Distrust In Policing

Why has the police department learn anything from the Rodney King beating and the aftermath that took place after the verdict? Twenty-five years ago some of us seen the verdict that stunned the city of Los Angeles, where angry crowds gather on the street across the city to protest while others riot. Today we face similar problems with police officers from the situation that happen in Ferguson with the Michael Brown or in New York where Eric Gardner was in a choke hold by a police Officer which he could not breathe and later died. There have been other cases around the world about police officers using excessive force. Some police officers have neglected these issues and do not fully understand the impact it has on a …show more content…
White, Blacks, Hispanics and Arabic races all have their views on how the police interact with them daily. To gather information on how to better protect and can the trust from minorities there have been studies conducted. In the Black communities the perception of the police is distrust and because of this there is a negative reaction to White officers when he or she responds to a call or pulls a person of color over for a traffic violation. One of the number one reasons for distrust of the police is racial profiling. Racial profiling can have “experience with racial discrimination "can have lasting, adverse effects" on individuals’ seven perceptions of the police ( Brunson, R. 2007). Racial profiling can cause distrust in Blacks who have never been arrested. The side effects come from those family members who have been subjected to racial profiling and experience they had with the officer or officers. The negative information is passed on to other member of the family who then develop their own negative view of the police because of the experience people in family have. Hispanics and Blacks experience bias from police both indirect and directly. The media helps to …show more content…
Behind them sat armored support vehicles modeled after the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected trucks favored by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet this wasn’t a war zone. This was the initial police response to the protests of a community in collective mourning over the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, in the small town of Ferguson, Missouri.” (Bennett, D., and Alpher, D. 2014) In August, The Outlet, a mentoring program for boys, hosted a forum called Take Positive Action Now. About 90 people attended and discussed the relationship between the community and local police. Much of the conversation centered on trust, communication and building relationships, with a plan for change and addressing