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Research shows that police forces struggle to learn lessons from their mistakes.
Statistics on rape and sexual assault show an abysmal prosecution rate, and that cases can drag on for years.
The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
Reports of misogynistic behaviour by police and within their ranks have roots in workplace culture.
Why will calling someone a liar get you thrown out of the UK parliamentary debates, but using defamatory language might not?
Police officers are tasked with summarising accounts of violent incidents. And the language they use is extremely important.
Just three big developers are being paid tens of millions of pounds to supply the majority of these UK systems.
The UK government is granting sweeping powers to officers to search people without reasonable suspicion they’ve committed a crime.
Turnout in the first votes was just 15% and barely rose in the next. Now a third election looms.
A lack of emotional support within the police is leading to PTSD and burnout.
Police forces need to negotiate with communities to win back trust or risk getting trapped in a cycle of violence.
Our findings on stop and account and vehicle stop checks potentially shine a light on why these powers may disproportionately affect black people.
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.
The prestige the role of detective once had has been eroded and needs to be restored.
The detective turned criminologist who was sent to help Portuguese police in 2007 says he had misgivings as to how the most basic of tasks were being carried out.
Representation alone cannot fix racism. But when deployed appropriately, it can provide reassurance and support to communities of colour.
History shows us that when police forces apply the rules unevenly, some groups are hit harder than others.
Police crackdown operations are likely to exacerbate the structural inequalities that can influence criminality in the first place.
Laws against ‘revenge porn’, upskirting, deepfake pornography are piecemeal, and a review will take years to conduct. Here are three things government can do now to support victims.
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton
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PhD Candidate in in Forensic Psychology, Bournemouth University
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Professor in Criminology, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Policing, Liverpool John Moores University
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Assistant Professor, Durham University
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Professor of Policing Practice, Loughborough University
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Director of Pro Bono and Employability, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in American History, University of the West of England
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Visiting Research Fellow, School of Law, University of Leeds
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Professor of Sociology, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Coventry University
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Chair of the Policing Institute for the Eastern Region, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Bristol
