Police on standby for polling station abuse over voter ID
UK election planners are preparing for tensions at the May local elections as voters need photo identification for the first…
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The police are fuelling the dismal spectacle around Nicola Bulley
Yet again, damage is being done to women’s trust in the authorities.
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How to reform the US police – with Neil Gross
Why do the American police kill so many civilians?
Everything we think about police reform is wrong
We need to think more about who the police are, instead of solely focusing on what the police do.
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The Met Police has proved yet again it is a haven for sex offenders
David Carrick used his position to rape and abuse. Why are we surprised?
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“Woke policing” isn’t to blame for rising crime
There are quite a few police officers who could do with being a little more “woke”.
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Why the UK should legalise cannabis
Prohibition does more harm than the drug itself.
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Labour’s new mantra on crime: “punish, prevent, protect”
Steve Reed, the shadow justice secretary, promises a novel approach focused on the “trauma” that leads to offending.
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The Tories have broken Britain’s justice system – Labour can fix it
From huge court backlogs to unacceptable reoffending rates, it’s no wonder the public has lost faith in the system.
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Is this the new Policing Bill in action?
The measures were intended to improve the police’s ability to manage protests, but in reality we are seeing a restriction…
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Black British values don’t align with the Tories – or Labour
There is no such thing – is a gay, atheist man of Jamaican descent the same as a Muslim British-Somali…
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Will facial recognition regulation escape the Brexit bonfire?
The government wants to “simplify” the rules on biometric surveillance, but the UK is already under-regulating this technology.
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The real question is why it has taken so long for the Met to be put under special measures
Sarah Everard, Child Q or Bianca Williams should be reason enough.
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The Metropolitan Police protects the powerful
Power doesn’t just corrupt those at the top – it prejudices the institutions that should keep them in line too.
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Policing in America is broken
US police can’t blame being defunded for failing to solve half of 2020 murders – because it hasn’t happened.
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Now is the wrong time to give more police officers Tasers
The death of a man who fell into the Thames after being shot with a Taser brings into question police…
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I was in Dalston when police violence broke out. Here’s what I saw
An operation to check the licences and immigration status of delivery drivers quickly turned into a serious confrontation.
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How the Met lost all credibility
Most people do not trust the Metropolitan Police to properly investigate Downing Street parties.
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The Met is institutionally misogynistic. No “banter” or “bad apple” excuses can hide that
It is laughable to suggest the 19 officers who sent disturbingly sexist and racist messages are not reflective of the…
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“There was a god complex”: Adam Wagner on why Downing Street broke its own Covid rules
The No 10 parties have “all seemed egregious” to the barrister who spent two years tracking the UK’s pandemic legislation.
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