The authors of these articles cited several studies to support their argument that African-Americans are the main targets of police brutality. Americans of any race can become victims of police brutality but statistics show that 87% of all documented police brutality cases in 1995 involved African-Americans. Police brutality has been around for a long time and it seems to have worsened over the years. According to Paynes, (1992), “The unrelenting brutality police wage against Blacks has never been …showed first 75 words of 659 total…

…showed last 75 words of 659 total…dollars. “African-Americans are disproportionately the victims of police misconduct. The figures reveal that Black Americans have a three times greater chance than whites of being killed by a police bullet” (Hayes, 1993, p. 42). I feel that this research is both necessary and informative. It is obvious that police brutality is a major problem. Hopefully, this research will open the door to future research on how to prevent and detect police brutality with in our police departments.