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Police Brutality: An Overview


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Police Brutality: An Overview
This paper discusses police brutality: The Rodney King incident, excessive force, civilian complaints, statistics, shootings, legal issues and the social impact.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) | 5 sources | 1991 United States


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"Police brutality has long been a topic of concern in American society. The police face a difficult and dangerous job in maintaining law and order on the streets. From time to time, deadly force is necessary in order to carry out that job. Nevertheless, most people agree that the use of deadly force must be controlled. Usually, an officer is expected to practice restraint so that the use of force is appropriate rather than excessive. The problems of excessive force made the national news on March 3, 1991, when a group of Los Angeles police were videotaped while beating a suspect. The suspect, Rodney King, was a black man who had given the police a high-speed chase before finally being stopped. Unbeknownst to the officers, a citizen videotaped the incident from a nearby home. The tape showed some of the officers repeatedly kicking King and beating ... "

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APA Citation:

Police Brutality: An Overview (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Police-Brutality-An-Overview/18817

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"Police Brutality: An Overview" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Police-Brutality-An-Overview/18817>




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