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Cole (2007) discusses how in many cases, incidents of police brutality, can often be confused with various self-defense tactics or an actions that a suspect may have taken resulting in the use of force (such as: resisting arrest or attempting to physically attack the police). After examining various incidents from the National Association of Justice, they found that: law enforcement will use force in a limited manner. Where, it is usually involving low levels of force such as: pushing, grabbing and shoving. In most cases, these incidents will often occur during the process of making an arrest (with the suspect resisting). This is significant, because it shows how the various abuses that are often being reported in the press are based upon isolated incidents.
Yet, when looking at the information from the article Black America in Uproar over Police Brutality (1999), it highlights how racial profiling has often led to various shooting of minorities (by police officers). This is problematic, because as these incidents gain headlines, they are increasing the overall amount of outrage that many individuals are feeling towards law enforcement. As they believe that they are using various tools, to harass someone...
In this aspect, the various ideas presented, highlight the possible abuses that can occur when law enforcement is given greater flexibility in determining how to use force. At which point, the odds increase that police brutality; will become more common in the future.
Clearly, law enforcement limits the overall amounts of power and discretion as far as the use of force is concerned. Where, low levels may occur during an arrest (such as pushing and grabbing). However, the use of various tactics (such as racial profiling) and the increasing number of fatalities; is causing outrage among minorities (who believe they are being targeted for no reason at all). In this aspect, the use of racial profiling could be helping, to contribute to various incidents of police brutality. As a result, all law enforcement agencies must carefully monitor how and when these policies are applied. This will help to reduce the overall amounts of police brutality as much as possible.
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Black America in Uproar over Police Brutality. (1999). Jet, 96 (4), 4 -- 9.
Cole, G. (2007). Use of Force. The American…
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Black America in Uproar over Police Brutality. (1999). Jet, 96 (4), 4 -- 9.
Cole, G. (2007). Use of Force. The American System of Criminal Justice. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, pp. 222- 224.
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