Giving police military gear doesn't reduce crime or keep officers safer – but it does hurt citizens' trust of the police, and for good reason.
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A decadeslong process of recruiting a more diverse police force has led to more peaceful communities and widespread, bipartisan trust in policing in Northern Ireland.
Scholars who study policing explain what they have found that could help reduce police prejudice and violence.
Across the United States, police are shielded from both public and departmental accountability by multiple layers of contractual and legislative protections.
Police forces across the country now have access to surveillance technologies that were recently available only to national intelligence services. The digitization of bias and abuse of power followed.
Research on excessive use of force by police and the sociological context and psychological characteristics of killer cops point to useful policy measures.
Representation alone cannot fix racism. But when deployed appropriately, it can provide reassurance and support to communities of colour.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
The militarization of local police departments has been associated with an increase in police violence against citizens.
In spite of numerous reforms, it is evident that various forms of misconduct are interpreted as a part of everyday police work
A sociologist spent time as a volunteer firefighter – and learned more about how institutional culture can shape a person's behavior.
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against African Americans.
As the service becomes more professional and diverse, the less it can be influenced by boys' clubs.
Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
Crime data reflect only what crimes are identified by the police – not all the crimes that occur. So decisions based on crime data are necessarily biased and incompletely informed.
Famously freewheeling -- but also violent and unequal -- Rio de Janeiro has elected a right-wing former pentecostal bishop as mayor. What's at stake for this 'gay, black and tolerant' Brazilian city?
The shooting of yet another black American by police in North Carolina ignited a tinderbox of deep anger and resentment.
A scholar of visual culture sees a transition happening online as the alt-right reinterprets images of police shootings to push back against the gains made by Black Lives Matter.
Violent cops are just playing by the rules American society has created for them. It's time to change the rules.
Reform of police departments must include a reexamination of why cops and civilians come in contact so frequently in the first place.
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Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Assistant Professor of Politics, Pomona College
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Principal Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Coastal Georgia
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Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Coventry University
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Practitioner Fellow in Policing, Liverpool John Moores University
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Coordinator, Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship (CESeC), Universidade Candido Mendes
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Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona
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Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Michigan State University
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Ph.D. Student in Communications, Columbia University
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Assistant Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
