The Justice Department has launched a civil rights probe of the Memphis Police Department to examine allegations of excessive force, improper stops and searches and racial disparities.
- Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Villanova University
La muerte de Floyd, quien era negro, desencadenó una ola de protestas masivas contra el racismo en Estados Unidos. Este es un resumen de importantes investigaciones sobre la violencia policial.
Research on racism and policing in the US, explained by the experts who study it.
Across the United States, police are shielded from both public and departmental accountability by multiple layers of contractual and legislative protections.
Muchos organismos encargados de hacer cumplir la ley no investigan adecuadamente las denuncias de mala conducta y rara vez sostienen las quejas de los ciudadanos. Las sanciones disciplinarias son pocas y se reservan para los casos más atroces.
De nombreux organismes chargés de l’application de la loi n’enquêtent pas de manière adéquate sur les allégations de mauvaise conduite et ne reçoivent que rarement des plaintes de citoyens.
Many law enforcement agencies fail to adequately investigate misconduct allegations and rarely sustain citizen complaints. Disciplinary sanctions are few and reserved for the most egregious cases.
Nearly two-thirds of incarcerated mothers have never received a visit from their children. A scholar who studies women in prison explains the barriers that families face and how they might be removed.
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