Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement agents against individuals or groups. This includes beatings, shootings, asphyxiation, improper takedowns, taser misuse, racial abuse, torture, and unlawful killings. Amnesty International frames it as a violation of the duty to protect human rights, where police misuse powers to kill, injure, surveil, and suppress protests. The main causes and drivers of police brutality are as a result of structural and organizational factors such as: (i) police culture, lack of accountability, training and militarization, and discriminatory profiling; and (ii) individual factors like authoritarian personality, inexperience, trauma, personal problems, and stress/PTSD in officers which can increase the risk of aggressive responses. The consequences of police brutality for both individuals and communities are so grave in terms of health, economic strain, trust erosion, and social impact. It occurs in most countries globally. The paper dives into looking at the pros and cons of police brutality and proposes solutions to ending this social menace for the benefit of humanity and our society at large.
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