Canadian cities continue to over-invest in policing, researcher says
Year-end debates about 2024 budgets have already begun across Canada, with cities like Waterloo and Ottawa proposing spikes in police budgets.
Year-end debates about 2024 budgets have already begun across Canada, with cities like Waterloo and Ottawa proposing spikes in police budgets.
Political science
Nov 15, 2023
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First Nations people, please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.
Archaeology
Nov 14, 2023
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The relationship between Ghanaian citizens and officers of its police service is a tenuous one. Recent reports by the research network Afrobarometer show a decline in trust between citizens and officers amid complaints of ...
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2023
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A systematic review that analyzed the results of published studies concluded that school-based law enforcement (SBLE)—having sworn law enforcement officers stationed in schools on at least a part-time basis—is likely ...
Education
Nov 8, 2023
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CEOs are increasingly participating in sociopolitical debates. However, their efforts can be ineffective, or even backfire, if consumers view the statements as unauthentic, according to a new international study.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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Drug detection dogs are a street-level policing strategy that has now been used in Australia for more than 25 years.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2023
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Using anonymized smartphone data from nearly 10,000 police officers in 21 large U.S. cities, research from Indiana University finds officers on patrol spend more time in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2023
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A two-part training designed to help police officers recognize their implicit bias, revealed some behavior improvement and lowered citizen discrimination complaints in a controlled study. While a small study involving one ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2023
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In March 1976, American Leonard Mack was convicted of sexual assault and holding two female victims at gunpoint. In September 2023, Mack's wrongful conviction was finally overturned by a New York judge on his 72nd birthday ...
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2023
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by New Zealand police is putting the spotlight on policing tactics in the 21st century.
Political science
Oct 13, 2023
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