The current blue-on-blue battle between competing law enforcement agencies in a large British Columbia city does little to strengthen public trust in the rule of law and in our police forces
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The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is a police-like body which is not subject to police oversight. This must change.
Due to limited interactions with the police, Kenyans in rural areas are less likely to see the police as relevant actors.
Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities and can cause numerous adverse effects, including depression, anxiety and trauma.
President Biden outlined his achievements in key policy areas and sketched out his plans for the rest of his term in office.
The case of Tyre Nichols highlights how traffic stops can turn deadly. Traffic stops are also prone to racial bias, can break down community trust in police and yield few results, research shows.
The officers charged in the murder of a Black man in Memphis, Tenn., were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history.
London’s police force has a deeply ingrained culture that can’t be fixed by one commissioner.
Black police officers can have bias against Black people – and act on it.
The death of a Black motorist after a beating by five Black Memphis police officers has triggered national outrage over police brutality and systemic racism with the U.S. criminal justice system.
To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
The greedy tendencies of police departments help illustrate why public police funding is a major problem today in Canada and the United States.
To turn back the tides of radicalization and hate, Canada needs investments in our democratic culture, improvements in policing and support for grassroots efforts.
The continued reliance on outdated indicators of police performance reinforce conventional ideas of police sustainability rather than align with the concerns of “defund the police” advocates.
Minneapolis residents voted 56% to 44% against an amendment that would have transformed the city’s police. The reasons they did so are complicated, an expert writes.
Months of bipartisan talks in Congress aimed at reaching consensus over policing reforms have ended with no agreement. Two policing scholars argue that federal efforts are better placed focusing on supporting local measures.
A year after historic protests for police reform, it’s clear that the Toronto Police aren’t sincere about changing how they treat historically over-policed and criminalized communities.
Despite growing public criticism over how much counties, cities and towns spend on policing, many are increasing officer pay.
The classic cop show is now a problematic genre, but if it can change, then perhaps real world policing can too.
The Colombian government responded violently to a general strike over tax reforms that primarily affected working-class citizens. It has fueled calls for police reform.
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