Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115741 total results. Showing results 79181 to 79200 «395639573958395939603961396239633964Next ›Last » How to Actually Fix America’s Police George Floyd's death is the latest in a long series of brutal encounters between the police and the people they are supposed to serve. Police abuse has targeted people of every race and class, but members of vulnerable populations and minority groups, particularly young black men, are especially at risk. The Atlantic 3/6/2020 Analysis, Feature I’m a cop. I won’t fight a ‘war’ on crime the way I fought the war on terror. The failed strategy I participated in for years as a CIA officer is not how to police people I consider my neighbors. It’s not how to police at all. The Washington Post 3/6/2020 Feature, Opinion George Floyd: Timeline of major police shooting incidents The wave of protests in the US over the killing in police custody of George Floyd are the latest outpourings of anger that have erupted after the deaths of black Americans. Here's a timeline of some of the major incidents since 2012. BBC 3/6/2020 Analysis, Feature The death of George Floyd in the USA Following the death of George Floyd, a statement from APCC Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Leads, David Munro, PCC for Surrey and Hardyal Dhindsa, PCC for Derbyshire. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 3/6/2020 News How to Count Crime: the Cambridge Harm Index Consensus Crime statistics require a radical transformation if they are to provide transparent information for the general public, as well as police operational decision-making. This statement provides a blueprint for such a transformation. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing 3/6/2020 Research article Clashes at Paris protest against racism and police violence Inspired by US demonstrations, 20,000 people defy ban to rally in streets of French capital The Guardian 3/6/2020 News George Floyd protest: halt UK riot gear sales to US police, says Labour Tory government must act as exports are prohibited if used for internal repression, says Emily Thornberry The Guardian 3/6/2020 News Met police twice as likely to fine black people over lockdown breaches – research Clear disproportionality revealed in number of police arrests and fines in London The Guardian 3/6/2020 News CDEI publishes briefing paper on facial recognition technology The CDEI has published a Snapshot briefing paper looking at the uses and potential implications of facial recognition technology’s deployment in the UK. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) 3/6/2020 News UK police stand with those appalled by George Floyd death UK police leaders have come together and published a statement about George Floyd’s death. Chief constables from forces across the country, the chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the chief executive of the College of Policing and the President of the Police Superintendents' Association have spoken following the death of George Floyd and the events that have followed in the United States. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 3/6/2020 News Recruitment for Independent Reviewer of Prevent launched The government has launched an open competition to appoint the next Independent Reviewer of Prevent. Home Office 3/6/2020 News London protest organiser says ‘racist police brutality’ more deadly than coronavirus in UK An 18 year old organiser of the London Black Lives Matter protests over the murder on George Floyd death, has said "police brutality will kill us first" before the coronavirus. Express 3/6/2020 News Snapshot Series: Facial Recognition Technology Facial recognition technology refers to algorithmic systems (and the associated hardware) that can analyse a person’s face to make claim of an identity. It is a form of biometric technology: much like a fingerprint scan finds patterns in fingerprints, facial recognition technology finds patterns in the measurements of a face to create a ‘template’ of a face, then looks for similarities between two templates. It is also a statistical system, in that it estimates this similarity with a certain degree of error. [PDF] The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) 3/6/2020 Report Independent committee review of facial biometrics for UK government calls for police transparency The UK government’s independent expert committee on AI and data-driven technology says it expects an appropriate degree of transparency from law enforcement in the country on its use of facial biometrics, according to a new report. BiometricUpdate.com 3/6/2020 News Fear, fury and a failed state: ‘Black people are hurt and killed by police without repercussions in the UK too’ The fallout from the illegal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has been felt and observed around the world. Yet the hierarchical power structures in place that allow racists to feel protected in America exist here in the UK too. As the Black Lives Matter movement demands urgent change today in London, GQ columnist and youth worker Ciaran Thapar reports on how the issues boiling over so violently in the States resonate all too keenly here GQ 3/6/2020 Feature, Opinion Police find ‘strong correlation’ between lockdown breaches and warmer weather Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Simmons said officers had adopted a proportionate approach to the punishment of coronavirus breaches. Express & Star 3/6/2020 News French police disperse crowd marking 2016 death of black man French police fired tear gas early on Wednesday to disperse protesters marking the 2016 death of a black man in a police operation that some have likened to the death of George Floyd in the United States. Reuters 3/6/2020 News Anthony Grainger: Police drop misconduct proceedings against senior officer over shooting of unarmed man Steven Heywood was accused of changing log to ‘retrospectively justify’ decision to authorise firearms operation The Independent 3/6/2020 News Black people more likely to be fined under coronavirus laws than whites, new figures show People from black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be fined under the coronavirus regulations than white people in London, new data shows. Yahoo! 3/6/2020 News Police find ‘strong correlation’ between lockdown breaches and warmer weather The UK’s largest police force has released analysis showing “a strong correlation” between lockdown breaches, hot weather and holiday periods. Aol 3/6/2020 News «395639573958395939603961396239633964Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
