The media is a significant factor that fuels police brutality. The media constantly shows the world what police officers do wrong. The book “The Politics of Force: Media and the Construction of Police Brutality” is a book in which author Regina Lawrence carries out an in-depth study on how the media is linked to the formation of police brutality. Lawrence analyzed more than 500 police use-of-force incidents covered by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times from 1981 to 1991. Lawrence informs readers of the structural and cultural forces that shape news stories and define when police use excessive force. Lawrence says incidents of police brutality are occurring in greater numbers than reported. She also explores how media allows the public to gain a new perspective on police policies. Journalists decide whether a story makes headlines if issues and events need to be highlighted. Without the media, many issues and events would go undocumented because police and elected officials would prefer not to expose them. Lawrence also shows how a news event involving the police can become a tool for isolated social groups to access information.