In today’s society, there are many different issues that cause problems for all people. Police brutality is one issue that is slowly improving but still has a major impact on people. Police brutality did not begin as much of an issues, however over the recent years, many cases of police brutality have arisen and been dealt with. The national average for police brutality claims, according to one study, is 9.5 per 100 full-time officers (Auerbach 2). While almost 10% of all officers may not seem like a lot, the number is much higher than it should be. The actions of police brutality hurt the people being detained, the community the police serve, and the actual police force itself. While there are many rules to prevent the use of excessive force,
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Police departments can start by implementing more rules that will prevent cops from abusing their power and punish them if they fall out of line. Every single law enforcement officer should be required to wear body-worn cameras and every single law enforcement agency should adopt a protocol for the operation of these cameras that strictly regulates when the cameras can be turned off by officers (Ravishly). Setting rules for all police to follow will prevent them from abusing their power more and getting away with it when they do. Citizens of communities can also continue to help by voicing their opinion about what they want to be done about the situation. Cities and counties must establish independent civilian oversight agencies for their law enforcement departments (Cordell). Allowing for citizens to oversee the actions of the police, will give every person a say in if an officer’s actions were reasonable or unecessary. Continuing to pursue the end of police brutality is the best way possible to get this situation to end quickly.
Police brutality is just one of many issues that we face in society that needs to see change. While there are things being done as of now to change it there is still much more that we could be doing to help. Bringing and end to the actions of police brutality would be a great improvement for all people. Elimination of police brutality would mean there is less anger in communities, less lives lost, and safer communities for the people to live in. Police brutality needs to be stopped and it needs to happen soon before any more issues arise out of
Police departments can start by implementing more rules that will prevent cops from abusing their power and punish them if they fall out of line. Every single law enforcement officer should be required to wear body-worn cameras and every single law enforcement agency should adopt a protocol for the operation of these cameras that strictly regulates when the cameras can be turned off by officers (Ravishly). Setting rules for all police to follow will prevent them from abusing their power more and getting away with it when they do. Citizens of communities can also continue to help by voicing their opinion about what they want to be done about the situation. Cities and counties must establish independent civilian oversight agencies for their law enforcement departments (Cordell). Allowing for citizens to oversee the actions of the police, will give every person a say in if an officer’s actions were reasonable or unecessary. Continuing to pursue the end of police brutality is the best way possible to get this situation to end quickly.
Police brutality is just one of many issues that we face in society that needs to see change. While there are things being done as of now to change it there is still much more that we could be doing to help. Bringing and end to the actions of police brutality would be a great improvement for all people. Elimination of police brutality would mean there is less anger in communities, less lives lost, and safer communities for the people to live in. Police brutality needs to be stopped and it needs to happen soon before any more issues arise out of