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Violence in Blue | Patrick Ball | Granta Magazine
What Are Rappers Really Saying About The Police?
What Are Rappers Really Saying About The Police?.
After an analysis of a random sample of hip-hop songs released on platinum-selling albums between 2000 and 2010, Steinmetz and Henderson concluded that the main law enforcement-related themes in hip-hop are not pleasure and pride in aggressive and criminal acts, but the unfairness of the criminal justice system and the powerlessness felt by those targeted by it.
Lyrics about law enforcement, for example, frequently portrayed cops as predators exercising an illegitimate power. Imprisonment, likewise, was blamed for weakening familial and community relationships and described a modern method of oppression.
Use of drones by Seattle police strikes a nerve | Local News | The Seattle Times
The Tyee – Police Departments Won’t Say if They Use Cellphone ID Tech
The Tyee – Police Departments Won’t Say if They Use Cellphone ID Tech
“The technology would capture information from people who are not targets of investigations and would allow the police to build lists of everyone at a rally or a meeting, he said.”
Are BC police chiefs evading the law? | Focus Online
Algorithm Aims To Predict Crime By Tracking Mobile Phones – Forbes
Algorithm Aims To Predict Crime By Tracking Mobile Phones – Forbes
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Creative Interventions Toolkit | Community Accountability
Creative Interventions Toolkit | Community Accountability
from Billy. “Organizations that deal with domestic violence and sexual assault generally view violence as an individual problem or rely on the police and criminal justice system as a solution. We wanted to turn back to our communities and strengthen community-based systems to resist violence in all of its forms.”