Police Brutality Case Study

The development of modern police forces in the U.S was formally established in the 1830’s; first was Boston in 1838 followed then by New York in 1845 and several other states. By the 1880’s all major U.S cities had municipal police forces in place. These forces were marked primarily by corruption and inefficiency. Many times police would beat suspects with fists, blackjacks, and other objects to obtain information during an interrogation. This involved police agencies in violence and crime as often as the said offenders. Years later through the Wickersham Commission police violence during interrogations was coined the Third Degree by President Hoover in 1931.
In the late 1920’s, President Hoover established the Wickersham Commission. The Wickersham …show more content…
For example, more recently a 2006 report from a 4-year investigation exposed that during the 1970’s and 1980’s the police department in Chicago, Illinois routinely used torture to prompt admissions from hundreds of suspects. Nearly all victims in this case, and several others like the one that took place in 1991 Los Angeles investigation, were people of color. The Human Rights Watch made a series of nonbinding recommendations to increase police accountability and transparency in police practice which have yet to be seen …show more content…
An officer was en route responding to a call stating a man had stolen cigarillos at a market store. The officer noticed that Brown fit the description of the person in the theft. This ensued an altercation that ended fatally. Grand jury decided not to indict the officer involved although some believe the situation was an abuse of power. Due to the announcement of the grand jurys decision intense riots and protests sparked where it got violent as protestors set buildings on fire. As a result, police used tear gas and smoke to disperse people. These protests lasted weeks. The officer that was in question went on TV to tell that he did as he was