A big issue overwhelming the cities of North Carolina is police brutality. Charlotte especially, is a city that is greatly impacted by this issue. William Terrill, a criminal justice professor, chose eight cities to compare their policies on police violence: Charlotte, Portland, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, St. Petersburg, Fort Wayne, and Knoxville. After each city received examination, Terrill discovered Charlotte had one of the worst policies. It was said that, “The city’s officers didn’t use force more often, but when they did use it they injured suspects at by far a greater rate, 73 percent compared to 45 percent for the next city on the list” (Dokoupil). This statistic proves how Charlotte police are out of control when it comes to police
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It is said that, “In Charlotte, black drivers account for almost 60 percent of the city’s so-called “vehicle equipment” stops by police” (Gordon). Black drivers are being stopped for more than half of the stops accounted for in Charlotte. Older black males are getting the worst of it than white and black women together. Gordon says, “Black men 50 and above here have a better chance of being searched during a traffic stop than white and black women face in their lifetimes.” It is not fair that older black civilians must deal with this kind of agony. However, the drivers who grab the Charlotte cops’ attention the most happen to be young black males. It is stated about black people that, “They are almost three times as likely to be searched as the average driver” (Gordon). This is saying that young black males are having their privacy invaded on the road more than the average …show more content…
The Mecklenburg police department have made some changes to avoid these kinds of problems. After a Charlotte cop searches a vehicle or person, he or she must write out a detailed report. The police department also allowed for people to be able to file racial-profiling complaints against their officers. There are 1400 officers in charlotte, and all of them are required to wear body cameras that records what happens and when it happens involving a person. These solutions and changes are helping some Charlotte community residents out. Gordon writes, “Cogdell, like others, credits CMPD for making changes, but he says more reforms are needed.” Attorney Harold Cogdell, is a former chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Codgell and others are able to recognize the turnovers the Charlotte police have made.
One change the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department made to avoid police brutality in their city is deciding to use an algorithm. Ehrenkranz stated, “The system — called the Early Intervention System — looks at police officers' characteristics as well as situational and neighborhood factors as predictive aspects for said adverse events.” This system was put into order to keep ‘dirty cops’ that are biased off the
It is said that, “In Charlotte, black drivers account for almost 60 percent of the city’s so-called “vehicle equipment” stops by police” (Gordon). Black drivers are being stopped for more than half of the stops accounted for in Charlotte. Older black males are getting the worst of it than white and black women together. Gordon says, “Black men 50 and above here have a better chance of being searched during a traffic stop than white and black women face in their lifetimes.” It is not fair that older black civilians must deal with this kind of agony. However, the drivers who grab the Charlotte cops’ attention the most happen to be young black males. It is stated about black people that, “They are almost three times as likely to be searched as the average driver” (Gordon). This is saying that young black males are having their privacy invaded on the road more than the average …show more content…
The Mecklenburg police department have made some changes to avoid these kinds of problems. After a Charlotte cop searches a vehicle or person, he or she must write out a detailed report. The police department also allowed for people to be able to file racial-profiling complaints against their officers. There are 1400 officers in charlotte, and all of them are required to wear body cameras that records what happens and when it happens involving a person. These solutions and changes are helping some Charlotte community residents out. Gordon writes, “Cogdell, like others, credits CMPD for making changes, but he says more reforms are needed.” Attorney Harold Cogdell, is a former chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Codgell and others are able to recognize the turnovers the Charlotte police have made.
One change the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department made to avoid police brutality in their city is deciding to use an algorithm. Ehrenkranz stated, “The system — called the Early Intervention System — looks at police officers' characteristics as well as situational and neighborhood factors as predictive aspects for said adverse events.” This system was put into order to keep ‘dirty cops’ that are biased off the