Discussion: Research Questions

Topic

:

Factors behind African American Males Being Victims of Police Brutalit

y

Problem Statement:

The

recent

widely

publicized

tragic

deaths

of

African

Americans

at

the

hands

of

the

police

has

created

a

public

discussion

about

racism

in

policing.

A

lot

of

research

has

been

piloted

to

identify

and

understand

the

perception

of

the

African

Americans

about

the

police

and

the

consequences

of

racial

inequalities

on

policing

(Brunson,

2017).

Unfortunately,

limited

research

has

been

conducted

to

investigate

the

institutional

and

personal

influences

of

non

-

African

Americans

police

officers

on

how

they

treat

Afri

can

Americans

(Brunson,

2017).

Furthermore,

more

research

has

to

be

done

to

understand

the

history

of

policing,

to

identify

if

there

are

practices

within

the

force

that

motivate

officers

to

engage

in

unethical

behavior

against

racial

minoritie

s

The

widespr

ead

awareness

created

due

to

the

latest

deaths

of

numerous

African

American

males

in

the

hands

of

the

police

has

uncovered

the

unaddressed

public

concern

which

is

defining

the

root

reasons

of

extreme

use

of

force

by

the

police

directed

towards

black

males

resulting

in

‘admissible

homicides’

(Gilbert

&

Ray,

2016).

The

criminalization

of

black

males

has

been

a

prevalent

issue

in

the

history

of

the

United

States.

Currently,

there

are

limited

researches

that

apply

an

intersectional

approach

towards

the

investig

ation

of

the

intersection

of

gender

and

race

in

realizing

police

behaviors

that

lead

to

‘admissible

homicides’

for

African

American

males

(Gilbert

&

Ray,

2016).

Researches

need

to

be

done

about

the

implications

of

social

and

legal

factors

in

violence

relat

ed

incidents

involving

law

enforcement

officials

and

African

American

males

.

P

urpose:

The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the factors behind African American males

being targets of police brutality at disproportionate rates for easier identification of a

ppropriate

measures required to deal with the issue

.

Brunson, R. K. (2017). “Police don't like black people”: African

-

American young men's accumulated

po

lice experiences.

Criminology & public policy,

6(1), 71

-

101

.

Gilbert, K. L., & Ray, R. (2016). Why police kill black males with impunity: Applying public health critical

race praxis (PHCRP) to address the determinants of policing behaviors and “justifiab

le” homicides in the

USA.

Journal of Urban Health,

93(1), 122

-

140

.

Topic: Factors behind African American Males Being Victims of Police Brutality

Problem Statement:

The recent widely publicized tragic deaths of African Americans at the hands of the

police has created a public discussion about racism in policing. A lot of research has been piloted

to identify and understand the perception of the African Americans about the police and the

consequences of racial inequalities on policing (Brunson, 2017). Unfortunately, limited research

has been conducted to investigate the institutional and personal influences of non-African

Americans police officers on how they treat African Americans (Brunson, 2017). Furthermore,

more research has to be done to understand the history of policing, to identify if there are

practices within the force that motivate officers to engage in unethical behavior against racial

minorities

The widespread awareness created due to the latest deaths of numerous African American

males in the hands of the police has uncovered the unaddressed public concern which is defining

the root reasons of extreme use of force by the police directed towards black males resulting in

‘admissible homicides’ (Gilbert & Ray, 2016). The criminalization of black males has been a

prevalent issue in the history of the United States. Currently, there are limited researches that

apply an intersectional approach towards the investigation of the intersection of gender and race

in realizing police behaviors that lead to ‘admissible homicides’ for African American males

(Gilbert & Ray, 2016). Researches need to be done about the implications of social and legal

factors in violence related incidents involving law enforcement officials and African American

males.

Purpose:

The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the factors behind African American males

being targets of police brutality at disproportionate rates for easier identification of appropriate

measures required to deal with the issue.

Brunson, R. K. (2017). “Police don't like black people”: African-American young men's accumulated

police experiences. Criminology & public policy, 6(1), 71-101.

Gilbert, K. L., & Ray, R. (2016). Why police kill black males with impunity: Applying public health critical

race praxis (PHCRP) to address the determinants of policing behaviors and “justifiable” homicides in the

USA. Journal of Urban Health, 93(1), 122-140.