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In addition, there is a perception that victims of police brutality often belong to relatively powerless groups, such as racial or cultural minorities, the disabled, and the poor. [73] Beginning in the 1960s, police departments began to offer cultural sensitivity and diversity trainings. [130]
This list compiles incidents alleged or proved to be due to police brutality that attracted significant media or historical attention. Many cases are alleged to be of brutality; some cases are more than allegations, with official reports concluding that a crime was committed by police, with some criminal convictions for offences such as grievous bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest.
Pages in category "Victims of police brutality in the United States" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Excessive force reports made up more than 23 percent of all police misconduct reports in 2010, according to the Cato Institute's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project. Of those excessive ...
The Justice Department has launched investigations into allegations of misconduct and discriminatory policing at several police departments across the U.S. over the last four years, and experts ...
The report on a pattern and practice of police misconduct at the department in Mount Vernon, just north of New York City, is one of 12 investigations opened by the DOJ into local policing agencies ...
Victims of police brutality in the United States (1 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Victims of police brutality" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...