Assignment:
CHOSEN TOPIC WITH REFERNCES:
The topic I chose for my PowerPoint Research Assignment is The Use of Deadly Force by Police Officers. This is currently a real-world issue and happening nation-wide. It has caused many people to lose their faith and trust in our police officers. I find this to be the most interesting topic of them all and while it is very broad, because of everything currently on-going in the world, it is very easy to narrow down as well. While many are starting to lose this trust, changes need to be made for people to understand that not all police officers are bad. This can possibly begin increasing the trust of citizens in our communities.
In my research assignment, I will be focusing on statistics and situations that have happened within the last five years. I will also be discussing some policy changes that some states are currently working and recommendations or opinions on training of law enforcement officers. Many people believe that race has a lot to do with police officer's reactions in certain instances. I will research and provide statistics on the races that use of deadly force by police officers mostly affects. Lastly, I will also discuss how the nation has turned to protesting, rioting, and looting as an outcry for state and local governments to change their policies and hold officer's who do not have a justifiable excuse accountable for their actions.
References:
Kramer, R., &Remster, B. (2018). Stop, frisk, and assault? racial disparities in police use of force during investigatory stops. Law & Society Review, 52(4), 960.
Ariel, B., Sutherland, A., Henstock, D., Young, J., Drover, P., Sykes, J., . . . Henderson, R. (2016). Report: Increases in police use of force in the presence of body-worn cameras are driven by officer discretion: A protocol-based subgroup analysis of ten randomized experiments. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 12(3), 453-463.
Bascaramurty, D. (2017). Ontario to release full reports of police officers' use of deadly force, improve oversight.
When police use deadly force; it seems obvious that officers should shoot only when necessary. but that's not what the law says. (2019, May 22). Los Angeles Times
Fagan, J., & Campbell, A. D. (2020). RACE AND REASONABLENESS IN POLICE KILLINGS. Boston University Law Review, 100(3), 951-1015.
Peeples, L. (2019). WHAT THE DATA SAY ABOUT POLICE SHOOTINGS. Nature, 573(7772), 24-26.