Challenges in creating humane and equitable policing: a focus on the Global South

Research Summary Police brutality is a widespread phenomenon around the world. Particularly gruesome human rights abuses in the course of policing take place in Latin America, the world's most violent region outside war zones. Democratic institutions such as competitive elections, checks and ba...

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Main Author: Magaloni Kerpel, Beatriz (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2024, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-25
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Keywords:
Global South
Body-worn cameras
Criminal Justice
Death
excessive use of lethal force
militarized security
Police violence
popular support for harsh security policies
restraining police abuse
the rule of law
Torture
War on drugs