Literature Review 4-6 pages
In Mellama, (2007) the researchers are trying to determine that being of a non Caucasian …show more content…
(2) How do the groups collectively and independently apply pressure on governmental institutions or public authorities (local police, legislators, U.S. Justice Department etc.) to address racial profiling and police brutality? (3) What are the organizational constraints?”(Glasper 2006). The main focus of the study is four groups. The Washington Bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Black Police Association, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, and Black Cops Against Police Brutality. Three methodologies are used in this study. The first being interviews of both current and former leaders of the four groups. The second is a statistical analysis used to evaluate data relevant to the study. Finally they are comparing the interviews with the leaders to the statistics they have acquired. The study found that while fiscal constraints and limited organizational structure can influence group behavior, they are not the only conditions that limit group …show more content…
They show that in many more ways than just misuse of force. The purpose of my study is to determine if police are more likely to misuse force, when it comes to minorities. These studies all show in some way shape or form that minorities have already been abused. Whether it 's TH police officers getting less favorable shifts, and promotions when they are a minority, or the fear among the African American community of being on the receiving end of police violence. Therese people have already been abused, I 'm using this information to support my study to find if they are being abused in more violent