come into view of a wide, public and critical eye. While citizens worry

about protecting themselves from criminals, it has now been shown that they

must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and

serve. This paper will discuss the types of police abuse prevalent today,

including the use of firearms and receipt of private information. I will

also discuss what and how citizens' rights are taken advantage of by

police. For these problems, solutions will be discussed, focusing on

political reform, education, and citizen review boards. These measures are

necessary to protect ourselves from police taking advantage of their

positions as law enforcement officers with greater permissive rights than

private citizens. Because of this significant differential, all citizens

must take affirmative action from physical brutality, rights violations,

Problems arise, however, when one side is told what to do by

another, as there is bound to be conflicting viewpoints. In regard to

police abuse, there will be many officers who feel that their job of

fighting escalating street crime, gangs, narcotics violations, and other

and share their concerns, complaints, and any ideas about how to monitor

One of your telephone calls should be to contact this lawyer. Call one

comprehensive checks and balances system. The United States Constitution

charged, disciplined, re-trained and offered counseling. If such treatment

A third method for controlling police brutality is creating a

deal with police who tend to cross the line, from simple situations to

Some topics in this essay:
, Crime Bill, African-Americans Education, United Constitution, police abuse, review board, police officers, police brutality, physical force, civilian review board, civilian review, aware rights, citizens' rights, police officer, police departments, police taking advantage, independent civilian auditor, controlling police brutality, avoiding police abuse,