Machine learning is helping police work out what people on the run now look like: The Italian police recently arrested Matteo Messina Denaro, the alleged leader of the Sicilian Mafia who has been on the run since 1993. To aid in the search, the Carabinieri issued an artificially aged image to show what he might …
The Met police force is too big to govern – here’s how it should be broken up: In the two weeks since an officer in London’s Metropolitan Police admitted to being a serial rapist, politicians and commentators have called for the Met to undergo “root-and-branch” reform. Beyond the abhorrent case of the now-former police constable …
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David Carrick: the vetting processes that missed a serial rapist in the Met police: Ian_Stewart / Shutterstock A few weeks ago, I wrote for The Conversation to try to explain why so many men get away with rape. It is now clear that one of those men was a London police officer, PC David Carrick. …
Many Kenyans have embraced vigilante cops – an ineffective police force is to blame: Studies show that people belonging to marginalised groups are disproportionately affected by police brutality. Neil Thomas/Corbis via Getty Images In March 2017, Ahmed Rashid, a Kenyan police officer, shot and killed two unarmed teenagers accused of theft. They had surrendered and …
Why do so many men get away with rape? Police officers, survivors, lawyers and prosecutors on the scandal that shames the justice system: Today in England and Wales, an estimated 300 women will be raped. About 170 of those cases will be reported to the police. But only three are likely to make it to …
Facial recognition: why we shouldn’t ban the police from using it altogether: 100% accurate? varuna The UK police are being accused of breaking ethical standards by using live facial recognition technology to help fight crime. A recent report by the University of Cambridge into trials of the technology by forces in London and south Wales …
Police officer resignations have risen by 72% in the last year – we asked former officers why: Brian A Jackson / Shutterstock Policing has long been known as a “job for life”. With low rates of leaving and high rates of loyalty, a career of 30 years or more was very much the norm. However, …
Kenya: police killings point to systemic rot and a failed justice system: Kenyans protest against extrajudicial killings in Nairobi’s Mathare area on 13 April 2022. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Barely a month into office, President William Ruto of Kenya ordered the disbandment of a special police unit placed at the centre of a widening …
Nyege Nyege music festival in Uganda is back on – but morality police are watching: GettyImages First staged in 2015, the globally touted Nyege Nyege Festival in Uganda is a four-day dance party and a major tourism drawcard that caters to lovers of electronic dance music. After a three-year break due to COVID-19, the 2022 …
Making public sexual harassment a crime could help increase reports – but can women trust police to follow through?: Tero Vesalainen / Shutterstock The horrifying murders of Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, Bobbi-Anne McLeod, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman were each reminders of the worst case scenario women fear when experiencing unwanted attention from men in …
How Nairobi police failures let people get away with murder: A protest against police brutality outside parliament buildings in Nairobi. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images At least one person gets killed every two days in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Most of these cases either go unreported or are never resolved. Only 94 murder cases were …
The police won’t acknowledge institutional racism in their race action plan — here’s why that matters: Ian_Stewart / Shutterstock In light of racially disproportionate stop and search practices, the case of Child Q and other accusations of misconduct, police in England and Wales are under pressure to address racism in their ranks. But their plan …
Pakistan: new government must tackle police corruption and killings: Police detain supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan at a rally in April 2022. Reuters/Alamy By the time Imran Khan’s government fell in late March 2022, it showed an an abysmal track record of unfulfilled promises, especially on badly needed reforms to address the …
Why the police in England and Wales must do more than just learn lessons: The public needs to know how the police draws the line between learning from their mistakes and sanctioning those officers who offend. Sandor Szmutko | Shutterstock Police accountability is crucial to trust and confidence in the police. Quite what form that …
Boris Johnson fined by police over partygate – what happens next?: After months of dodging the issue, it appears that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in fact break his own emergency laws during COVID restrictions. The police have fined Johnson, his wife Carrie and – in a new twist to the story – Chancellor …
Nigerian police: why improving public trust has proven difficult: Hakeem Odumosu, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, addressing journalists during a protest in Lagos. Adeyinka Yusuf/Majority World/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) Policing plays a vital role in maintaining law and order in any society. Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts …
Just Stop Oil: how mediation between climate activists and police could help with escalating protests: Florian Reichelt/Centre for Good Relations, Author provided Just Stop Oil activists have glued themselves to roads, climbed atop oil tankers and attached themselves to the goalposts of a Premier League football match. They demand that the government halt all new …