A Decade's Tale

Consent Decrees and Police Use of Disproportionate Excessive Force With Communities of Color

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ID2501432
AutoresDasha J Rhodes (0000-0001-5060-5233, Morgan State University, autor correspondente), David L Robinson (Morgan State University), Paul C Archibald, Paul Archibald (0000-0002-2826-5292, Morgan State University), Laurens G Van Sluytman (0000-0002-2353-0034, Morgan State University), Laurens Van Sluytman
Ano2020
Volume19
Fascículo1
Páginas217-238
Data de publicação2020-01-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
EditoraIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/22599
OpenAlexW3003549418
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas20

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ, 2016), African Americans have experienced disproportionate instances of police use of excessive force as a result of discriminatory practices and insufficient training. Officers are permitted to use appropriate force in specific situations; however, when force is excessive and deemed unnecessary, it then becomes an issue of concern. The U.S. Department of Justice was invited to investigate police departments that participated in the use of excessive force and a consent decree was developed with those departments to remedy the DOJ's findings. The researchers conducted a consent decree analysis examining government investigations of police practices throughout the U.S. between 2008 and 2018 comprising the following terms: police reform, consent decrees, settlement agreement, investigation reports, use-of-force, and policy to determine how prevalent excessive force was used towards African Americans. Findings indicated that within the decade, 14 cities were investigated, 12 were identified as using excessive force, with nine having their use-of-force policies available, and four municipalities using excessive force against African Americans. Social work values, advocacy, and cultural training were also identified to aid in the decrease of excessive force complaints

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