Social Issues with Police and their Aggression by https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl created by Bryanna Costello en-us 2020-04-02 17:45:16 UTC 2020-04-07 23:47:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media0.giphy.com/media/UooaZprKq9ax2/giphy.gif What is it? bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489673941 Police show excessive aggression(force)when arresting people, making relationships strained between police and communities. This excessive aggression is seen in various situations, including these cases in the article below.

]]> 2020-04-02 18:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489673941 Police being "provoked", resulting in hostile aggression. bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489689082 Police show hostile aggression in this atricle when claiming they were provoked by provocation.]]> 2020-04-02 18:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489689082 Violent arrest on Toronto teen. bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489693314 Police show excessive aggression in this atricle when arresting a teen after perceived provocation.]]> 2020-04-02 18:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489693314 What can be done? bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489718706 This is a website for tickets to a conference where the International Society for Research on Aggression is being held. This conference will include "a professional society of scholars and researchers engaged in the scientific study of aggression and violence" which is supposed to help spread the awareness to the causes, consequences and solutions with regards to aggression.]]> 2020-04-02 18:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489718706 Community Policing bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489733528 Police can also take steps into resolving these social issues with regards to their aggression - with community policing; "community needs and public trust over traditional crime control methods". ]]> 2020-04-02 19:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489733528 Active Shooter Response. bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489739650 As this article shows, police are known to "act without hesitation when responding to an active shooter". This can be a sign of aggression. An active shooter is someone that's attempting to kill people in crowded areas.]]> 2020-04-02 19:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489739650 Key Findings in Active Shooter Incidences bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489766324 This article provides key findings between 2000-2018 in America with regards to active shooter incidences. This includes key findings on the shooters; locations, weapon types, and outcomes.]]> 2020-04-02 19:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489766324 Why is this aggression a society issue? bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489780845 Aggression from police results in society issues of strained relationships due to the distrust communities tend to have for police departments. ]]> 2020-04-02 19:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489780845 What can contribute to police aggression? bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489802159 Aggression cues can contribute to police aggression as these cues, such as a weapon, triggers people to act aggressively in response.
Group influences can also further contribute to police aggression as it is known to social psychologists that groups - in this case police departments - amplify aggressive responses partly by diffusing the responsibility to the group as a whole, instead of taking individual blame.]]> 2020-04-02 19:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489802159 Group Influences? bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489819384 These group influences can further increase the authority stereotype for police officers, resulting in them taking on the social role of an authority figure. Subsequently, becoming overpowered by social role and using excessive aggression, as seen in the Zimbardo Prison Experiment. ]]> 2020-04-02 19:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489819384 Police and their Implicit Biases. bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489820907 Implicit biases are when attitudes and stereotypes can influence beliefs, actions, and decisions made by an individual, even when they're not consciously aware of these attitudes or stereotypes.This is a problem with police due to these implicit biases contributing further to aggression shown by them when they're unconsciously making decisions about suspects, usually leading to violence and therefore a social issue. ]]> 2020-04-02 19:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489820907 Social Psychology Theories Applied to Police and their Aggression. bcostello2016 https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489836519 Frustration Aggression Theory:
"frustration (the blocking of goal-directed behavior) triggers a readiness to aggress".
Therefore, frustration police experience from uncooperative suspects often leads to aggressive behavior - changing from verbally demanding to psychically demanding.
Social Learning Theory:
"aggression is a learned behavior by experiencing and observing others success, we sometimes learn that aggression pays”. Therefore, its fair to say police have been conditioned into experiencing and observing police behaviors throughout their training - yet sometimes some may come to the realization that the more you demonstrate your high status and power, the more you are valued in the police department. ]]> 2020-04-02 20:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bcostello2016/zm00kmd3puhl/wish/489836519