Police Brutality and its Effects on Society

Police Brutality and its Effect on Society Police brutality is a complex phenomenon, which has widespread effects on today's society. In recent years, the police have come under serious scrutiny for police brutality, and this has been underscored by the presence of video camcorders. Accompanying this issue, I will provide several examples and recent cases, as well as the related decision making process. Similar emphasis shall be placed upon the understanding, role, and participation of the individual in public policy making. To begin with, I should like to first offer my understanding of police brutality, and as well, as it is expressed in the literature. In recent years, police brutality has become an issue, and in some instances, one which has been spotlighted as being greater than the (instances). For example, the riots in Los Angeles would prob ably be representative of some of these actions, as would the salient case of one Rodney King. This case, of course, was given much publicity, while, unlike the communal riots, the selection riots did not involve clashes between white and black civilians - - suburban flight by then had created segregation in the inner cities. Rather, they involved black ghetto residents and police. P

By the time 13,000 local and federal law enforcement personnel had restored order, 60 persons were dead and 2,383 injured. : Lorenzo Collins, 25, with a history of mental problems, escapes from a locked ward at the Cincinnati University Hospital, where he was held for observation after his arrest for theft. articularly ignited by real or perceived acts of police brutality, but were generally confined to the ghettos. Ultimately, it is the belief of this author that police (as well as other organizations throughout the United States who are responsible for the welfare of the citizenry) must work hand-in-hand with the parameters of prevailing public policy. At the same time, I do not wish to be misunderstood. Justice Department in September by Asian American public interest groups submitting a complaint that hate crimes against Asian Americans are growing. : Police continue to demand that Collins drop the brick and surrender. and Georgetown University, was stomped on, then stabbed more than a dozen times. Police then call headquarters to get a stun gun. The first major insurrection riot took place in Harlem in the summer of 1964. , Parsippany, NJMinority Report, "People Declare War On Police Brutality," New PittsburghCourier, 18 June, 1997Shepard, Scott of the Washington Bure au, "Conference to Target Hate Crimes,"The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 9 November. Immediately, a city police officer and a Cincinnati University security officer fire four shots at Collins from eight feet away or less.