I. History of Police Brutality
A. Jim Crow laws in the South .
B. Police Brutality during Civil rights movements ( Nelson, 2001).
1. Racial segregation.
2. Police participation in Lynching African-Americans ( Nelson, 2001).
a) Philadelphia race riots and police brutality.
b) Denunciation of police brutality by leaders.
II. Factors exacerbating police brutality
A. Poor police training strategies.
B. Biased political system.
1. Response to brutality inclined to support police more than inner city residents.
2. Unfulfilled manifestos.
a) Social justice.
b) Respect for human rights.
III. Possible Solutions
A. Body Cameras ( Scheindlin et al., 2015) .
B. Alternative response to emergencies other than police.
C. Changing police culture
III. Protest against police brutality.
Black lives matter.
Social media movements.
1. George Floyd’s case.
2. Jacob Blake’s case.
3. Amadou Diallo’s case and response by criminal justice system ( Nelson, 2001).
IV. Recommendations.
Stricter laws on police brutality.
Cultural change.
Racial equality movements.
Scrutiny on body cameras footage and prosecution brutal police( Scheindlin et al., 2015)
References
Nelson, J. (Ed.). (2001). Police brutality: An anthology . WW Norton & Company.
Scheindlin, S. A., & Manning, P. K. (2015). Will the widespread use of police body cameras improve police accountability?. Americas Quarterly , 9 (2), 24.
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