Militarisation and policing technologies

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Published on: 1 September 2014

Written by: Alejandro Garcia de la Garza All articles by Alejandro Garcia de la Garza

Militarisation of the police is a developing phenomenon, spreading into nominally democratic societies as the bonds...

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Published on: 14 August 2014

Written by: Matthew Harwood All articles by Matthew Harwood

Welcome to a new era of American policing, where cops increasingly see themselves as soldiers occupying enemy territory.

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Published on: 10 June 2014

Written by: Chris Jones All articles by Chris Jones

New predictive policing technologies seem to promise crime reduction. But predictive policing also threatens the...

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Published on: 5 March 2014

Written by: Andrew Smith All articles by Andrew Smith

On March 12-14 the quiet English town of Farnborough will play host to the Security & Policing conference and...

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Published on: 25 February 2014

Written by: Anna Feigenbaum All articles by Anna Feigenbaum

Scrubbing away the white-wash of 'less lethal' riot control reveals a history littered with humanitarian disasters,...

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Published on: 17 December 2013

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Film: Struggling for the right to decent housing and against the criminalisation of poverty, South African shack...

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Published on: 18 October 2013

Written by: Sarah Kinosian All articles by Sarah Kinosian

Faced with soaring levels of crime and violence, Venezuela's government continues to militarize the police. The...

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Published on: 8 August 2013

Written by: Ali Winston All articles by Ali Winston

US domestic law enforcement finds one reason after another to adopt military tactics and tougher approaches to...

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