The Pros And Cons Of The Police Force

As expected, the police force is the main arm entrusted with the powers to ensure peace, order, and justice in society. For this very reason, the police need to maintain a high sense of respect and hesitation of law and policies that defend the wellbeing of the citizens and a country in general. However, when the police misbehave in a way that makes the normal citizen realize that the police broke the law, the citizens are most likely to reduce their cooperative behaviors towards the police (Harris, 2009, p.26). Because of this, the conflict between citizens and police officers hinders the officers’ ability to do their job to their full potential. In the United States, one of the most prominent police misconducts is the use of excessive force in handling citizens (Micucci & Gomme, 2005, p. 488). The trend has been around in the U.S. for decades now, and

p. 50) observe that the lack of proper national statistic on the police use of excessive force is a hindering factor to the war against vice. Because so, it is critical for civilians to report all cases of police brutality and excessive force to the relevant authorities that include human rights groups for the sake of action. If we continue to keep quiet on the issue, the lack of information and the limited availability will lead to a wake of even extreme cases on the same. Gender also plays a role in the excessive use of force, according to the available statistics. From the observation of the officers on duty, a great percentage of offices that use excessive force on civilians are mostly males. (Harris, 2009, p. 39) Besides, most of the officers are also young, falling within the age bracket of twenty to thirty-five years and usually, inexperienced (Harris, 2009, p. 39). Here, it is clear that police offices should have specialized duties, and inexperienced officers should take care of other roles that do not include making arrests, until they are fully trained and ready to encounter