Polling carried out in January 2021 by Portland Communications on behalf of the University of Birmingham has found that nearly four fifths (79%) of police officers in the UK believe that character and virtues is a central ...
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Feb 12, 2021
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The recent killings of Black Americans have reignited calls for policing reform, including proposals to diversify police departments, which have historically been made up of white, male officers. Yet, few studies have examined ...
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Feb 11, 2021
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A Simon Fraser University study on public perceptions of police officers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) during the current pandemic finds that most PPE renders positive perceptions of police, while some equipment, ...
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Jan 13, 2021
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Some police departments in the United States continue to teach officers that neck restraints are a safe method for controlling agitated or aggressive people, but that's a dangerous myth, according to a Viewpoint written by ...
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Dec 28, 2020
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When the British politician Dawn Butler was stopped by police while travelling in a friend's car earlier this year, she accused the police of institutional racism. The same thing happened to Olympic athlete Bianca Williams ...
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Nov 16, 2020
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Six days after a prone and restrained George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien dismissed charges that racism is rampant among police by arguing that "a few ...
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Nov 11, 2020
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In a new research paper published in Police Quarterly, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs Assistant Professor Paul Taylor found officers can significantly improve shoot/no-shoot decisions by simply lowering ...
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Oct 5, 2020
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A recent analysis published in Campbell Systematic Reviews indicates that body cameras worn by police do not have clear or consistent effects on officers' use of force, arrests, or other activities. Nor do they have significant ...
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Sep 10, 2020
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A new paper in The Economic Journal finds that bus drivers are more likely to let white riders ride for free and less likely to let Black riders ride without paying the fee.
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Sep 2, 2020
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Two contrasting perspectives have emerged in response to recent calls to "defund" police. One perspective—espoused by some activists on the political left—holds that policing is fatally broken, cannot be fixed through ...
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Aug 5, 2020
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