The Modern History Of Police Brutality

 The Modern History Of Police Brutality
By Student’s name
An Applied Dissertation Concept Paper Submitted to the
XXX School of Humanities
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Degree of Doctor of Sociology
University
2017
There are several forms of police misconduct, and my dissertation covers one of
the most controversial that is known as police brutality. Despite the fact that the
term itself is subjective, and despite the fact that each country has its own terms
and limits for police brutality, the story and history of police brutality does seem
to follow a common theme and story arch. My dissertation does not consider the
motivations for police brutality, even though the theory of motivation is robust
and deep, but instead, my dissertation concentrates on the history of police
brutality from the year 2000 and onwards.
Essay body
There are several forms of police misconduct, and police brutality is one of them.
It is now known by the more PC term as “Misuse of force” or “Excessive force.”
The term “Police Brutality” was changed because brutality suggests malice on the
part of the officer, and it also adds an emotional element that some people feel is
unbecoming as a description of police misconduct. Plus, even though police
brutality is illegal in most countries, it may still be performed under the colour of
the law, which is another reason why an emotional connotation is undesirable.
(Martinelli, 2007).
The term “Police brutality" was popularized in the USA. It first appeared in the
mainstream media in the Chicago Tribune. The incident and the article occurred
and was published in 1872 when a suspect was detained at the Harrison Street
Police Station and subsequently beaten by police officers. The fact that the
arrested man was both found innocent, and found dead in his cell, were two good
reasons why this particular copy of the Tribune was so highly circulated and why
the term “Police Brutality” entered the public consciousness as a way of
describing a police officer’s misuse of force. (Chicago Daily Tribune. Oct.12, 1872).