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The very low public trust in the Ghanaian police suggests a crisis of legitimacy.
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has handed down a damning report into an unlawful policing strategy. It’s the latest example of First Nations children being over-policed.
Certain offences have shown increases in Victoria, NSW and Queensland over the past couple years, but the overall youth crime trend lines have been declining in the past decade.
Leonard Mack spent years in a US jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Here’s how identification procedures can, and have, led to wrongful convictions, and what can be done to prevent it.
Current laws governing policing don’t take into account the capacity of AI to process massive amounts of information quickly – leaving New Zealanders vulnerable to police overreach.
Front-line workers who support unhoused people say far from being a form of support, mixed police squads add a layer of surveillance and harassment.
Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and when the budget is tight.
While Americans tend not to use the word “peace,” and instead opt for terms like “safety and security,” their desires and fears are not so different from what people in war-torn places express.
Black youth felt their age and inexperience were often disregarded by police officers who held them wholly responsible for knowing and abiding by the law.
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
Research finds that police officers engage in discriminatory behaviours towards 2SLGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence.
Police-academic partnerships are key to the success of evidence-based policing. Growing support for coercive control legislation makes research collaboration all the more urgent.
The scourge of workplace violence necessitates a seismic shift in our perspective and response. Decisive action is required to prevent and end this crisis within the RCMP and other police forces.
Recent data from Statistics Canada shows crime rates in Canada rising. Crime has become a hot-button political issue in Canadian cities. But what does the data actually mean?
Integrated offender management is a better way of dealing with shoplifters than prison.
Post-pandemic pressures are compounding stresses cities were already facing, leading to the hollowing out of some American cities.
New research linking police and healthcare data shows that victims of domestic abuse are detectable before the involvement of the police.
Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival brings festivities and fun to the city every summer. But beyond the dances and parades, carnivals are and should be places to protest and raise awareness of injustices.
Nigeria’s new police chief needs fresh ideas to confront old challenges.
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