Live crime tracker, USA
From the University of Chicago’s Center on Public Safety and Justice the Live Crime Tracker offers in-depth information on crime, violence and victimization in cities across the United States. It includes data from 50 large cities and covers daily crime updates and crime maps plus yearly statistics and crime profiles for each of the cities. Methods […]
Racism and misogyny across public services
Public Harms: Racism and Misogyny across Public Services A report from The Fawcett Society and The Black Equity organization highlights the racism against and the invisibility of black women in policing, mental health and education systems in the UK. It makes recommendations for future action
Global policing Database
Global Policing DatabaseCreated by researchers at the University of Queensland, this free searchable resource indexes case studies of evaluations of what works in policing tactics. It includes materials published since the 1950s. It covers staffing, police use of technology, law and policy
National Archives: Sexuality and gender identity history
A guide on research on gender and sexuality in the UK National Archives. Emphasis is on their holdings of government, legal and police records. Guidance is offered on other organisations too.
BLM memorial fence
The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection Note: this resource contains strong language and references to brutality and violence.An open-access digital collection created by T DC Public Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library, The Library of Congress, and Howard University. It is preserving images, posters, banners, clothing, photographs, and ephemeral objects which were hung on a […]
Inclusive Britain
Inclusive Britain: government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. The release of a new policy to tackle racial inequality in the UK.
Public sector pay (UK)
In the news recently has been some debate about whether the pay cap on public sector pay should be lifted. Read the briefing paper published by IFS on recent pay restraint policy – has pay kept up with costs? The government has confirmed awards for police and prison officers. Recommendations from the NHS pay review […]
The Counted
The Counted launched by the Guardian newspaper to provide the public with statistical data about people killed by the police in the USA. It is possible to search by name, age, gender, ethnicity and state.
British Police and Race
British Police and Race The Centre for Crime and Justice has just provided free access to a collection of articles under the heading #BlackLivesMatter which discuss aspects of policing and race in the UK and elsewhere. They consider such concepts as institutional racism and the police and racial profiling. The site also made available videos […]
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