Racial Profiling-Separate and Unequal Keeping the Minorities in Line - The Role of Law Enforcement in America

Authors

April Walker, Thurgood Marshall School of Law

First Page

576

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article will explore the history of modern policing and examine police brutality at the early stages of the implementation of law enforcements in this country. Also, this article will address whether race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnicity contributes to higher incidents of police brutality and review common misconceptions by the public about police brutality and retaliation against citizens who report police brutality. This article will define the term qualified immunity and highlight its application towards police officials and district attorneys, while also analyzing highly publicized cases and their dispositions. Lastly, this article will address possible solutions to combating the problem of police brutality, which has plagued American society, leaving victims and many others exposed to this uprising endemic.

Recommended Citation

April Walker, Racial Profiling-Separate and Unequal Keeping the Minorities in Line - The Role of Law Enforcement in America, 23 St. Thomas L. Rev. 576 (2011).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol23/iss4/4