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All across the country there have been many reports of police taking things too far and abusing the power that they have been granted. Many case have been looked over in which the police have taken their power to the next level and it has begun causing a lot of controversy throughout the nation. The police have taken things too far when it comes to basic protocols. Ranging from cases such as Sandra Bland all the way to the Michael Brown case and to be honest it is only going downhill from here.…

“A rumor, is a specific (or topical) proposition for belief, passed along from person to person, usually by word of mouth, without secure standards of evidence being present” (Allport, Postman, 1965, p. ix).This quote is quite notable and important when relating it with the main theory to be discussed for the purpose of this paper, which is labeling theory. How? Both a rumor and a label require no scientific proof for them to be used. To clarify, a rumor as well as a label could be based off…

There were several memorable Historical cases that dealt with police brutality. One case that I remembered the most was the Rodney King case. Rodney King’s case occurred on March of 1991. Rodney King was an African American construction worker at the time. Rodney was twenty-five when the incident occurred. He participated in a high-speed car chase with the police. The incident occurred on March 3,1991 in Los Angeles California at approximately 12:40 a.m. (Palmiotto & Unnithan, 2011) Two…

It is no secret to America that police brutality has been a rising issue in the current news. Police brutality really “came to light” when Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Many issues following Ferguson have raised questions about the morals and ethics of police departments all over the nation. It has brought up issues of brutality, race, and profiling. Close to home, the Los Angeles Police Department has been under fire for issues closely…

My trade choice is homeland security and my reasons why are as follows I can see myself in a Place of protecting people and making sure everybody can feel safe in their own area of living and also knowing the others in my work will also protect them while they are in a different area then their own. I made this choice to come to San Diego Job Corps Because I know this is a great program it gives you a second chance on life and gives you everything you will need to know about the area of work you…

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…

” the 59-year-old does just that. He moans in pain, pulls his right hand out from under his head and stretches to display the hand.” (Washington Post 2). The rest of this passage continues to talk about how the 59 year old man was trying to remove taser wires from his clothing. After this, for some reason the officer fires her gun and says “shots fired” (Mearkle), the man is told to keep his hands where she can see them. The officer shoots the old man in the back 2 times, he fled the scene of a…

The use of police force is a sensitive topic, and many people only take into consideration what they are shown through the media. The media portrays many officers as racist, biased, relentless, and brutal men and women who use their power to injure innocent people and to fill their hearts with pride. This label that the media has placed on officers and the force they use in certain situations, has led to many arguments about whether or not force should be used during confrontation. Police…

In a world that keeps moving the way it is history will only repeat itself. In David Margolick amazing novel, Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock he recounts the events of what happened on September 4, 1957. What happened fifty-eight years ago between Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan is still going on today with police brutality, protest, and discrimination. We can only improve race relations if we as people realize we all have the same equal opportunities. Fifty-eight years ago on…

Chirp chirp is all I said the day that I turned into a bird.It is a very simple story depending on how you look at it. One day I was walking home from school and I did what I usually did. The next day I woke up as a bird and I had no idea what happened. Then my mom came inside and I was just staring at her not knowing what to do. She then looked around to see where I was and when she was done looking she got a stick and started chasing me around with it, my mom continued until I ran out the…