| civilian review boards | Citizen-controlled boards empowered to review and handle complaints against police officers.
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| police brutality | The unlawful use of physical force by officers in the performance of their duties.
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| police corruption | Misconduct by police officers in the forms of illegal activities for economic gain and accepting gratuities, favors, or payment for services that police are sworn to carry out as part of their peacekeeping role.
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| "police presence" | The almost continuous presence of police officers in a place of business for the crime deterrent effects it affords.
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| police professionalism | The notion that brutality and corruption are incompetent policing.
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| Tennessee v. Garner | Supreme Court decision stating that deadly force against a fleeing felon is proper only when it is necessary to prevent the escape and when there is probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat to the officers or others.
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