Finding the Right Words
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06443-4
Abstract: On May 25, 2020, George Floyd screamed out for his dead mother minutes before he died while being choked under the knee a Minneapolis police officer. His once vibrant life was snuffed out and reduced… read more here.
Keywords: police brutality; racism; george floyd;
Institutionalized Police Brutality: Torture, the Militarization of Security, and the Reform of Inquisitorial Criminal Justice in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1017/s0003055420000520
Abstract: How can societies restrain their coercive institutions and transition to a more humane criminal justice system? We argue that two main factors explain why torture can persist as a generalized practice even in democratic societies:… read more here.
Keywords: police brutality; criminal justice; inquisitorial criminal; militarization ... See more keywords
Reign of terror: A review of police brutality on Nigerian youth by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)
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DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2021.1947863
Abstract: Few days after Nigeria attained the sexagenarian status on October 1, 2020, the country has once again become a subject of unusual discourse both home and abroad. This is due to the protests by dis... read more here.
Keywords: reign terror; police brutality; review police; review ... See more keywords
Do Police Brutality Stories Reduce 911 Calls? Reassessing an Important Criminological Finding
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DOI: 10.1177/0003122419895254
Abstract: This comment reassesses the prominent claim from Desmond, Papachristos, and Kirk (2016) (DPK) that 911 calls plummeted—and homicides surged—because of a police brutality story in Milwaukee (the Jude story). The results in DPK depend on… read more here.
Keywords: brutality stories; story; police brutality; jude story ... See more keywords