Policing in America is a very hard job that few people can actually do honestly. Unfortunately, there are many law enforcement agencies that have “crooked” or corrupt employees. In this paper, the reader will be informed about some of the events that take place which many people do not know about. This paper will also shed light on different levels of corruption and how it affects us all as a community. The working hypothesis for this study is that there are many cases that police do not bother to come out and tell us about the we should know. Hopefully, the study of these subjects and how they do not come to light will have relevance for an understanding of law enforcement as a whole.

Police officers have a very difficult job to do. They are the ones we call on when we need assistance. Although, some of the police officers ethics aren’t where they are supposed to be. Not giving all cops a bad name but there are some that sexually assault, racial profile, and also batter the offender. These cops are the ones that make people not like cops. Its not like that there is some way that you can tell if they are crooked or not.

There are many cases that go undetected that are committed by the police departments in America. Also, there are many cases that also get around to being exposed. Some get exposed by their co-workers others it might come out by a mistake in their plan. One of the most violent, immoral and unethical cases was in the city of New York against the 70th precinct police department. A man named Abner Louima was at a club and a disturbance broke out. When the police came Abner was they guy that was supposedly the person causing the problem. According to the police report Abner resisted arrest and hit one of the police officer Justin Volpe in the head and caused a minor injury. He got away and some how got to another police officer and struck him also. There is this little guy, Abner Louima, against two of America’s best and was able to strike them both without a scar. That is not the most disturbing news throughout this case. When he was brought to the precinct he was brutally sexually assaulted and beaten up. One of the most heinous things done to him would make every ball up in the fetal position. Abner Louima had a broom stick that was broken at the top shoved up in his anal area repeatedly until he started to bleed. If that is not a form of police immorality and unethical standings please explain to the world a scenario that is. These are the people that are suppose to help us when we are in harm not to harm us. Another case similar to this is when a young man was going into his house was shot at forty-one times, nineteen of the bullets piercing into his skin. This also happened in New York.

4) Patterns of harassment of the homeless, youth, racial minorities and gays, including aggressive and discriminatory use of the "stop-and-frisk" and overly harsh enforcement of petty offenses.

5) Chronic verbal abuse of citizens, including racist, sexist and homophobic slurs.

6) Discriminatory non-enforcement of the law, such as the failure to respond quickly to calls in low-income areas and half-hearted investigations of domestic violence, rape or hate crimes.

8) Employment discrimination — in hiring, promotion and assignments, and internal harassment of minority, women and gay or lesbian police personnel.

9) The "code of silence" and retaliation against officers who report abuse and/or support reforms.

10) Overreaction to gang problems, which is driven by the assumption that those who associate with known gang members must be involved in criminal activity, even in the absence of concrete evidence that this is the case. This includes illegal mass stops and arrests, and demanding photo IDs from young men based on their race and dress instead of on their criminal conduct.

11) The "war on drugs," with its overbroad searches and other tactics that endanger innocent bystanders. This "war" wastes scarce resources on unproductive "buy and bust" operations to the neglect of more promising community-based approaches.

12) Lack of accountability, such as the failure to discipline or prosecute abusive officers, and the failure to deter abuse by denying promotions and/or particular assignments because of prior abusive behavior.

13) Crowd control tactics that infringe on free expression rights and lead to unnecessary use of physical force.

These thirteen objectives are what can cause police brutality. These are basic things that can be identified as a problem.

POLICE SHOOTINGS IN MEMPHIS 1969-1974
Person Shot and Killed	Number Shot and Killed
	White	Black
Armed and Assaultive	5	7
Unarmed and Assaultive	2	6
Unarmed and Not Assaultive	1	13

These are classic "fleeing felon" situations in which, prior to 1985, Memphis Police Department

I picked this chart because it brought a lot of attention to me. If you look at the number of people that was shot and killed there is a twelve number difference of blacks and whites that weren’t armed or physical.

Conclusion

My paper on police brutality was meant to inform on how many people actually get beaten by police officers. This number is constantly raising and it should be stopped. Police officers are supposed to be the ones that protect and serve but some are brutalizing people. There are some police officers that are not beating up on people they know about it and they are not informing chiefs or people above them to stop this from going on. They are just as responsible for not stopping this from happening because they are not protecting also. There are so many ways that cops get over on ordinary people that do not know their rights. Say for instance, if a cop pulls you over and ask to see your information. That is fine but when they ask you to search your car that is a form of brutality because they are using their authority to try to demand something that is against the law. If they ask to see what is in your glove box or your trunk and they are locked you do not have to unlock them and show the contents. If they choose to search your car they have to have a warrant. Cops have used there authority to get money, drugs and sexual favors. The cases that were mentioned above were very ridiculous. They should have not happened. I think that cops should have more background checks before they even go through training. If this stops one person from beating up on someone they have done there job. The type of punishment that occurs when a police officer is on trial or even convicted of assault is heinous. Some of them actually get suspended with pay. So basically, tax payers money is going to people that brutalize citizens.