Scrabble?! ANTIPOLICE

Definitions of ANTIPOLICE in various dictionaries:

Anti-police sentiment is defined as a hostile attitude and stance against police officers. It involves hateful rhetoric in the form of protests or abuse with the intent to challenge police legitimacy and integrity.Many factors can contribute to forming an anti-police sentiment. The history of law enforcement's employment of coercive measures that lead to instances of police brutality involving underprivileged communities is paramount to our "understanding of the substantial race gap" between the two social groups. As such, members of minority groups in disadvantaged neighborhoods that are heavily policed typically consider police in a pessimistic light due to an absence of trust. This distrust has paved the way for the questioning of police legitimacy as it threatens public “compliance and cooperation”. Furthermore, fear has also become a contributing factor to the anti-police belief that is particularly common with disadvantaged social groups due to the knowledge that “the law is not on their side”. Despite race being a driving aspect, the domineering nature of the police pertaining to the restriction of youth freedom has also perpetuated anti-police sentiments among young people.