Annotated Bibliography Enc 2135

Kearn Kurbanali
ENC 2135
October 1st, 2017
Annotated Bibliography
Proposal
The role of police officers is vital in a community. They are meant to serve and protect
members of a community from crime and/or other dangerous situations. People, especially kids,
often look up to them as role models because of their selfless service toward others. As time
passed, police officers began taking advantage of their power. They started to control and target
certain communities because of their race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. These unjust acts
eventually led to a series of injustices that sparked controversy among specific communities.
Soon enough, people started to mark these injustices as acts of police brutality.
Police brutality is defined as any form of violence inflicted on a person by law
enforcement officials. This issue first began during the time of slavery. Officers would disrespect
slaves and victimize them because of their skin color. Even when slavery was abolished, African
Americans still were not treated fairly. Police officers continued to harass them despite their
efforts for change. As the black community grew, so did their desire for equal rights. As time
passed, more equal rights were passed to observe African Americans as an equitable part of
society.
Even though the rights of African Americans have evolved, they are still treated
unequally. Members of the black community were still targeted. In the past 20 years, the amount
of police brutality acts have significantly increased. Something as simple as a traffic stop has
escalated into the murder of innocent victims. Officers have also started to target other
communities. In addition to African Americans, gay people, immigrants, and other people of
color have become victims of police brutality. This issue worries a lot of people because they are
starting to question authority and their safety in a public setting. Citizens living within a
community expect officers to do their jobs correctly, but instead they are partaking in forceful
acts of discrimination. Employees of the government are abusing their privileges. In many cases,
victims of police brutality have died because of the excessive force used by cops. To make it
even worse, some officers guilty of murder or other severe acts of police brutality are not being
convicted because of their position. It is almost as if they are being given free passes for breaking
the law. These unjust decisions have shaken the parents, family members, and friends of victims
to the point of action. Communities have come together to protest the issue of police brutality.
Citizens are tired of fearing for their safety.
After voting, protesting, and begging for justice, the government continues to overlook
this ongoing issue in communities across the nation. After being ignored for too long, members
of victimized communities have started to take matters into their own hands. In response to the
murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, people furiously assaulted officers to send a message.
Since then, there has been a significant increase in violence toward law enforcement officials.
This proposal serves as a way to educate readers of the injustices done toward African
Americans in the past and the impact it has on certain communities in the present.
Annotations
Alang, Sirry, et al. "Police Brutality and Black Health: Setting the Agenda for Public Health
Scholars." American Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 5, May 2017, p. 662.
EBSCOhost, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303691.
In this article, Sirry Aland and her colleagues identified connections between police brutality and
poor health outcomes. This academic article serves a way to educate readers about the
implications that police brutality has on victims. It provides resourceful examples that can be
used to add credibility to ones research. This source is related to this topic of research because it
identifies the roots of police brutality and provides helpful information necessary to develop an
argument about the effects of police brutality.
Blow, Charles M. Police Violence: American Epidemic, American Consent. The New York
Times, The New York Times Company, 26 Sept. 2016.
Charles Blows Police Violence: American Epidemic, American Consent discusses the issue of
police brutality in the United States. He offers a different aspect to the cause of police brutality
through choices made in a historical context. Blow adopts a defensive approach to the issue of
police brutality to let readers know that peoples actions and efforts need to be taken as seriously
as their words. The information in this article is relevant to my research because it examines the
issue as a whole and identifies different ways police brutality was articulated.
Hutto, Jonathan1, et al. "Social Movements against Racist Police Brutality and Department of
Justice Intervention in Prince George's County, Maryland." Journal of Urban Health, vol.
93, Apr2016 Supplement, pp. 89-121. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11524-015-0013-x.
This academic article was written by Jonathan W. Hutto to address systemic acts of racial
discrimination. It offers information about a case study pertaining to violent acts of racial
discrimination in Prince Georges County, a suburb of Washington D.C. Hutto discusses police
brutality from an economic point of view. He explains how police brutality can allow the
capitalist class to make more profit off the labor of blacks. This article is relevant to this topic of
research because it examines a different aspect of police brutality.

King, Shaun. KING: Were Losing the Battle against Police Brutality in America. NY Daily
News, New York Daily News, 21 June 2017.
This source offers inside perspective about the position of African Americans in the war against
police brutality. King uses a biased approach to express how aggravating it is to be in the middle
of this situation. After protesting, voting, and fighting for change, the government continues to
overlook the severity and negative effects that police brutality has on communities. This article
can be used to further develop an essay about police brutality. It provides evidence and facts
about police brutality from a 1st person perspective. This source can be used as a real life
example to support the topic of research.
Maguire, Edward R., et al. "A War on Cops? The Effects of Ferguson on the Number of U.S.
Police Officers Murdered in the Line of Duty." Justice Quarterly, no. 5, 2017, p. 739.
EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/07418825.2016.1236205
Edward Maguires academic article introduces a different perspective to the war against police
brutality. Maguire develops his article based on a recent crisis pertaining to the war against
police brutality. He offers information about events that led to an increase in violence toward
police officers. He examines statistics of violence toward law enforcement officials in the past to
justify his claim. The information presented in this article can provide a different aspect to issue
of police brutality.

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Kearn Kurbanali

Police brutality is defined as any form of violence inflicted on a person by law

Citizens are tired of fearing for their safety.

argument about the effects of police brutality.

Times, The New York Times Company, 26 Sept. 2016.

93, Apr2016 Supplement, pp. 89-121. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11524-015-0013-x.

research because it examines a different aspect of police brutality.

News, New York Daily News, 21 June 2017.

example to support the topic of research.

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