Police Brutality Essay

Police Brutality

               Police work is dangerous.  Sometimes police put in situations that

excessive force is needed.  But, because some officers use these extreme

measures in situations when it is not, police brutality should be addressed.

The use of excessive force may or may not be large problem, but it should be

looked into by both the police and the public.

               For those people who feel racism is not a factor in causing the use of

excessive force, here is a startling fact.  In Tampa Bay, Florida, five men died

while in the custody of the

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               Other than the police stopping brutality internally, the use of civilian

review boards can be used.  These boards must be able to receive all the

evidence in a case, including the police audio tapes, in order to make fair

judgment if excessive force was used or not.  If excessive force is present in

cases, these review boards must be able to punish the police or they are almost

useless.

               Whether or not a person believes police brutality is a serious problem,

it must be stopped.  In some cases, where more force is needed than in others,

it is still there.  Even in areas where police and the use of excessive force is

not a huge problem, it must be decreased properly by both the police and the

public.  Finally, there needs to be rules making sure it never happens again.

        I. Police Brutality

                A. Racism as a cause

        II. Police Brutality is not a problem

                A. Quotes from authorities

                B. Statistics of Declining Brutality

        III. Stopping Police Brutality

                A. Police Stopping themselves

                B. Public Stopping Police

        IV. Conclusion

                A. Reword Thesis