Police Brutality on the Rise After 9/11
National news sources such as USA Today have been reporting on a new study issued by the United States Justice Department of Justice that claims that police brutality incidents have been on the rise since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Compared to the previous seven-year period, the period from 2001 to 2007 exhibited a rise of 25% of police brutality incidents, with a rise in convictions of police officers for use of excessive force of 53% (the report was obviously intended to tout its own successes in prosecution).
Nowhere is this more evident than in the nation's arguable police brutality epicenter, Chicago. With 40% more complaints of police brutality and misconduct than the national average, Chicago has garnered an infamous reputation for police brutality from a public that is becoming increasingly more suspicious of individuals in uniform.
Read a round-up of the most sensational Chicago Police Department police brutality stories of the year at Total Injury!