Police accountability has been in question for many years regarding to treating the public fairly regardless who they are or where they come from. In recent encounters with the public, the police were not accountable for their actions. The trust between community and policing has been lost because of incidents that the police has not been punished for. Incidents like the Kalief Browder and Pedro Hernandez case, losing communication with the community, the mayor of New York City not implementing laws to improve police accountability, and police abusing their power and arresting innocent individuals. Law officers should be punished no matter what their ranking.…
Executive Summary Reducing Police Related Injury/Death By: Aaron Miller, Enrique Reboyras & Evan McKernan Introduction: Today, the tension between the public and law enforcement has caused controversy and the outbreak of riots. The cause of this tension stems from many sources. Law enforcement officers must use the training and tools given to them to apprehend a suspect or suppress a threat. The quality of training and the diversity of tools provided to an officer may be the difference between life and death for the officer and the suspect.…
In the Text reading Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America. Afterword “Making Police Obsolete” author, Kristian Williams, did research on cases of Policing in the United States and overseas, where he says social movements responded to police brutality and abuse by taking on the responsibility of public safety in their community. Williams looked at examples of policing from the labor movement, the civil rights movement, Black Panthers, gang truces, and feminism in the US, and from the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa as well as the independence movement in Northern Ireland. Williams found as whole many countries outside of the United States adopted a more restorative or transformative model of justice, rather than the retributive…
The world we live in today is one to be disappointed about in the aspect of America’s law enforcement. Early law enforcement was introduced in the 1800’s in Great Britain. Originally established with the same traits as its military, their purpose was one of great value which involved serving and protecting the people at any cost with a civilized and humane approach. America had since then adopted the law enforcement structure from Great Britain, but ultimately warped the structure into that of their own. The war on drugs in the late 70’s was a huge influence in the decision to push for a more militarized law enforcement; and now we are where we are, America’s policing is structured in a way that was thought to be even more beneficial for the…
The problem is that there has been very little in the way of accountability as far as police departments are concerned. Police force accountability has to be developed as part of a culture in which officers are held accountable on every level — from the patrol officer to the police chief. Unfortunately, the Blue Wall of Silence that solidifies the unspoken code that demands that no police…
Also, under pressures from the reformers the police unions gave significant raises to all rank filled members of the departments, in which patrol officers saw the average increase of 80% in their salaries and supervisors saw an increase of 33 to 100% more (Panzarella & Vona, pg 233-234). Furthermore, Fogelson notes that the course of police reform raised several concerns regarding police autonomy, the rights of citizens, and civil rights. Many Americans believed that the reforming policies had done too much good and harm for the police by which they successfully separated policing from politics, yet at the same time they separated policing from public control. In other words, the police moved out of place from democratic society to the degree…
One way that law enforcement has been altered is through the exclusionary rule. The exclusionary rule is not directly worded in the United States Constitution, but is rather an interpretation of the 14th ammendment which says, "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..." This rule prohibits any use of illegaly obtained evidence to be used in court against a defendant. There have been multiple reasons and cases leading to the conclusion of this ruling. The first case refered to with this rule is the WEEKS v. UNITED STATES in 1914 when a federal law enforcement personnel entered an arrested persons home and gathered evidence to use against them.…
Police brutality is a very interesting social justice issue, because this issue can be framed in many different ways, and the severity of the violence constitutes different societal reactions. Violence committed by the police can be separated into categories, justified and unjustified. Police brutality falls under the unjustified category of police violence, as the term itself outlines, it is the brutal and overuse of police force. The using of police force is under the discretion of the individual police officer, but the use of force can be expedited by external factors (Use of Deadly Force, 2016). For example, studies show that police officers are more likely to use force, if the individual is a racialized minority, or mentally ill (Maynard,…
Hold whose Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors accountable who are engage in misconduct Recently there have been many events that show law enforcement officers either using deadly force or shooting unarmed people. The criminal justice system has not hold many police officers accountable for using their status to abuse citizens of all races. Citizens are not just relying on Law enforcement officers and Prosecutors to protect them from danger or criminals. The public expect Law enforcement officers and Prosecutors to uphold laws, be honest, and overall expect the best out of those in power. However, recent police officers shooting unarmed people especially black males and getting away without any type of accountable have causes the public not to trust police officers.…
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.…
In the scenario, there are three types of people or things involved the police, the courts and corrections. Now with each one of these things someone who works as a correctional officer, a police officer or a judge can use discretion in order to do their job to the best of their ability. However, it is stated that discretion is the power or right to decide or act according to one’s own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice (dictionary.com. n.d.). Therefore, when it comes to a police officer using his or her discretion in order to get consent to search the house versus an actual search warrant would have really changed the outcome of the scenario. The reason for this is because if he or she had search the house with the consent of the suspect…
To repair these damaged relations, law enforcement must be reformed extensively. There is extreme potential in the increased oversight of law enforcement. To ensure the fair protection…
What Are the Issues in Policing? Policing has been around for a very long time in society. Policing is simply the duties and tasks that police officers have to perform to maintain law and order in communities. Polices perform such duties as traffic control, criminal investigation, keeping peace, and other helpful services to citizens. Over time, policing has changed tremendously and has had a great effect on today’s society.…
Annotated Bibliography Walker, Samuel. “Police Accountability and the Central Problem in American Criminal Justice.” Holding Police Accountable. Ed. Candace McCoy.…
Based on the research done by Randall G. Sheldon, he discussed that his good – support theory which suggested that those who are against corruption indulge only with those who follow the conduct of the department have been blindly ignored (Sheldon, 96). As a result, many departments’ have forgotten their role as law enforcement officers. Gandhi proclaimed that if we removed the cause of the disease (the corruption) the result would remove the disease from the land. However, today police corruption has only increased. For example, (Sheldon, 96).…