The study highlights that black individuals are over four times more likely to be subjected to Taser use. The report suggests that individual officer decisions are not the leading cause of this racial disparity.
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Taser research opportunity from Staffordshire University
Commissioned by the College of Policing, funded by the NPCC and MOPAC, running for one year. This project will run for one year to March 2023 led by Keele University and the University College of London.
They could not breathe : Families of men who died in custody speak out
1,784 people have died in England and Wales after contact with the police since 1990 – yet no officer has been held to account. This is a very powerful piece. We are grateful to Emma Youle (HuffPost UK).
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on the UK
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has published the report on its visit to the UK, in May 2019, and response of UK authorities.
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