Black Lives Matter protests often pitted demonstrators against police − but not in every city.
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The type of life and professional experience a police chief has can influence how their departments react to protests, new research finds.
Senegalese police rank among the worst for brutality against protesters.
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Negative perceptions of police professionalism and corruption go hand in hand with low public trust in the police, poor marks on government performance, and citizens’ sense of insecurity.
Supporters of President Julius Maada Bio celebrate his re-election in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 27 June 2023.
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A major concern is whether the recent attacks In Sierra Leone will encourage further division and tension in the country.
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The very low public trust in the Ghanaian police suggests a crisis of legitimacy.
About 68% of Philadelphia police wear body cameras, but the footage is rarely made public.
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The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
Nigeria’s new police chief must continue to enforce discipline within the police.
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Nigeria’s new police chief needs fresh ideas to confront old challenges.
A police cruiser is shown in a Montréal park in September 2020.
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Montréal’s response to a new report on racial profiling shows little appetite for change.
The mother of Nahel, who was shot dead by police in Nanterre, leads a rally in is name.
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I’ve interviewed disaffected people across French suburbs. Their anger has been mounting for years.
Margaret Verna Umpherville, mother of Boden Umpherville, reacts during a news conference in Saskatoon in April 2023.
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Indigenous people shouldn’t have to fear police who are supposed to protect them but instead still act as judge, jury and executioner.
A woman holds a sign during a demonstration calling for police accountability in Vancouver in May 2020.
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There have been longstanding calls for police and governments to collect and share data about incidents where the use of force caused injury and death to civilians.
Activists agitate for equal rights for all in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2020.
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The criminalisation of same-sex sexual relations among consenting adults in Kenya worsens social disparities and inequalities.
Journalists take cover during March 2023 protests in Kenya.
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There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
Protesters face off with an anti-riot police officer in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2023.
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Political protests in Kenya have become insular, sectarian, tribal and unashamedly personality driven.
Kenyans protest against police extrajudicial killings in Nairobi in December 2022.
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Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for safety.
Video footage of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols may be key to any criminal trial.
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Jurors can perceive events in a video in different ways – one of which depends on how the evidence is presented in court, a media scholar explains.
A portrait of Tyre Nichols at the entrance of the church where his funeral was held in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 1, 2023.
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Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities and can cause numerous adverse effects, including depression, anxiety and trauma.
Dwindling numbers means more inexperienced officers.
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Police departments have faced recruitment and retention problems since the 2020 George Floyd protests. It has meant some agencies have had to lower standards to attract new officers.
Members of Memphis’ SCORPION unit were behind the brutal beating of a suspect.
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The officers charged in the murder of a Black man in Memphis, Tenn., were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history.
A 21-year-old woman demonstrates outside the White House over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023.
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In the face of violent crime, both real and imagined, too many U.S. police forces adhere to racist philosophies about rooting out ‘internal enemies’ as they did hundreds of years ago.
Officers gather for a funeral service for a constable who’d been in a coma for 30 years in Victoria in April 2018.
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A pervasive history of bullying and sexual misconduct plagues law enforcement agencies and illustrates the failure of police forces to police themselves.