Tennessee v Garner and use of deadly force. How this case changed the use of deadly force

Running Head : Use of Deadly Force

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The use of force has for a long time impaired the credibility of the police agency in the process of law enforcement . The police department as an agency who enforce the law , have worked tirelessly to create their image as perfect law enforcers and to encourage that , everybody gives the law the respect it deserves . When a single officer applies deadly force in the process of enforcing the law , this undermines all the effort and

reduces the confidence that the community have put in the police agency

This is will discuss how the landmark case of Tennessee v Garner influenced the use of deadly force . The case , saw the Supreme court set standards that must be observed by a police officer before he can argue that it was necessary and reasonable to use deadly force while apprehending a suspect . The will also discuss the role of the executive law enforcement leaders , in controlling the use of deadly force as well as the duty of the executive leaders in controlling the controversial issues which arise once a deadly force incidence has been reported

Introduction

During the period of 1970 's and 1960 's , the department of law enforcement was subject to much discussion and scrutiny . The way in which the police responded to the social problems , was the major factor which caused the criticism of the police agency . According to Currie (2003 , the United States was the most affected , it experienced numerous urban rioting , marches of civil rights , big movements of people who were advocating for societal change and antiwar demonstration . The last two decades in the United States had heated debates and criticism on the use of force by the police while apprehending the suspects

The 21st century has also been a big challenge to the police agency there has been a great unanticipated proliferation of increased social evils such as adult and juvenile crimes , alcohol and drug addiction Cases of violence have also been on the increase . The police agency has had to put a lot of effort in ensuring that a solution is offered to all the above mentioned problems and that , the society has trust in the way the police conduct themselves while on duty

Moore (2002 ) observed the fact that , the executive police officers in the urban areas are the most affected . He recognized and acknowledged the impact that has resulted due to the social evils , he stated that , it is the individual police officer who is specifically impacted . According to Farrell (2006 , struggling to offer a solution to the social problems facing the society has exerted enough pressure to the police agency and any officers responsible . The structure of the society is formed in a way that , it is sometimes necessary to apply force if the police are to realize their mission of controlling the social problems

The United States has a number of 16 ,000 agencies of police that are...