Strip searches are ineffective, unnecessary and target racialized Canadians Buurt & Bewoner, Criminaliteit, De Veilige Binnenstad, Opinie, Tools | 22 juni 2022 New race-based data released by Toronto Police Service has highlighted that nearly a third of all Indigenous people arrested were…
What’s an LRAD? Explaining the ‘sonic weapons’ police use for crowd control and communication Crises & Incidenten, Cyber & Tech, De Veilige Binnenstad | 2 maart 2022 A Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) was used by ACT officers in Canberra last week as part of the policing operation…
The occupation of NZ’s parliament grounds is a tactical challenge for police – but mass arrests are not an option Buurt & Bewoner, Crises & Incidenten, Opinie, Tools | 24 februari 2022 Policing protests during Covid is proving challenging for many forces, and the anti-vaxxers and others who have gathered at New…
Police location sites on Facebook are helping drivers avoid detection for drug driving Buurt & Bewoner, De Veilige Binnenstad, Opinie | 15 februari 2022 In Australia, a growing number of Facebook pages dedicated to identifying the locations of police traffic operations are enabling drug…
Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what’s next for policing reform Buurt & Bewoner | 17 november 2021 The killing of George Floyd and the ongoing debate about police reform pushed Minneapolis Police Department firmly into the spotlight,…
Federal police reform talks have failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success Criminaliteit, De Veilige Binnenstad, Opinie | 13 oktober 2021 Despite more than 12 months of negotiations to agree a bipartisan route for police reform in the US, talks between…
Stop and search disproportionately affects black communities – yet police powers are being extended Buurt & Bewoner, Criminaliteit, De Veilige Binnenstad, Opinie | 18 augustus 2021 The UK Government’s Beating Crime Plan unveiled last month gives police forces the option to permanently relax the rules around…
Police body cameras may provide the best evidence – but need much better regulation Criminaliteit, Cyber & Tech, Opinie, Tools | 6 juli 2021 While the potential evidential benefits of police body-worn cameras are increasingly clear, inconsistencies in their use and oversight threaten to…
New CoPaCC contact management report highlights channel trends, new tech, and Covid challenges and opportunities Cyber & Tech, De Veilige Binnenstad, Publicaties | 2 juni 2021 With growing volumes of increasingly complex demand, police contact management was already facing significant challenges before the arrival of COVID-19;…
Recruiting more women won’t solve police brutality Buurt & Bewoner, De Veilige Binnenstad, Opinie | 3 februari 2021 Debates around ‘warrior cop’ masculinity and excessive use of force in policing have continued in the wake of the death…