Police Authority Abused or Misused
“Every year in this country, there are constant incidents of police brutality, and yet, United States is supposed to be this great country that supports life, liberty, justice, and happiness for everyone” (Nyguen 16). If that is the case, why is it that everywhere you look, the number of shootings and killings by police officers are continuing to rise and the reasons behind them have yet to be made clear? According to ‘The Humanist’ even the head of the Justice Department of Civil Rights Division states, “the trust in Cleveland with law enforcement no longer exists and it needs to be rebuilt” ( Markman 8). Accordingly, certain measures are necessary to protect society from police taking advantage of their …show more content…
According to Professors of Criminology ,Geoffrey Alpert and William Smith, “in the blink of an eye, officers are given the power to take away a citizens’ rights and sometimes even their lives, if necessary” (493). With that kind of power, comes huge responsibilities. In fact, Where an office may have to deal with a situation in one community and the tactic used works well, that same tactic may not work in a different community. Alpert and Smith also says,“Because it is difficult to be an officer, they need to be better educated and trained, in order to better prepare for unpredictable matters such as those”(493). Some officers begin to think, because of them wearing a badge, they are over people in the community. By receiving a more difficult training as an officer, people of all nationalities would possibly be less likely racially profiled, violence would decrease towards citizens, and emotional effects of the job may likely become less stressful as a police …show more content…
Fiction writer Rion Scott says “When settlements are given, it is because one of the parties involved has been found in the wrong; which are typically the police” (14). However, these settlements do not punish the officers involved. Authors Alpert and Smith states, “the seriousness of the offense will determine the amount of force which can be justified with different tolerance levels. That helps any officer involved, who may get minimal if any punishment at all; therefore, giving them a chance to go and repeat the offense” (495). Several suggestions have been made to help reduce police brutality. According to humanist author Abe Markman, “they range from the wearing of body cameras on police, extensive training on biases of life threatening situations, to encouraging men of color how to conduct themselves when interacting with police officers on the streets”(10). These settlements range from improper police conduct, false arrest, false imprisonment, shooting a suspect, excessive force, assault, and even officers failing to provide protection for
“Every year in this country, there are constant incidents of police brutality, and yet, United States is supposed to be this great country that supports life, liberty, justice, and happiness for everyone” (Nyguen 16). If that is the case, why is it that everywhere you look, the number of shootings and killings by police officers are continuing to rise and the reasons behind them have yet to be made clear? According to ‘The Humanist’ even the head of the Justice Department of Civil Rights Division states, “the trust in Cleveland with law enforcement no longer exists and it needs to be rebuilt” ( Markman 8). Accordingly, certain measures are necessary to protect society from police taking advantage of their …show more content…
According to Professors of Criminology ,Geoffrey Alpert and William Smith, “in the blink of an eye, officers are given the power to take away a citizens’ rights and sometimes even their lives, if necessary” (493). With that kind of power, comes huge responsibilities. In fact, Where an office may have to deal with a situation in one community and the tactic used works well, that same tactic may not work in a different community. Alpert and Smith also says,“Because it is difficult to be an officer, they need to be better educated and trained, in order to better prepare for unpredictable matters such as those”(493). Some officers begin to think, because of them wearing a badge, they are over people in the community. By receiving a more difficult training as an officer, people of all nationalities would possibly be less likely racially profiled, violence would decrease towards citizens, and emotional effects of the job may likely become less stressful as a police …show more content…
Fiction writer Rion Scott says “When settlements are given, it is because one of the parties involved has been found in the wrong; which are typically the police” (14). However, these settlements do not punish the officers involved. Authors Alpert and Smith states, “the seriousness of the offense will determine the amount of force which can be justified with different tolerance levels. That helps any officer involved, who may get minimal if any punishment at all; therefore, giving them a chance to go and repeat the offense” (495). Several suggestions have been made to help reduce police brutality. According to humanist author Abe Markman, “they range from the wearing of body cameras on police, extensive training on biases of life threatening situations, to encouraging men of color how to conduct themselves when interacting with police officers on the streets”(10). These settlements range from improper police conduct, false arrest, false imprisonment, shooting a suspect, excessive force, assault, and even officers failing to provide protection for