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team_4_police_violence.ppsxRecommendations on How to Reduce Police Violence
Group 4 Presentation
Outline
Introduction
Racial Bias
Racial Sensitivity Training
Culture of Excessive Force
Deescalation and Nonlethal Force Training
Lack of Diversity
Minority Recruiting
Lack of Accountability
Increased Oversight
Conclusion
Introduction
Recent high-publicity shootings have sparked protests that highlight the need for police in United States to control their use of force. This presentation makes recommendations for the reduction of police violence.
Racial Bias
Black people are 3.5 times more likely than whites to experience the use of force by police.1
A study in Minnesota found that African Americans are more likely to be pulled over, arrested and shot by police than whites.
Black drivers are stopped 214 percent more often than warranted, and latino drivers 95 more often
White drivers are stopped 13 percent less than expected.
Black drivers have a 12.6 percent chance of being searched, while white people have 3.1 percent chance, even though black drivers are less often found with contraband.2
Racial Sensitivity Training
The goal of racial sensitivity training is to realize:
everyone has implicit biases
These biases affect how we act
help officers recognize and deal with implicit biases
Research indicates that racial sensitivity training helps officers more accurately distinguish real threats from imagined ones when it comes to minorities.3
Culture of Excessive Force
Police training encourages force
promotes a false dichotomy between officer and civilian safety
Little to no training on nonviolent force and how to properly interact with suspects
The risks of mistakes are far less than risks of hesitation. “Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six”4
Deescalation Training and Nonlethal Force
Training on nonlethal force
Equip officers with tasers and pepper spray as a first line of defense
Training on how to communicate and calm down armed suspects4
Richmond, CA, historically one of the most violent cities in the Bay Area, has massively reduced police violence through these methods
From 2007 to August 2014 violent crime in the city plunged
No officers were shot, and there were no police killings5
Lack of Diversity
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics:
Ethnic minorities made up 23.6% of fulltime sworn personnel in 2003, this is up from 14.6 in 1987
Women in 2003 made up 11.3% which is up from 7.6% in 19877
Diversity affects how much citizens trust he police in everyday encounters
"Once trust is eroded, everything deteriorates from there."6
There is also evidence that women on the police force can reduce incidents of violence.8
Minority Recruiting
Minority recruiting can help with diversity.
This increases diversity helps police understand issues within the communities better and improves relationships
Many police departments cut recruitment efforts due to budget
Internships9
Help better relationships with minorities and police
Continue to recruit minorities even when money is low
Lack of Accountability
Rarely are police held accountable for shootings and violence towards citizens
About 400 to 1000 killings are caused by police each year
Nine States including Washinton D.C
Increased Oversight
One form of holding police accountable is citizen oversight
A group of citizens will be created to oversee and review police activities and behavior
This allows for greater accountability for the police
Although many times transparency is an issue with a citizen group
Creating such group is also often times difficult
Conclusion
Police and minority relations in recent years have grown sour but improving improving diversity and holding police officer accountable can help improve relationships but it will take time to heal wounds and relationships with minority groups in America.
"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened" - John F. Kennedy
References
Atiba, P., Ph.D., Lloyd, T., Ph.D., Geller, A., Ph.D., Raphael, S., Ph.D., & Glaser, J., Ph.D. (2016, July). The Science of Justice, Race, Arrests, and Police Use of Force. Center for Policing Equity.
Montgomery, D. (2016). Data dive: Racial disparities in Minnesota traffic stops. Retrieved August 12, 2016, from http://www.twincities.com/2016/07/08/data-dive-racial-disparities-in-minnesota-traffic-stops/
Police Chief Magazine. (2011, October). Retrieved August 12, 2016, from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display1
Stoughton, S., Dr. (2014, December 12). How Police Training Contributes to Avoidable Deaths. Retrieved August 10, 2016, from http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/police-gun-shooting-training-ferguson/383681/
References
Rogers, R., & DeBolt, D. (2014, September 6). Use of deadly force by police disappears on Richmond streets. Retrieved August 10, 2016, from http://www.eastbaytimes.com/news/ci_26482775/use-deadly-force-by-police-disappears-richmond-streets
Miciag,Mike.(2015, August 28). Where Police Don't Mirror Communities and Why It Matters. Retrieved August 11, 2016, from http://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-police-department-diversity.html
Diversity. retrieved August 11, 2016 from http://discoverpolicing.org/why_policing/?fa=diversity
Spillar, K. (2015, July 2). How more female police officers would help stop police brutality. Retrieved August 10, 2016, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/02/how-more-female-police-officers-would-help-stop-police-brutality/?utm_term=.2363452711af
Johnson, Ray. Use Internships Now to Broaden Minority Recruitment Programs Later. Retrieved August 12, 2016, from http://www.calea.org/calea-update-magazine/issue-107/use-internships-now-broaden-minority-recruitment-programs-later
