Police Crimes and Power Abuses

2018 ◽  
pp. 113-138
Author(s):  
Max Felker-Kantor
Keyword(s):  
Civilian Control ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Civilian Review ◽  
Communities Of Color ◽  
Community Oriented Policing ◽  
Black Mayors ◽  
Human Relations Training ◽  
New Phase ◽  
Police Abuse

Reflecting broader trends in cities that had elected black mayors in the 1970s, Tom Bradley’s politics rested on a belief that law enforcement could provide equitable police service by committing to pluralist policies that were responsive to all city residents. As this chapter shows, however, reforms, such as diversifying the department, enhancing human relations training, and adopting community-oriented policing, provided only a semblance of civilian control of the police. As the police continued to aggressively police communities of color, it produced a new phase of anti–police abuse organizing, led by the Coalition against Police Abuse (CAPA), calling for an end to police crimes and power abuses. Some of the most notable demands were for an end to the use of the chokehold and for a police civilian review board.

Evaluation of human relations training programs.

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Lukas ◽  
Arthur S. Blaiwes ◽  
Dennis Weller
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Human Relations Training

scholarly journals An Overview of the Impact of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) In Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Ogbette, Afamefuna Samuel ◽  
Idam, Macben Otu ◽  
Kareem, Akeem Olumide
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Service Commission ◽  
Hard Drugs ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria. It solely depended on the secondary source for information. SARS is one of the Nigeria Police Force units that is saddled with the responsibility of fighting crime in the society; specifically, robbery and kidnapping. The impact was examined in two ways: Positive and Negative impact. From the positive point of view, SARS has been able to reduce robbery and kidnapping to an extent but unfortunately, people now use them as bodyguards to intimidate, suppress, and harass other people. From our findings, SARS tortures people mercilessly, extort, beat, kill and jail people who are not forthcoming with their demands. It was also discovered that, most of them lacks orientation on human relation which is a big gap the Nigeria Police Force need to cover by re-orienting them. Again, it was discovered that some of the personnel smoke and drink. They are often intoxicated while on duty, wielding sophisticated guns. From the study, the following recommendations were made: control measures should be put in place for SARS to be stopped from torturing people. They should equally be stopped from extorting, beating, killing (except in a battle ground) and framing people up just to be jailed. Investigative jobs as that of SARS should be exclusively for graduates in the Police Service. Again, the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Police Service Commission need to often re-orient these officers on human relations. Finally, officers caught drinking or smoking (especially hard drugs) on duty should be properly dealt with to serve as a deterrent to others.

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