Forms of Abuse and Brutality

• Misuse of Tasers, Pepper Spray, Mace, Batons
  
• SWAT Overkill—Warrior Cops
  
• Stop and Frisk
  
• Harassment
• Bullying
• Ignoring poor and minority neighborhoods
• Search and Seizure
• Overreacting and jumping to use of force   
  

To Protect and Serve

Connected Issues

• Budget cuts for reinforcements
  
• Stress and "hair-trigger"
• Screening for self-regulation
  
• Screening for authoritarianism
• Racism, prejudice, sexism
• Inadequate training for crowd control
  
• Inadequate training for extenuating circumstances
• Defying Internal Affairs seen as loyalty test