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A police tactical team in Ferguson, Mo., responds to 2014 protests against a white officer’s killing of Michael Brown, a young Black man. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

July 2, 2020

Police with lots of military gear kill civilians more often than less-militarized officers

Casey Delehanty, Gardner-Webb University

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.

Does college hold the answer to police violence? Pacific Press/Getty Images

June 18, 2020

5 reasons police officers should have college degrees

Leana Bouffard, Iowa State University and Gaylene Armstrong, University of Nebraska Omaha

When it comes to making law enforcement professionals less likely to resort to use of force, higher education goes a long way, research shows.

The annual report from Canada’s prison watchdog paints a bleak picture of a prison system where violence between and against prisoners is concerning. (Shutterstock)

March 3, 2020

Canadian penitentiaries: Dangerous for aging and palliative prisoners

Sarah Speight, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

This year's oversight report into the penitentiary system shows that long-standing problems have become entrenched in Canada's federal prisons.

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr demonstrate against the US presence in Iraq on January 24. Ahmed Jalil/EPA

February 6, 2020

US refusal to withdraw troops from Iraq is a breach of international law

Andrew G Jones, Coventry University

Iraq has asked the US to start withdrawing troops. If it doesn't, that's a breach of international law.

A Toronto policeman is being praised for the way he apprehended a suspect who was accused of killing 10 people by driving a van onto a busy sidewalk.

April 24, 2018

Why didn’t he shoot? The Toronto cop who did everything right

Glenn Hanna, University of Guelph-Humber

The Toronto cop who apprehended the van attack suspect is being lauded internationally for refraining from using deadly force as he apprehended him. Here's how everything went right for the constable.

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