CRI210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Police Legitimacy, Predictive Policing, New Media
10 Oct 2016
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Cri210 lecture 4 october 3rd 2016 guest lecturer major issues in policing policing accountability. Police have a lot of discretionary power in their discretion. Key defining aspect of policing has a use of deadly force. Police misconduct has been an issue for a long time but the issues viewed have pushed that debate rapidly over the past few years. Key example) shootings of black men and women in america. 2013 unarmed black man trey shot by george zimmermon shot trey von lead to massive protests: zimmermon was in the end acquitted, the movement around this has resulted in things such as hands up don"t shoot . The foundation resulted in two key cases involving the police. Killings of eric gardner and michael brown: amplified when the killing of these men didn"t result in a charge against the officers for the murders of the men. Complete lack of transparency in the case.
