Analysis of US Law Enforcement and Training Versus Other Countries

Social and Political Equity

Bias of police issues on African American communities and other minorities
Worldwide, police often have tense relationships with minority communities. U.S. policing has a
long history of discrimination. Black Americans are 20 percent more likely to have their vehicles
pulled over and about three times more likely than white Americans to be killed by police.
Discriminatory policing contributes to high rates of incarceration among minorities, oftentimes
resulting in disenfranchisement, recidivism, and generational poverty(Cheatham & Maizland,
2021). Racial, religious, and other minorities are also stopped more often by police in much of
Europe, despite generally lower crime rates among these groups. France has long struggled with
rampant police targeting and abuse of Black and Arab people, which has at times sparked mass
protests. Human rights activists have accused police in several OECD countries—including
Greece, Italy, and North Macedonia—of arbitrarily detaining, torturing, or otherwise abusing
refugees and migrants.
Data collection
100 Police Officers & 100 civilians answered the survey regarding several aspects of the
“defunding police” term.
Would you say that there is respect and appreciation for officers in the community?

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