Annotated Bibliography in APA Style

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Bowe, R. (2015). Controversial police incident in the mission caught on video. Retrieved from http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/04/04/controversial-police-incident-in-the-mission-caught-on-video

                  Another incident involving law enforcement officers was caught on videotape in this article. The author mentions that several people who were nearby the scene were shocked and terrified at what the police officers were doing to the other person. According to some people, the man involved was completely innocent, however according to the police officers, he tried to hit one of them. I can use the information in this story to help support my argument that there are always two sides to every story in this controversy.                  

Cohen, S., Wines, M. (2015). Police killings rise slightly, though increased focus may suggest  otherwise. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/01/us/no-sharp-rise-seen-in-police-killings-though-increased-focus-may-suggest-otherwise.html 

                  The authors talk about several occurrences in which police have killed several black people. They mention how even the President agrees with others when it comes to how often this fatal act occurs in our law enforcement today. The authors use data from other sources to help support their statistics on the number of police killings that occur annually. They also use interviews to add credibility to facts on their information in this article. This information will be helpful for me in my controversy analysis as I will be discussing statistics on how often police brutality incidents occur.

Craven, J. (2015). Want to know more about Baltimore's black-white divide? Ask the teens who live there. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/baltimore-teens-speak-on-what-their-community-needs_55ad5807e4b0caf721b39444?utm_hp_ref=police-brutality
                The article and the video that corresponds with it is about teens who live in Baltimore and their opinions on their city. They talk about how their community is divided among neighborhoods and poverty and people. These neighborhoods are extremely impoverished and most of their populations are African-Americans.

Elinson, Z., Frosch, D. (2015). Cost of police-misconduct cases soars in big U.S. cities. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://www.wsj.com/articles/cost-of-police-misconduct-cases-soars-in-big-u-s-cities-1437013834 
              The authors in this article discuss the amount of money police departments around the U.S. pay due to several incidents involving police wrongdoings.

Kille, L. W., Wihbey, J. (2015). Excessive or reasonable force by police? Research on law enforcement and racial conflict. Journalist’s Resource. Retrieved from http://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/criminal-justice/police-reasonable-force-brutality-race-research-review-statistics

                 One of the main ideas of this article is the different events that have occurred involving police attacking civilians. The authors use specific events, names of victims and family members to add credibility to their story. This article also discusses different views on the use of excessive force- is it too much? Not enough? The information provided in this source will help me address the arguments made by the victims and family members of police misconduct events.

Ifill, S. (2015). Statement by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Before the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Retrieved from http://www.naacpldf.org/files/case_issue/Sherrilyn%20Ifill%20Testimony-Task%20Force%20on%2021st%20Century%20Policing.pdf
                  This statement includes several recommendations made by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc for local law enforcement agencies. The statement focuses mainly on the mistreatment of African Americans against police officers. I can use these recommendations as examples of how people want to better our law enforcement in the United States. 

Kucher, K. (2015). Deputy shows bite mark from taser incident. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jun/14/deputy-tasing-teen-fallbrook-investigation/ 
                 This article and the video that was recorded of the incident is about a deputy who tased a 13 year old boy that did not obey his orders. The deputy repeatedly asked the teen to comply with his orders, however the boy refused to listen and bit him on the arm. The deputy then tased the teen to the ground, and in the video there are numerous outraged individuals shouting things like "he is just a boy. He's 13."

Mccarthy, A. C. (2015). Freddie Gray autopsy report deals blow to murder charges. National Review. Retrieved from http://www.nationalreview.com/article/420274/freddy-gray-autopsy-report-deals-blow-murder-charges-andrew-c-mccarthy?target=topic&tid=3325
               This article discusses the incident that resulted in Freddie Gray's death, and the autopsy that was withheld for months. According to the article, Freddie Gray was yelling and banging in the police van until finally being restrained from the ankles and wrists. While in the van, Gray suffered a severe spinal injury which was the result of his death.

Roberts, N. (2015). Controversial Pittsburgh police chief gives thumbs-up to officer’s protest art. The Root. Retrieved from http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/07/controversial_pittsburgh_police_chief_gives_thumbs_up_to_officer_s_protest.html
                   Roberts discusses Pittsburg Police Chief Cameron McLay’s reaction to a law enforcement officer’s painting on police brutality. He uses quotes from a statement that Chief McLay made. The use of quotes help people understand the different views that even law enforcement has on the issue of police brutality. I can use this information to help support my ideas on how people have different views on excessive force against civilians.

Segan, S. (2015).  What is excessive force?. ABC News. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96509
                  This article is about two incidents that occurred in Philadelphia involving police misconduct against people. Both events were caught on camera. Several people define excessive force in different ways, which makes it harder to determine whether a police officer was using excessive force or not. By using this data in my paper, I can help support both sides of my controversy.