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Allegations of racist conduct among police forces have led to numerous calls for reform, most of which fail to address the core issues.
The Met has seen several high profile cases of police misconduct in recent years.
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.
Montréal’s response to a new report on racial profiling shows little appetite for change.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has been hearing about racial profiling and other abuses of power from police. There are calls for an independent body to investigate police misconduct.
Chan had been subjected to a pattern of abuse by senior members of the Vancouver police force starting when she was being recruited to the department.
Shielding police from accountability can only lead to more brutality, misconduct – and multimillion-dollar settlements.
Brenda Lucki’s retirement will change the person in charge of the RCMP. But the organization’s deeper structural problems cannot be fixed with a change at the top.
A policing expert on how ‘bad apples’ are supposed to be vetted and dealt with in UK police forces.
Upcoming changes to how complaints against Ontario police officers are processed will make it even harder to monitor human rights violations by police.
A host of problems are behind police failures, including poor evidence gathering and the mistreatment of witnesses.
The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
Research on racism and policing in the US, explained by the experts who study it.
The system for investigating police misconduct, corruption and criminality in Victoria is hopelessly flawed. A culture of integrity within police will take time to build.
Research reveals how police officers abuse their position for sexual gain. While most are disciplined or dismissed, forces must do more to tackle the issue.
To use body cameras effectively, police need to be guided by law, not policy.
Across the United States, police are shielded from both public and departmental accountability by multiple layers of contractual and legislative protections.
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.
No ‘blue wall of silence:’ A military lawyer explains why the US armed forces take accountability and justice seriously.
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