Police use of force
There is no single globally accepted definition of use of force by police officers. The National Institute of Justice, which is a subsidiary of the Justice Department concurs with this. This leaves the approximately 18,000 police agencies in America with the leeway to formulate their own policies regarding the use of force. Some agencies may address the issue while some may not. The Justice Department has however provided a use-of-force continuum. This refers to a step-by-step manner in which the police officers can act in order… Continue Reading...
enforced because it is rewarded in some way. Police brutality is actually rewarded in two ways. First, police use of force is expected of officers, and linked to concepts of masculinity and power (Weaver, 2014). Officers are socialized on the force to use threats and violence as part of their tactics when confronting the public. A second way police brutality is rewarded is through the criminal justice system itself. Officers are often acquitted of charges against them, making it so that their excessive use of force and violence go unpunished (Nodjimbadem, 2017). Following from this, it would make sense to start punishing bad behavior in cops rather… Continue Reading...
