Tag: Policing
Opinion: Policing Has No Place in Mental Health Support
by Ed Kiely
The police play a disproportionate role in the UK's mental health system, replicating the same violent, racist logics that underpin its work. Far from expanding its role, not only the institution, but the very act of policing must be abolished, argues Ed Kiely.
Long Read: Why Do the Police Exist?
by Connor Woodman
Long read: When and why were police forces first invented? Connor Woodman takes a look - and argues that far from protecting communities from ‘crime’, the police’s role has always been to control and discipline the working class.
Opinion: Defund, Disband and Start Again: What Exactly Is Minneapolis Planning to Do With Its Police Force?
by Alex S Vitale
Opinion: Filth: Disease, Drugs or Looting – Brutal Policing is Always Framed As Protecting ‘the Public’ From Infection
by Eleanor Penny
The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
Aaron Bastani interviews author of 'The End of Policing', Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it.
The Bastani Factor: The End of Policing With Alex Vitale
The killing of George Floyd has catalysed a wave of protest across the United States, with police violence central to the message of the powerful #BlackLivesMatter movement. Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done […]
Report: BAME People Are More Likely to Have Been Fined for Breaking Lockdown Across the Country, FOI Data Shows
by Nic Murray
ACFM: #ACFM Trip 4: Love and Hate
The Lockdown: Deaths in State Custody 2: INQUEST
The Lockdown: The Lockdown: Gangs and Violence: What’s Going On?
Hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Patrick Williams, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, about the media and government focus on ‘gangs’, how this relates to the reality of violence and the impact this has on black and minority ethnic communities in Britain.
Novara FM: Lights in the Distance: Migration in Europe
The Lockdown: WTF Is Prison Even For?
The War on Terror Isn’t Making Us Safer
Dr David Wearing explains why British foreign policy regarding Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen isn’t making us any safer.