Police Brutality
Police Brutality | Police Brutality Makes Citizens Feel Less Safe
About the author: Dianne Liuzzi Hagan is a freelance writer.
The tragedy of Jonny Gammage’s death in Brentwood, Pennsylvania, has touched all of America. [Gammage, who is black, was driving a Jaguar owned by his cousin, Pittsburgh Steeler Ray Seals, through a white neighborhood at night in October 1995. He was pulled over for a minor traffic violation by white police officers. Seven minutes later, he was dead by suffocation.] How could this have happened in America in 1995? More than that, how many African American men must die as they go about their normal course of...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Is Police Brutality a Serious Problem?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Police Brutality Is a Serious Problem
- Brutality by Federal Law Enforcement Agents Is a Serious Problem
- Police Brutality Against Minorities Is a Serious Problem
- Police Brutality Against Hispanics Is a Serious Problem
- Brutality Against Prisoners Is a Serious Problem
- The Media Downplay Police Brutality
- The Extent of Police Brutality Is Exaggerated
- The Use of Extreme Force Is Sometimes Justified
- Brutality Against Illegal Immigrants Is Exaggerated
- Efforts to Reduce Police Brutality Should Not Interfere with Effective Crime Control
- Media Reports of Police Brutality Are Incomplete
- The Media Overemphasize Police Brutality
- Chapter 2: What Factors Contribute to Police Brutality?
- Chapter 3: How Does Police Brutality Affect Society?
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Chapter 4: How Can Police Brutality Be Reduced?
- Preventing Police Brutality: An Overview
- Radical Changes Are Needed to Counter Police Brutality
- The Police Must Be Subject to Community Oversight
- Civilian Review Boards Must Police the Police
- The Police Must Be Involved in Their Communities
- Public Officials Must Denounce Police Brutality
- The Police Must Be Held Accountable for Their Actions
- Congressional Oversight of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Would Reduce Brutality
- Communities Must Stand Up to the Police
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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