Police studies have shown that civil disorder is more common on weekends and after sunset. ... If a member of the public is arrested by police, there is a great chance that crowds may form or there will be an increase in police brutality. ... Police are expected to be subjected to verbal abuse and physical abuse. The crowd can distribute pamphlets mocking the police or encouraging police brutality which is very effective to their cause. ... As well as psychological abuse, police will receive a large amount of physical abuse from a mob. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Historically, there has never been any public outcry against the brutality of battered women. ... Some of them served as a protection against embarrassment, while others were created to protect rescuers from their own discouragement when they were unsuccessful in stopping the brutality. ... Studies of women have shown that most believe that the police would not be of any help. In fact, only about 10% of women in these situations have called the police. ... The police are usually ...

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Many media outlets depict drug users and dealers as burden on the community; so much of police attention is fixated on those deviant members of society. ... This idea not only is integrated in the mind of the overall community, but also the police forces that "serve and protect" them. When the police also have a predetermined idea of "criminal" those individuals who fall into that category can be systematically watched, and accosted in attempts to keep the community safe. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When being questioned by the police as to why the boys poured salt in the dying mans wounds, one of the boys responded, "Oh I don't know. ... In real life, when a person is found guilty of committing a violent act they are punished by some authority figure whether it is their parents or the police. ... Due to the fact that television glamorizes violence, viewers get an unrealistic look at the negative effects of this brutality. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Inevitably, contend many experts, some youngsters will imitate the brutality in real life." ... You see them on their way to school with books in one hand and an ice cream cone in another, and you would never know it" (Ohio police sergeant featured in Time Magazine) *The kids that were involved in the Columbine High School incident are a perfect example of the drastic change in teen violence, especially as of late. ...

• Word Count: 2620
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• Grade Level: High School