Problem Statement on Race of A Suspect on Police Decision Making Summary

Problem Statement on Race of a Suspect On Police Decision Making
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Problem Statement on Race of a Suspect On Police Decision Making
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Minhas and Walsh's (2018) study notes that police perception has a critical impact on their investigation and arrest decisions. They observed that prevailing prejudices determined how police officers profiled individuals along with racial identities. The research found that the police did not verify their profiling's accuracy but worked on the opinion that individuals from certain races can only commit certain crimes. The research used an interview approach for data collection from serving police officers, thereby navigating the challenge of 'blue curtain' and 'code silence' principles limiting access to data held by serving officers. The research was not fully beyond these limiting principles as they used hypothetical scenarios and acknowledge that a police officer would have given different outcomes were the cases real events. Notably, a potential change in opinion in real case scenarios signifies the probability of implementing the blue curtain' and 'code silence' principles."
Milner et al. (2016) provide critical data tracking police use of force targeting people of color and Hispanics. Their study found that Hispanics and black men perceived to be large were more likely to be handled with excessive force. The research identifies some black people who have died or suffered extreme injuries from the police's excessive force. Some of these include Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Dante Parker, who have died from a chokehold and Taser gun, and sustained fatal shooting. They note that the suspects were unarmed, running from police, or brutally confronted.
Moreover, they observe that black men are 21 times more likely to die from the police force than their white counterparts. Again, they establish that 31.17 deaths occur in one million blacks than 1.47 in a million whites that die from the police force. The study confirms that the police force is disproportionately applied to black suspects. Officer Darren Wilson, charged with the death of Brown, testified that Brown looked like a demon and massive like Hulk. The testimony further illustrates prejudices and thought processes informing police use of brutal force.
Obasogie and Newman (2017) highlight the role of policies in police use of force. They used a literature review approach to study the correlation between policies and violence. Their research claims that departments with policies regulating violence have 72% fewer occurrences of brutal force. Some of the variables affecting their police use of force included proportionality, reporting, use of chokehold, and reasonableness. The research findings are critical in emphasizing the systemic issues determining the use of force. Their outcome confirms that police use of force is not abstract but dependent on police, policies, and suspect variables.
McCauley (2017) provides further evidence confirming police racial profiling. The researchers observed a higher cumulative probability of arrest of blacks compared to other races. Moreover, the research found that the arrest was disproportionate reg...