overpolice
[ oh-ver-puh-lees ]
/ ˌoʊ vər pəˈlis /
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verb (used with object)
to police excessively, as by maintaining a large police presence or by responding aggressively to minor offenses: The panelists agreed that poor communities are overpoliced, and their residents are more likely to be Black and Latino.
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How to use overpolice in a sentence
That is, assuming they’re not overpoliced by the adults on the playground.
The laws furthered mass incarceration and disproportionately impacted impoverished people and people of color—community groups often overpoliced to begin with—as crack cocaine has historically been more accessible to poorer Americans.
SCOTUS Hears Case That Could Impact Sentencing For Many ‘Low-Level’ Crack Cocaine Offenders|Madeleine Carlisle|May 3, 2021|Time