Month: May 2025
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Assessing the Effect of Gender and Diversity on the Traditional Police Culture
Abstract: Women remain underrepresented in policing, and their effect on the traditional police culture remains understudied. The current study combines survey data from the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) and National Police Platform to examine differences between the cultural attitudes of women and men, and whether larger proportions of women within law enforcement…
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Supreme Court broadens standard for unreasonable force claims against police
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier to bring unreasonable force claims against police, ruling unanimously that courts should examine the circumstances beyond the split seconds when an officer fears for their safety in deciding whether they can be tried for unreasonable force. Full story: Supreme Court broadens standard for unreasonable force claims against…