Police brutality can be defined as a need of force between the suspect and the relationship used between the amount used and the injury if the force was applied in a pleasant manner or not (Prusinkski, 2015). There are two ways to describe police brutality in the literature reviews; verbal and physical force. Verbal force happens when there are threats and forceful commands involved (Jefferis, Butcher, & Hanley, 2011). Physical force involves restraints against the citizen, weapons used, or hands on force without weapons (Jefferis et al., 2011). There are issues within the police department that lead to police brutality. Kinnard (2007) mentions that these issues are poor police conduct, not enough proper training, policies, and procedures.
