Unethical Policing Practices

Prince George’s County, Maryland, a suburb of Washington D.C., Provides a study on if police are actually racist, the county’s experience suggest that racism is deeply structured of policing, and isn’t going to change

In this article Rebecca R. Ruiz a reporter from The New York Times as well as a Cornell graduate who has a lot of experience in writing about corruption in the world getting herself a George Polk award for work, explains how two policemen Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II are responsible for the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and got away with it with the help of Donald Trump's administration. Ruiz shed light on other recent murders of black americans such as Michael Brown, 15 year old Jordan Edwards and Tamir Rice to give evidence of police killings in the last couple of years. She states how the police rarely face repercussions “The bar for charging police officers with federal civil rights violations is extremely high,

CNN’s article “Baltimore riots: Looting, fires engulf city after Freddie Gray 's funeral” by Holly Yan and Dana Ford gives a great overview of the all the damage done and chaos in the city, but does not cover the full story. There is more to this situation than just the riots. Yes, it is important for the public to hear about the National Guard being called in, or “at least 15 officers” being injured, but there are other important factors to these riots (Yan and Ford para 4). Fox New’s article by Judge Napolitano states that because of the lack of answers in the Freddie Gray murder the city is reacting poorly. “That lamentable state of affairs has been looking for a tipping point; and in the unexplained death of Freddie Gray

The article spoke about the Freddie Gray murder and the affect it had on the community. It specifically addressed the actions of the baltimore community once Freddie Gray was laid to rest and how the black community in baltimore felt unheard and needed to retaliate in order show the higher authorities of how they feel social injustice. The article truly describes the tension between the police and the black community and attempt to figure out why the community was essentially destroying their future and their own neighborhoods.

After reading all the material regarding Jeffery Bell, Darryl Forrest and Dustin Sillings all 3 whom were members of the Kansas City Police special unit known as (SCORE) Selective, Crime, Occurrence, Reduction Enforcement unit. I came up with several unethical behaviors throughout the course of the year from January 2010 to January 2011. One, all 3 officers violated the victims constitutional rights. Rights that were taken away were the freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures and not to have their property taken without due process under the law. (The Criminal Indictment: United States of America v. Jeffrey M. Bell, Darryl M. Forrest, and Dustin Sillings) Each officer took it upon themselves to steal various items including money from

im pretty sure we 've all heard of the freddy grey case in baltimore. if you haven 't freddie grey was a victim of alleged police brutality which lead to his death in police custody, it sparked nationwide outrage and protests.This outrage mainly exists because the officers who could say what happened are protected by a Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, which limits and delays questioning police about potential misconduct. In discussion of Baltimore and Bolstering a Police Officers’ Right to Remain Silent,we will analyze facts and opinions from three people in the nytimes/room for debate section who gave their opinion on this matter..

During the investigation over the course of approximately one hundred days, officials interviewed everyone associated with the department, the mayor, citizens, court staff, etc. In addition to the oral interviews, emails, records, and other forms of data were thoroughly reviewed. In an attempt to summarize the many issues associated with the Ferguson Police Department, controversial concerns fell under the topics of unconstitutional police practices and the community’s lack of trust towards the

The main conclusion from this article is that the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is unconstitutional in its policing. The cases utilized are incidences in the City of Baltimore and the Baltimore City Police Department. The methodology consisted of interviewing various actors within the City of Baltimore and the BPD. The researchers also participated in ride-alongs and heard from people in the wider Baltimore community. Many documents were also reviewed. This source contributes to the debate in that it is like the Macpherson report in its critique of the police and their practices. This source helps me refine my question by making me look at the police department culture of whichever cases I will eventually investigate.

Christian Parenti, an American investigative journalist stated in 1997 “ police violence is soaring”, during the “Zero tolerance” era. In 1994, Bill Clinton created the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement act. This act aimed enabled police officers to use the “ stop and frisk method”. This act provided funding for local police officers and drug courts. As a result, many Blacks and Latino’s were charged with minor offenses. This law has been said to be the cause of high incarceration rates in many cities all over America. Another example of police brutality in Baltimore would be the McGee case of 1980. A detective that was off-duty proceeded to shoot and injure a 17-year-old black youth. Police Brutality has been seen in other cities across America. Such cases as the Trayvon Martin and Fidel Castro case have brought to light this prevalent issue.

In the PBS Frontline documentary, Policing the Police, the Newark Police Department are under investigation for violating citizens of their constitutional rights when being stopped and searched. Newark is one of the most dangerous cities in the United States, so the police feel as though they have to be aggressive and suspicious of certain people. Others like Jelani Cobb, a writer and historian, feel like there is another way to police the community without violating their rights. A lot of people want safe to have a safe community, but how can they feel safe if they can’t even trust their own police department. The mayor of Newark and his team are destined to make this change. So, Jelani Cobb decides to tag along with some of the Newark police to help investigate.

Peaceful protests the day before Gray’s death were just the beginning of a long string of outbreaks and violence. Community members were seen rallying behind their fallen friend as they peacefully protested outside of Western District Police Station. These protests slowly became more violent as protesters were met by officers. When on-duty officers could not hold back the rapidly growing crowd, all officers were called to meet the protesters. Officers alone could not hold back the enraged community as the National Guard was called in by the Governor of Maryland to reinforce officers. Peaceful protests turned to rage filled riots as police vehicles and officers themselves became victim of communal hatred. The night of April 27th had sent many officers to receive medical treatment as the riots poured into the business district (Timeline: Freddie Gray’s…). Small stores and even homes were ransacked and burned by rioters in the streets of Baltimore. Cleanup efforts quickly ensued in the city and riots still raged on. May 1st is when the community could finally take its first breath after a month. All six officers were charged in the case of Freddie Gray with the most severe being second degree depraved heart murder (Charges against

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

The term paper attempts to examine the problem of Police Corruption. Police force is the only body in the society who are given authority to use the force towards citizens, any malpractice in the police

There are many challenges facing the police executives in the 21st century, such as civil disorder and criminal prosecution of officers. In recent years there have been quite a few civil disorders. A civil disorder is a situation in which some citizens behave in a way that threatens the wellbeing of other citizens or the peace of a community (Cambridge Dictionaries, 2016). In the past seven years there has been a quite a few civil disorders in the United States, such as the 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest, the 2014 protest in Ferguson, Missouri, and the protests in New York, New York and Berkeley California after a grand jury did not indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. Due to the causes of some of these protests, the public have a distrust and lack of confidence in the law and the legal system (Tyler, 2013). As a police executive, one would have to make decisions in hopes not only to not cause

Law enforcement has a standard that they are required to maintain at all test no mater the circumstances. It is completely unconstitutional for law enforcement to violate the rights of anyone. The job of law enforcement is to enforce laws that are set by the constitution and the state they are employed with. Once law enforcement begins to violate the civil liberty of citizens, it creates a wedge between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In our society law enforcement is the pillar that enforces law and if they started operating on their own accord, and interpret law as they deem fit, it will destroy our democratic process. We are a country that believes in our constitutional liberties and there is nothing that makes it ethically