Nation

In the following viewpoint, the Nation argues that police brutality is a serious civil rights problem because police departments rarely discipline offending officers. Furthermore, the Nation asserts that the threat of expensive misconduct lawsuits does not provide police departments with an incentive to reform because cities pay for the suits, not police departments. Without effective civilian review boards to monitor police brutality, the magazine maintains that abuse will flourish because no other accountability system exists within police departments to curb it. The Nation is a weekly magazine covering political and cultural issues.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. Why did New York police kill Gidone Busch, according to the Nation?
2. According to the magazine, what percentage of the officers charged with brutality had a history of misconduct?
3. What was the average cost per year to the city...