Analysis of The Correlation Between the Rise in Police Brutality in The United States And The Power Rise in The Republican Party

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Cuppondya Williams

Professor Thudd

Pols 3800

July 14, 2020

Lit Review

In order to fully grasp my argument of my theory I must do some research. In the process researching there where a few articles that stood out to me. I believe that these articles will indeed aid me in my journey of proving that The United States' rise in police brutality is in direct correlation with the power rise in the republican party. I have six articles that I will summarize and show how I will be able to effectively use them for my paper.

In the first article “Police brutality laws in the United States”, Cureton, does a great job informing me about what police brutality is. Cureton breaks down the meaning of police brutality and how it is in America. Cureton also gives examples of acts and titles that are put in place in America against police brutality. I will be able to use this to see when the laws where put in place, and to see if any laws were put into place to contradict the laws put in place. This could help show the power of the republican party because I can see who the president during the time the laws were put into place and what party they were with.

In the next article “Police shootings database 2015-2020" by the Washington Post, there are charts and graphs that show the data of police shootings in different ways. The Washington Post did a great job organizing the information about police shootings. With the charts I will be able to analyze the data to match with the party of the states and the years.

In the article America's Policing Budget Has Nearly Tripled to $115 Billion”, Polly Mosendz and Jameelah D Robinson informs me about the history of police funding. Mosendz and Robinson argue that even though crime has been going down police funding is so going up. They do a great job breaking down the history of police funding all the way back to the 70’s. I will be able to use the information to my advantage to show how the amount of police killings are continuing to rise and crime is falling. This will correlate to with the government aiding the police linking to more police brutality.

In both articles “Party Divisions of the House of Representatives” and “Party Division U.S. Senate: Party Division” the authors organized the data about the seats of the parties for the senate and the house. They used the data all the way from the 1st congress to current congress. This will help me in trying to measure the power of the republican party .

In the last article “What Role Might the Federal Government Play in Law Enforcement Reform?”, The author informs me on the proccess of how The federal government places polocies to fight police brutality. The author uses examples of how police are punished in an act of police brutality and the limits of authority of congress. This will be helpful for me to enlighten me on how much power congress had to stop police brutality and what congress helped and which did not.

Works Cited

Cureton, Deona. “Police Brutality Laws in the United States.â€Â Study.com, study.com/academy/lesson/police-brutality-laws-in-the-united-states.html.

“Fatal Force: Police Shootings Database.â€Â The Washington Post, WP Company, 22 Jan. 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/.

Mosendz, Polly, and Jameelah D Robinson. “America's Policing Budget Has Nearly Tripled to $115 Billion.â€Â Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 4 June 2020, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-04/america-s-policing-budget-has-nearly-tripled-to-115-billion.

“Party Division.â€Â U.S. Senate: Party Division, 3 Jan. 2019, www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm.

“Party Divisions of the House of Representatives, 1789 to Present: US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives.â€Â Party Divisions | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives, history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/.

What Role Might the Federal Government Play in Law Enforcement Reform?, fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/IF10572.pdf.