People in West Yorkshire have voted for a new regional mayor – which includes the role of Police and Crime Commissioner. With the incoming regional mayor, and the current conversations around policing (heightened especially in light of the recent attempt at passing the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill through parliament) – we think thisContinue reading “How will the new West Yorkshire mayor address the needs of the community?”
Tag Archives: Policing
RJN’s long read on the Policing Bill: The Impact on West Yorkshire and beyond
Earlier this month, the much anticipated Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was published by the Home Office
COVID-19 penalty functions added to police mobiles
Cross-posted with the Stop The Scan campaign on 9th June In yet another alarming development the police use of Motorola’s PRONTO software (Police Reporting and Notebook Organiser, PRONTO) which includes the biometric fingerprint scanning app has been updated with COVID-19 penalty functions. This is the result of the emergency police powers granted by the newContinue reading “COVID-19 penalty functions added to police mobiles”
We Still Can’t Breathe: Channeling Our Rage to Action
The oppression and destruction of Black and Brown bodies is global. The use of state forces against the most marginalised is global. The narrative of white liberals believing that we’re somehow better than the US is false and self deceiving
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