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    I have nothing harmful on me. A police officer is coming my direction. I thought to myself, “ There is nothing suspicious about me. I have done nothing wrong. There’s no way he’s coming for me.” Is he looking at me? I was suddenly distracted by my thoughts when I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I looked down and saw blood gushing out… An innocent, unarmed, black man. But he is shot. Why? The police brutality in America is out of control that is why. The police perform unnecessary tasks, they…

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    Police brutality is the use of excessive force by means of intimidation by a police officer. Throughout the years, police have always abused the power entrusted to them. However, it hasn’t taken the country by storm like it has in recent years. There have been many accusations made about the use of excessive force by the U.S police department. For example, in July 2014, on Staten Island, NY, Eric Garner died while being placed under arrest while the police officer was implementing a…

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    Why Do Society Hate Cops

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    Cops around the United States especially in major cities are unmotivated to do their jobs because of the hatred against them. The behavior is wrong of society to hate ALL cops because of a hasty generalization that all cops are bad. It almost is if an enormous bandwagon of people are starting to hate cops. Sure some of the cops are morally wrong, but most of society has a built up fear that ALL cops are bad. So they go against obeying cops even the good ones. The cops are underappreciated and…

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    project is Police Brutality, what I know about it is a police officer will use unnecessary violence or force on a person with no reason. The reason why I chose police brutality is because ever since I was a little kid my dream was always to be a police officer so I can be able to help those around me and also to be able to protect Santa Rosa, not only that but know why and how the police officers are getting a bad reputation, I want to know why some of the police officers result to police…

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    live. The Criminal Justice System has three subsystems: Court, Police, and Corrections and each subsystem work together to protect the rights of its citizens and the rights of society to live without fear of being a victim of crime. Each of these systems has its own issues and controversy. But I would like to put my focus on the police departments and its issues and controversies. Specifically, police brutality in the United States. Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force by…

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    The use of force policy and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) policy can often be too detailed in nature. This police dictate what orderly steps an officer must take to enforce policies because law enforcement administrators and managers decide subjectively if the action taken by the officer was right or wrong. These policies are detailed in nature to them having a higher risk of litigation. For example, an officer is faced with a hostile Inmate who appears to be under the influence of a…

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    Well seeing as that there are a majority of as to say good cops in the world,there are bad or dirty cops and sometimes they got to extreme measures when on the job.Police are supposed to provide a surface of help to citizens in need.We should never have to eel scared of them,they're supposed to be friends or strict parents.But when things are behind closed doors sometimes most cops should have hearts and care for the safety of all citizens.Which is why there is so much talk about body…

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    The police force Police have as their motto, “To protect and Serve”. With the events of the past 3-5 years, is this truly the case? The impact of police actions on society (children), unwarranted confrontations, and the level of training does not support initiating lethal force. For those reasons, police should not initiate deadly force. The impact on our society and children result and how police are initiating deadly force. Our children are going to schools getting checked by police…

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    recently resulted in tragedies. Police officers, just like normal individuals, automatically create associations between certain groups of people and certain behaviors (this phenomenon is most commonly referred to as stereotyping). However, training officers with real life scenarios that highlight the use of implicit biases can help remove bias and create a dialogue between the community and the police force that seems fair and just. Former Director of Research at the Police Executive Research…

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    There are many duties and responsibilities of a police officer. Their main duty and responsibility is to enforce the law and make sure that we live in a safe environment. Weitzer (2008) examines the role of each factor shaping citizen’s perceptions’ of police misconduct, racial differences, and the reason underlying them. The author finds that the community rely on the police to protect and serve, and the police rely on the community for support and cooperation, but if there is a mistrust…

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