Describe the functionalist view of police abuse and excessive force

What will be an ideal response?


Functionalists would first point to the laws, policies, and procedures that have been laid down against such behavior as expressing how the police are to act functionally. Dysfunctional behavior such as police violence comes about, from their point of view, because the lack of adequate training and the failings of other socialization efforts, formal and informal.

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