Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
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Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.
The type of life and professional experience a police chief has can influence how their departments react to protests, new research finds.
Negative perceptions of police professionalism and corruption go hand in hand with low public trust in the police, poor marks on government performance, and citizens’ sense of insecurity.
A major concern is whether the recent attacks In Sierra Leone will encourage further division and tension in the country.
The very low public trust in the Ghanaian police suggests a crisis of legitimacy.
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
Nigeria’s new police chief needs fresh ideas to confront old challenges.
Montréal’s response to a new report on racial profiling shows little appetite for change.
I’ve interviewed disaffected people across French suburbs. Their anger has been mounting for years.
Indigenous people shouldn’t have to fear police who are supposed to protect them but instead still act as judge, jury and executioner.
There have been longstanding calls for police and governments to collect and share data about incidents where the use of force caused injury and death to civilians.
The criminalisation of same-sex sexual relations among consenting adults in Kenya worsens social disparities and inequalities.
There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
Political protests in Kenya have become insular, sectarian, tribal and unashamedly personality driven.
Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for safety.
Jurors can perceive events in a video in different ways – one of which depends on how the evidence is presented in court, a media scholar explains.
Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities and can cause numerous adverse effects, including depression, anxiety and trauma.
Police departments have faced recruitment and retention problems since the 2020 George Floyd protests. It has meant some agencies have had to lower standards to attract new officers.
The officers charged in the murder of a Black man in Memphis, Tenn., were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history.
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Senior lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Assistant Professor in Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Post Doctorate Researcher under the DANIDA funded project on security, sustainable growth and peace in Uganda., University of Copenhagen
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg
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Associate Professor of Teaching, Wayne State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina
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Principal Policy Analyst, Governance Department, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Clinical Instructor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Sociology, Norwich University
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Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor, Organizational Behaviour, Athabasca University
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Assistant Professor of Argumentation & Advocacy, Emerson College
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Lecturer in criminology, Edinburgh Napier University
