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Police brutality
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Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, asphyxiation, beatings, shootings, improper takedowns, and unwarranted use of tasers.
Police overuse of force at a Montreal protest
Police overuse of force at a Montreal protest
Nine police officers subduing a member of the public in Egypt
Nine police officers subduing a member of the public in Egypt
Ian Tomlinson after being pushed to the ground by police in London (2009). He collapsed and died soon after.
Ian Tomlinson after being pushed to the ground by police in London (2009). He collapsed and died soon after.
Protest against police brutality after the eviction of unemployed demonstrators occupying the Post Office in Vancouver, Canada, 1938
Protest against police brutality after the eviction of unemployed demonstrators occupying the Post Office in Vancouver, Canada, 1938
Use of force
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The use of force, in the context of law enforcement, may be defined as the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject".
A St. Paul police SRT indexing a firearm in a gun holster
A St. Paul police SRT indexing a firearm in a gun holster
A baton used by riot police
A baton used by riot police
Japan Coast Guard officer firing handgun
Japan Coast Guard officer firing handgun