Category: Police
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The Impact of Technology on the Police Patrol
Table of Contents Introduction Technologies Conclusion References Introduction A well-chosen tactic of action is a crucial factor in the success of police officers in preventing or eliminating crimes. Every year, police officers worldwide develop more and more thoughtful courses of action to preserve the safety of citizens and society in general. Naturally, they could not…
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Police Brutality and Racial Bias
The problem of police brutality has been a cornerstone of a myriad of cultural, racial, social, and political debates. George Floyd’s case paved the way for recognizing police violence based on racial bias. This prejudice is spread in American culture because of the long history of slavery. In recent years, it was identified that police…
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Police Brutality Toward African-American Males
Police Brutality toward African-American Males as the Contemporary Issue Violence among law reinforcement officers remains a topical issue nowadays; The African-American community is affected especially strongly; In 2015, 500 people were killed as a result of police brutality (Krieger, Chen, Waterman, Kiang, & Feldman, 2015); Therefore, immediate actions must be taken to address the lack…
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Police Brutality Toward Black Community
The black community needs help since they suffer due to police brutality, receive various kinds of injuries, and experience traumas. Pillay, A. L. (2020). Basic rights are caught in the web of racism, classism and police brutality. South African Journal of Psychology, 50(3), 316-319. This source provides a historical background related to the problem of…
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Police Officers Treatment Towards Civilians Based on Social Class
Table of Contents Introduction The Attitude of the Public Towards Police Analyzing Policemen’s Conduct Possible Factors Impacting the Issue Solutions for the Issue Conclusion References Introduction Bias is an action or an attitude that is unfair, prejudicial, and narrow-minded. Humans are oftentimes making fast conclusions, judgments, and using the power of their positions as it…
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Sexual Assault Female Victims Avoid Reporting to Police
Among the most under-reported crimes in the United States, one of the leading positions is occupied by sexual assault. The statistic shows that about 65 percent of sexual assault female victims prefer to avoid reporting to police, while many of them keep it secret from everyone (Mills, 2018). One of the reasons is a humiliating…
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Police Injustice Towards African-Americans
Table of Contents The History of Violence Fighting for Civil Rights African-American Leadership and Activism Prejudice Background Police Attitude towards African-Americans References The History of Violence The book White Violence and Black Response: From Reconstruction to Montgomery by Herbert Shapiro is a great example of a century-long perspective on the issue of violence towards African-Americans…
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Police Brutality: The Killing of Daunte Wright
Police brutality is defined as the use of unjustified or excessive force by the police, usually against citizens. It refers to the violation of human rights by the police (Ellawala, 2016). Forms of police brutality include racial abuse and beatings, unreasonable search, false arrest, and the misuse of agents of riot control such as tear…
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Police Brutality: The Rodney King Case
Table of Contents Rodney King Case Explanation of the Case Every Way the System Failed the Public Public Reaction to the Trials and the Verdicts References Rodney King Case The case of Rodney King is one of many demonstrations of police brutality in the United States. The incident initiated the movement against the injustice concerning…
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Sociological Positivism Theory in Police Practice
Introduction Social positivism is a theory that comprehensively researches the social world and its influence on an individual’s behavior. Positivists depend on the empirical nature of data, believing that what is observed is the truth. They employ specifically data quantification because it considers facts, not people’s subjective interpretations. Positivism is the development and experimental verification…