From culture shock to a lack of family support, slow progress on diversity in police recruitment reflects real challenges in a tough field.
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New research on police departments across the country reveals a significant link between the use of fatal force and college education – the more educated are less likely to use it.
Representation alone cannot fix racism. But when deployed appropriately, it can provide reassurance and support to communities of colour.
Images of South African police on social media are part of a carefully scripted performance in which the police service is heavily invested.
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Criminology, Head of the School of Law and Criminology, University of Greenwich
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Lecturer in Police Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Education, Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor, Augusta University