin (National Institute of Justice, 2013).
This means that even the criminals, who are a part of the public, have certain rights, particularly, civil rights. Police brutality causes a major concern in today’s society in America and a resolution is imminent. These racial prejudices are rooted in America’s deep psyche to grasp its power, we must move American original sin, slavery, and its corollary the terrible fear transmitted from generation to generation of a revolt. Police misconduct can be described as any inappropriate behavior on the part of any law enforcement officer that is either illegal or immoral or both.
Police brutality is when a police officer uses any type of force on someone that exceeds the necessary amount to accomplish a lawful police purpose. The force doesn’t have to just be physical, it can also be physiological harm through intimidation tactics. So in simpler terms, police brutality is when a police officer uses more force then what they should use to stop a person or animal. There is some ways that we can help prevent police brutality, one of the ways we can help prevent it is by giving police better training in a nonviolent way. This is especially important when dealing with violent animals.
