The public needs to know how the police draws the line between learning from their mistakes and sanctioning those officers who offend.
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Research shows that police forces struggle to learn lessons from their mistakes.
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Statistics on rape and sexual assault show an abysmal prosecution rate, and that cases can drag on for years.
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The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
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Reports of misogynistic behaviour by police and within their ranks have roots in workplace culture.
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Why will calling someone a liar get you thrown out of the UK parliamentary debates, but using defamatory language might not?
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Police officers are tasked with summarising accounts of violent incidents. And the language they use is extremely important.
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Just three big developers are being paid tens of millions of pounds to supply the majority of these UK systems.
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The UK government is granting sweeping powers to officers to search people without reasonable suspicion they’ve committed a crime.
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Turnout in the first votes was just 15% and barely rose in the next. Now a third election looms.
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A lack of emotional support within the police is leading to PTSD and burnout.
Riot police block a road entrance during a rally in London in 2011.
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Police forces need to negotiate with communities to win back trust or risk getting trapped in a cycle of violence.
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Our findings on stop and account and vehicle stop checks potentially shine a light on why these powers may disproportionately affect black people.
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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.
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The prestige the role of detective once had has been eroded and needs to be restored.
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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.
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Representation alone cannot fix racism. But when deployed appropriately, it can provide reassurance and support to communities of colour.
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History shows us that when police forces apply the rules unevenly, some groups are hit harder than others.
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Police crackdown operations are likely to exacerbate the structural inequalities that can influence criminality in the first place.
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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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Delays in reporting a rape and in recording a video interview with police can have an impact on whether an investigation continues.