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- Incidents of police brutality occur worldwide
- Most incidences of police brutality are unreported by the abusedACLU: Fighting Police Abuse: A community Action Manual
- In 2002, 26,556 complaints of police brutality were filed with United States law enforcement agencies that oversaw approximately 60% of police officers nationwideU.S. Department of Justice: Citizen Complaints about Police Use of Force
- The Rodney King incident in 1991, in which King was videotaped being beaten by four police officers sparked riots in Los Angeles after the involved officers were exonerated of charges
- After the Rodney King incident, a study found that 10% of officers were involved in 33.2% of police brutality cases in Los AngelesACLU: Fighting Police Abuse: A community Action Manual
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Police brutality refers to violent or abusive acts inflicted by police officers against civilians. Acts of police brutality often involve the use of physical force, but may also include verbal abuse, including threats, intimidation and sexual harassment.
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Police Brutality Questions
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Is the chief of police accountable to the city Mayor? 2 AnswersWhich city? It makes a difference, of course. read more -
What role does digital video recording play in police enforcement? 1 AnswerAwful lot of questions for only a single buck man. Well speed traps and stoplight violations do help law enforcement because they reduce the number off officer... read more -
If you saw a policeman/policemen committing a brutal act on a citizen would you intervene or just leave the police to get on with their job? 8 AnswersI don't know if I would get involved directly with stopping the officer's abuse but I would try and help somehow, somewhere to bring that abuse to the attention... read more
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