Essays about: "police violence"

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1. 1. State Repression of Black Dissent in the USA : A Comparative Analysis of the Black Panther Party and the Movement for Black Lives

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Siri Stanowsky; [2023]
   Keywords : Black Panther Party; Black Lives Matter; state repression; police brutality; media framing; surveillance;

   Abstract : This comparative analysis explores the state repression experienced by The Black Panther Party, which was active mainly during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the currently biggest movement for racial equality in the US, the Movement for Black Lives. Using Conflict Theory and Critical Race Theory the research asks two research questions: How has state repression changed from the Black Panther Party to the Movement for Black Lives? and What are possible explanations for this change? This thesis aims to shed light on state repression in relation to movements focused on black rights and equality. READ MORE

3. 2. I am ashamed that I reacted rudely to my colleague – my harasser: : A qualitative study of attribution of responsibility for harassment in metoo testimonies from the Swedish police

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Surabhi Mishra; [2023]
   Keywords : #nödvärn; #metoo; testimonies; Swedish police; sexual harassment; IPA; power relations; experience of harassed; attribution of responsibility;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis studies testimonies gathered by the #nödvärn initiative – the metoo call from2017 by the Swedish police department for their current and former employees, as well as traineesand students. The thesis contributes to filling an existing research gap about sexualharassment/violence from the perspective of the harassed/victim, by analyzing their description oftheir own experiences and how they attribute responsibility for the harassment. READ MORE

4. 3. The conceptions of the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic had on intimate partner violence in Greece. : A Systematic Literature Review

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Socialt arbete

   Author : Paola Karina Martinez Pantoja; Sultana Aga; [2023]
   Keywords : intimate partner violence; IPV; COVID-19; gender-based violence; GBV; Greece;

   Abstract : Intimate partner violence was one of the major social issues during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece. During the pandemic, the cases of intimate partner violence seemed to increase in terms of women coming forward to report the abuse but also in media exposure. READ MORE

5. 4. Racist Police Practices, Mobilities, and the Production of Urban Space : Power, Resistance, and Subjectification in the City of Malmö

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   Author : Elvira Grahn; [2023]
   Keywords : Racial profiling; racialization; racist police practices; geopolicing; space; mobility; power and resistance; subjectification; Rasprofilering; rasifiering; mobilitet; rasistiska polispraktiker;

   Abstract : This study aims to explore the relationship between racist police practices and the production of space in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Acknowledging the systemic inequalities inherent in Nordic welfarism and how past Swedish colonialist efforts inform such systems, it presupposes that racist police practices should be considered structural rather than dependent on individual actors. READ MORE

6. 5. “License to Kill” : Germany’s Protection of Police Violence

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Fatma Dawi; [2023]
   Keywords : Human Rights; Police; Violence; Minorities; Clan Criminality; Legislation; Prosecution;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the challenges that are encountered in the prosecution of police officers, and how they influence socio-legal issues. The paper will focus on German law enforcement and cases involving human rights violations. READ MORE