In five pages this paper discusses how young minority children are frequent targets of police brutality. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.
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the unfortunate reality is that most often these cases involve minorities - African Americans, women, children and/or teenagers, Latinos, etc. While regulations are in place which prohibit such activity,
often these regulations are overlooked by authorities who are largely unaccountable. We cannot ignore this situation but must understand its pervasiveness in order to begin to define appropriate solutions.
Police Brutality in the United States Police brutality is a serious concern in the United States (The Parents Against Police
Brutality, 2003). But what is police brutality exactly? It is many things actually, including the excessive use of force by police officers to conduct unjustified acts such as
shootings, beatings, chokings, and other rough treatment (Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality, 2003). In large part, the reason that police brutality exists in this country is often due to
the very protective barriers which surround the officers, thereby making it extremely difficult to hold such officers accountable for their actions (Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality, 2003). In order
to understand the extent of this problem and its impact upon our society, it is helpful to look at case studies in order to grasp the scope of how police
brutality actually affects individuals (Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality, 2003). Consider the case of Aaron Williams, an African American (Shielded
from Justice: Police Brutality, 2003). This was a man who died while in the custody of the San Francisco police department (Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality, 2003). He
was "subdued" by police officers using pepper spray on him in June of 1995 (Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality, 2003). Williams was a burglary suspect and according to witnesses,