Brenda Lucki’s retirement will change the person in charge of the RCMP. But the organization’s deeper structural problems cannot be fixed with a change at the top.
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A policing expert on how ‘bad apples’ are supposed to be vetted and dealt with in UK police forces.
Upcoming changes to how complaints against Ontario police officers are processed will make it even harder to monitor human rights violations by police.
A host of problems are behind police failures, including poor evidence gathering and the mistreatment of witnesses.
The structural and cultural challenges that have long plagued the Met Police will take more than a new commissioner to solve.
Research on racism and policing in the US, explained by the experts who study it.
The system for investigating police misconduct, corruption and criminality in Victoria is hopelessly flawed. A culture of integrity within police will take time to build.
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.
To use body cameras effectively, police need to be guided by law, not policy.
Across the United States, police are shielded from both public and departmental accountability by multiple layers of contractual and legislative protections.
Many law enforcement agencies fail to adequately investigate misconduct allegations and rarely sustain citizen complaints. Disciplinary sanctions are few and reserved for the most egregious cases.
No ‘blue wall of silence:’ A military lawyer explains why the US armed forces take accountability and justice seriously.
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Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Villanova University
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Professor in the Program in Criminal Justice, Rutgers University
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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PhD Candidate in in Forensic Psychology, Bournemouth University
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Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California
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Principal Policy Analyst, Governance Department, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
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Professor of Policing and Security, University of South Wales
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Professor of Social Work, University of Louisville
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Senior Lecturer in Police Studies, University of Portsmouth
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