From Private Problem to Public Problem
It was not until the 1931 Wickersham Commission Report that policymakers realized that policing in America had become a major problem (Rushin, 2014). Still today, according to Justice Together (n.d.), “one dimensional stories about victims of police brutality make it far too easy for policy makers and leaders to ignore the true impact of police violence in America.” In addition, pressure from the public and extensive media coverage impacts the decisions of policy makers to found a solution as well (Dowler, 2003). The lack of statistics regarding police brutality and mainly the trend of violence against African-Americans has propelled policymakers to propose reforms that address the issue, “following the …show more content…
Also, in some instances people are losing their lives. In his opinion, the use of “body cameras, extensive teamwork and better training are important policy solutions.” Furthermore, due to the sensitivity of the subject, they issue of police brutality will “continue to progress and accountability will be held on both ends.” To conclude, TD recommends “extensive background checks for officers, checking more into the community rather than just running record[s] to find out what kind of person they are (asking family members, friends, teachers from when they were in school, …show more content…
It seems that whenever crisis affects our country methods are put into place for the moment however long term remedies are not always considered. Per Rutkin (2015), “police departments are good at making reactionary policies in times of crisis, but not making substantive changes,” Ghani says. “My greater fear is that things will calm down and police departments will go back to the same old, same old.” My hopes are that people continue to fight for what they believe then and do not let this become a trend of fighting for the moment. As a social worker, one must fight for all inequalities within our society and thus the entire world. The role of the social workers to advocate, increase public awareness, and essentially make sure that this issue does not
It was not until the 1931 Wickersham Commission Report that policymakers realized that policing in America had become a major problem (Rushin, 2014). Still today, according to Justice Together (n.d.), “one dimensional stories about victims of police brutality make it far too easy for policy makers and leaders to ignore the true impact of police violence in America.” In addition, pressure from the public and extensive media coverage impacts the decisions of policy makers to found a solution as well (Dowler, 2003). The lack of statistics regarding police brutality and mainly the trend of violence against African-Americans has propelled policymakers to propose reforms that address the issue, “following the …show more content…
Also, in some instances people are losing their lives. In his opinion, the use of “body cameras, extensive teamwork and better training are important policy solutions.” Furthermore, due to the sensitivity of the subject, they issue of police brutality will “continue to progress and accountability will be held on both ends.” To conclude, TD recommends “extensive background checks for officers, checking more into the community rather than just running record[s] to find out what kind of person they are (asking family members, friends, teachers from when they were in school, …show more content…
It seems that whenever crisis affects our country methods are put into place for the moment however long term remedies are not always considered. Per Rutkin (2015), “police departments are good at making reactionary policies in times of crisis, but not making substantive changes,” Ghani says. “My greater fear is that things will calm down and police departments will go back to the same old, same old.” My hopes are that people continue to fight for what they believe then and do not let this become a trend of fighting for the moment. As a social worker, one must fight for all inequalities within our society and thus the entire world. The role of the social workers to advocate, increase public awareness, and essentially make sure that this issue does not