POLICE REFORM

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1) you have been hired as a criminal justice expert by the Justice Department; 2) The Justice department would like you to research and report on the necessity of American police reform; 3) Discuss three most urgent areas of reforms that are needed; 4) Discuss the difficulties of police reform and how they can be overcome;

I-Introduction

“What is police reform?”

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Reform of American Police

II- Literature Review

“The importance of Police Reform”

III- Necessity of police reform 

IV Issues that need to be changed/fixed A Accountability

B Excessive use of force, broken windows

C Discriminatory stop and frisks policies/practices D Future changes

V Difficulties of Police reform

A Determine which institutions work in order to increase police responses and

effectiveness

B Police personality and culture C Police civil liability

D Police culture

VI Conclusion

VII References-

Bazelon, E. (2020, June 13). Police Reform Is Necessary. But How Do We Do It? Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/13/magazine/police-reform.html

Lopez, G. (2020, June 01). How to reform American police, according to experts. Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://www.vox.com/2020/6/1/21277013/police-reform-policies-systemic-racism-george-floyd

Michele L. Jawando and Chelsea Parsons. (n.d.). 4 Ideas That Could Begin to Reform the Criminal Justice System and Improve Police-Community Relations. Retrieved October 13, 2020, from

 https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/courts/reports/2014/12/18/103578/4-ideas-that-could-b egin-to-reform-the-criminal-justice-system-and-improve-police-community-relations/

Tejada, A. (2020, June 23). POLICE REFORM: What is the real problem? Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://kttc.com/2020/06/23/police-reform-what-is-the-real-problem/

The Change We Need: 5 Issues that Should Be Part of Efforts to Reform Policing in Local Communities. (2017, November 03). Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://advancementproject.org/the-change-we-need-5-issues-that-should-be-part-of-efforts-to-re form-policing-in-local-communities/