The Major Causes Of The Newark Uprising Of 1967

-By definition the term police brutality is “applied in the context of causing physical harm, it may also involve psychological harm through the use of intimidation tactics beyond the scope of officially sanctioned police procedure.” In today’s society we have police known as riot police, who are known throughout the world to use extreme force. Statistics show almost every time the riot police are involved in crowd control, there is at least one fatality and multiple injured. This is why I believe this is one of the most important issues in the World today. Police are there to protect us but from April 2009 to June 2010 in the United States there were 5986 reports of misconduct from police officers. Police brutality has today’s citizens doubting the police department, and how they go about their arrest. Police brutality is an everyday occurrence, especially in cities where there are large communities of Blacks, Latinos and Asians.

1,100 is the estimated number of homicides due to some form of police brutality in 2015. Fifty-five years ago Harper Lee wrote of yet another case of police brutality in her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The theme of the book, that the United States justice system is corrupt and unjustly biased, is developed through the unfair treatment of Tom Robinson at the local jail and throughout his case. Racism is exactly what many would expect from a small town in Alabama in the 1930’s, and Lee delivers in that realistic aspect of her novel. One example of such is this: “He despises negroes, won’t have one near him” (170)

There is no question that police brutality, when it occurs, is one of the most egregious violations of public trust that a public servant can commit. Police officers, those individuals taxed with protecting the public from danger, should never be in a situation where they pose a threat to the public. Furthermore, there is no question that police brutality occurs. Moreover, generally when there are allegations of police brutality, there has been some type of underlying violent incident. In addition, while issues of brutality may seem clear-cut to a disinterested observer, it is critical to keep in mind that law enforcement officers are not presented with textbook examples of the appropriate or inappropriate use of force, but real-life scenarios involving quick decisions. There are many arrest and non-arrest scenarios where officers need to use force to protect self or others; and the degree of force required may be greater than what a disinterested observer would assume. Another recurrent issue in debates about police brutality is that racial bias appears to be a motive behind police brutality. When one considers that minorities are disproportionately likely to be arrested and convicted of crimes, one would expect to find a disproportionate number of minorities among those alleging police brutality. Therefore, while acknowledging that police brutality, when it occurs, is a serious problem, the reality is that most

While the population is diverse, the economic and class structure are not. The city is segregated amongst social and class lines that have caused conflict between the residence and the police force for some time (Inkeep, 2015). Because of these past interactions between the Baltimore citizens and police, the events pose sociological interests that are different from other recent riots and protests. In addition, the context is different because unlike past riots where ethnic race was a contributor, this riot was more about social injustice

For decades racial discrimination has been a reoccurring issue that has shaped the relationships across the country. Riots, in the case of the L.A. riots, are a form of venting and a negative form of freedom of expression. Almost immediately after the jury`s decision to seize the officers of charges that included assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force towards King, riots broke out across Los

Over the past five centuries, black people have endured violence in many different ways. Today, police officers use deadly, excessive force that leads to inexcusable assaults, beatings and shootings. This demonstrates the governmentТs role in initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal crime(Black Radical Congress, 3). In history, racist violence, police brutality, has been used to suppress the racial blacks and to preserve power and privileges for the white race. This was done for five primary purposes. First, it has forced black people into slavery or low wage situations. Secondly, to steal land and other resources. A 3-rd was to maintain social control. A fourth

The riots in Baltimore are the result of Freddie Gray, a young man, who was a local Baltimore resident, and also a minority was pronounced dead after being taken into police custody. Instead of releasing information to the public on the reason for Gray’s death, the bureaucracy of the local police and city officials released the

Police brutality is in the spotlight these days. With new technology such as cell phones and the internet, we can barely go online without seeing something new in the headlines about the violence being perpetrated about the forces protecting our cities. In a radio interview for NPR on April 30, 2015 titled “’Baltimore Sun’ Probe Exposes ‘Disturbing Pattern’ of Police Brutality”, Renee Montagne interviews Mark Puente, who was assigned to research police brutality through the years. This interview speaks the facts about relevant issue of police brutality with visceral accounts that are credible and eye-opening into the actions of America’s ‘men in uniform’ through the years.

There were many race riots going on during the 1960’s. But some of the better known are Detroit, Chicago, and New York. They were so destructive, and filled with hatred. One of the most famous is the Detroit riots of 1967 where there was so much hatred and destruction.

The author states that the outbreak of violence are a protest against the action that begins taking by the officers' neglect and incompetence to do what the public wants them to do if the officers don't do it private party take it upon themselves to correct what the believe as wrongdoing.

Baltimore became one of the nation’s foremost topics when an arrest lead to a mysterious injury. Officers in the city of Baltimore know that there are three African-Americans to every two caucasians. With this also comes the responsibility of maintaining the peace between the two historically-different ethnicities. Tensions have never dissipated from the city but instead been placed on the back burner of the city’s pressing battles.

In this journal Carl Dix discusses the national attention brought to police brutality. He discusses the event on October 22, 1996 where thousands of people from all cross the United States created a national movement of resistance to fight against police brutality. This day is now known as the day of National Coalition Day to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation. What triggered this was that police brutality had risen to unparallel magnitudes. During that time 00

Police brutality is not a new subject. It has been around for numerous years, and like most issues, has resurfaced to the public’s eyes. The recent events brought up the question: Does there need to be a reform in the system in the police system? In this year alone, there have been countless cases of individuals being harmed or even killed by police officers for reasons that continuously are not explained. What has people more attentive to this injustice are statistics showing that most victims in these police attacks happen to be African Americans and other minorities.

Currently, our country is divided due to the many recent killings of African- Americans caused by the police. Many people believe cops are pushing their boundaries when it comes to using force on civilians and now more than ever cops are being seen as threats in our society. I am going to discuss how the Professionalism Movement separated the public and police, how it opened the movement of the policing profession into militarization, and how those two things eventually led to the wrongful death of Eric Garner.

Over the years, there has been a rise witnessed cases of hate crimes, either caused by police brutality and/or by our own government officials. It has become a controversial topic among black and white communities that have seen police brutality take place in front of their homes to their own families and friends which sometimes result in life being lost. In the article this demonstrates the government's role in "initiating and prolonging racial suppression and provides the explanation for police brutality to become a federal