Allegations of racist conduct among police forces have led to numerous calls for reform, most of which fail to address the core issues.
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Our research found that while ShotSpotter may have benefits for improved detection and response, it offers little benefit for enforcement and clearance and did not reduce gunshot victimization.
Stephen Lawrence was murdered 30 years ago, but new developments remind us how much impact the case still has today.
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits Canadian police from using excessive force and conducting unreasonable searches. But research has found many cases of police violating the Charter.
The Stephen Lawrence inquiry and subsequent Macpherson Report led to changes in how police deal with the family of murder victims.
The Toronto Police Service chief apologized to the public for the findings of an investigation that demonstrated the Toronto police’s excessive use of force on racialized residents.
I was part of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry into police race discrimination. The new drama is a reminder of how far we still have to go to tackle institutional racism.
A documentary series aimed to spark national conversation about criminalising coercive control. However, it highlighted power imbalances in conversations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women.
Scholars of policing, law, race and Minnesota history explain the landmark guilty verdicts handed down in the trial for the murder of George Floyd.
Racism was an early hallmark of the New Jersey State Police, and remains challenging for police agencies in the 21st century.
In the early hours of Feb. 10, 1971, heavily armed officers moved in on a house occupied by Black Panther activists – marking a policing trajectory toward a more militarized response to Black activism.
Scholars who study policing explain what they have found that could help reduce police prejudice and violence.
Recording and bearing witness to a Black person’s death from police violence is in itself traumatizing.
Algorithms can take much of the hard work out of tough decisions. But to avoid problems like the Robodebt debacle or unfair parole rulings, we need to ensure machines operate with human-like ethics.
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Professor of Indigenous Health, Executive Director, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Project Advisor, Carumba Institute, Queensland University of Technology
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Indigenist Health Humanities Academic Director, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer In Public Policy, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward's University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, West Virginia University
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Sessional Instructor, Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, McMaster University
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Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
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