Police Brutality In America Research Paper

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Solutions to Police Brutality towards African Americans Introduction Unfortunately, police brutality towards African Americans is a social issue that not only affects the victims, but their families and bystanders as well. Akin Police brutality dates all the way back to 1950. Racism in America is the main reason for police brutality. It’s sad that the people who are supposed to serve and protect their neighborhoods and cities, become the main ones putting danger and fear in the hearts of the community. Research shows that racism and “implicit bias" cause officers to mistakenly perceive that unarmed Black and Latino civilians carry guns more than white people. (Brady, 2022) Some solutions for police brutality could be reform in police practices, …show more content…
Restrictions and bans should be enacted so that excessive force, dangerous pressure holds, such as chokeholds and carotid holds, “No-Knock” warrants, ticket and arrest quotas, certain pretextual stops, and the use of tear gas and rubber wooden bullets on protestors or demonstrators are put to a stop. Annual psychological evaluations should be performed on officers to ensure their mental health is up to par. All forms of “Warrior Training” should be abolished, police officers are not supposed to be soldiers in combat mode, defeating enemies. Police officers are supposed to be our protectors, the heroes. Mandated Transparency: Since police officers are serving the people, they should be nothing less than transparent. Everything that occurs should be documented. BradyUnited website states, “Currently, there are gaps in available data due to the lack of obligatory reporting requirements of how police departments collect and maintain their data.” (Brady, 2023) This lack of transparency makes police departments look untrustworthy. This mistrust in the police creates a shield for police that sustains …show more content…
This will create a bond with the community, hopefully causing less police brutality. Accountability The simplest problems can be solved with someone taking accountability. As an officer, you are supposed to protect the people in your town or city. Targeting someone because of the color of their skin is sickening. It is even more sickening that some officers don’t realize the privilege they have when it comes to the law. Derick Chauvin committed murder on George Floyd back in 2020, had this murder been committed on an officer, the punishment for this would have probably been the death penalty. (Romine, 2023) For police reform to be effective, there must be mechanisms in place to ensure that police are held accountable for misconduct of the law. This will require a neutral oversight for all police. We can no longer allow law enforcement to function if they too often act with immunity for the officers and constantly “over-police” and “under-police” in ways that weaken trust, confidence and safety in the very communities they are charged with