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.
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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.
The city’s street trading management approach is mainly restrictive. Relocations, harassment and confiscation of of traders’ stock are common.
Perceptions that South African police treat people disrespectfully, lack impartiality or transparency, and are prone to brutality
undermine public confidence in them.
The Buhari government has a long way to go in its anti-corruption battle as seen in the latest Transparency International rankings.
When Matthew Condon began writing about corruption in Queensland he discovered that members of his own family had cameos in the narrative.
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Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Excellence in Policing & Public Safety Program, University of South Carolina
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