Racism is not only a set of individual prejudices or isolated acts of violence. It is a multisensory, structural system that shapes how minorities experience the world, both enabled and reinforced by institutional failures.
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Asian Americans have drawn parallels between today’s attacks on Latinos and a historically exclusive immigration policy that favors some families over others.
A mass train stabbing in the UK has spurred a vigorous debate about releasing the racial and nationality details of suspects of crimes.
US election coverage often portrays rural America as entirely white and conservative. This narrow view obscures the issues that matter to other voters.
The past 300 years show us that shoplifting is a crime rooted in complex societal as well as economic issues. But who deserves our sympathy: the robbers or the robbed?
A collection of essays, edited by a former Queensland police officer, contains eyewitness accounts of systemic racism, homophobia, misogyny and institutionalised toxicity.
Two new laws with major implications for how AI is used in society are being considered in Canada. Both lack protections for the public from the harms of AI, including racial profiling by police.
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.
The Proud Boys are more of a loosely affiliated street gang than they are a unified right-wing militia, researchers say. But police ignore the threats from these groups, and their threats grow.
Canada must reflect on the profound consequences of over-surveillance on the freedoms of religion, expression and association — particularly for Muslim Canadians — and their impact on equality.
Montréal’s response to a new report on racial profiling shows little appetite for change.
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.
Like many large institutions, the Met remains in denial about the scale of its racism problem. The Casey review falls short in its recommendations for how to address it.
A recent study highlights how mass surveillance of Muslim communities by Canadian intelligence is based on racist stereotypes about Muslims.
The greedy tendencies of police departments help illustrate why public police funding is a major problem today in Canada and the United States.
My profiling experience left me questioning how I am viewed in wider society.
Injustices towards the Palestinians’ struggle don’t stop at the borders of Gaza or the boundaries of East Jerusalem. Across Canada, the atmosphere is menacing for those who speak up for justice.
New research on Wisconsin’s changing demographics suggests that racial integration and political polarization were a combustible combination in Kenosha, where violence erupted in August.
It is not just policing agencies that have a systemic racism problem, Canadian prisons do too
Research on excessive use of force by police and the sociological context and psychological characteristics of killer cops point to useful policy measures.
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