A big factor fueling police brutality is the media. The media constantly shows the world what police officers are doing wrong. The book, “The Politics of Force: Media and the Construction of Police Brutality,” is a book in which the author Regina Lawrence does an in-depth study on how the media relates to the formation of police brutality. Lawrence analyzed more than 500 incidents of police use of force reported 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 the news and define when police use force excessive force. Lawrence says incidents of police brutality occur in greater numbers than are reported. It also explores how media is made accessible to the public and can see a new perspective on policing policies. Journalists decide whether a story makes it to the news if issues and events need highlighting. If it were not for the media, many issues and events would remain undocumented, as police and elected officials would prefer to leave them unexposed. Lawrence also shows how a news event involving the police can become a tool for allowing isolated social groups to access the internet