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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"police abuse"”.
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The thick blue wall: a socio-historical analysis of police accountability in the Republic of Ireland
The powers afforded to public police in liberal democratic societies to perform their functions of investigating crime and maintaining social order, inherently raise tensions concerning the use of those powers, conflicts with the liberty of citizens, and accountability for these powers. 1n the …
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To trust or not to trust: Examining trust and perceptions of police in the United States
… with the acquittals or the failure to charge in police abuse of force incidents, such as Alton Sterling has contributed to the erosion in the level of trust individuals have in law enforcement. This dissertation examines the factors that contribute to the level of trust one has in law …
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Governing bodies through space, governing space through bodies: Police power, planning, and race in Central Atlanta
… planning and cognate disciplines identify the police as agents in urban social cleansing, social stratification, and segregation. Yet these studies 1) largely portray the police as a singular, monolithic entity, focusing on patrol police exercising violence and arrest in order to sort …
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Whistleblowing and Moral Dilemmas in Policing: An Analysis of Police Culture and the 'Blue Code of Silence'
This thesis explores police officers’ moral experience with the ‘blue code of silence’ and whistleblowing relating to corruption, misconduct and abuses of civilians. The interview responses of five (5) Canadian police officers is presented and examined using a meta-analytical approach of symbolic …