police brutality incident
C10783
concept
A police brutality incident is an event in which law enforcement officers use excessive, unwarranted, or illegal force or misconduct against civilians, resulting in physical, psychological, or civil rights harm.
Observed surface forms (2)
- criminal justice controversy ×1
- law enforcement misconduct case ×1
Instances (2)
- Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965)
- Rampart scandal via concept surface "criminal justice controversy"