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Liberia's gender-sensitive police reform : starting from scratch? ; improving representation and responsiveness
Bacon, Laura - 2013
the Liberia National Police's innovative efforts to create a more gender-sensitive police service and describes the … international and domestic support it received in doing so. In particular, the paper analyses Liberia National Police's efforts to … (1) recruit female police officers and (2) train a specialized unit to address gender-related crimes. Ambitious …
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Police violence reduces civilian cooperation and engagement with law enforcement
Ang, Desmond; Bencsik, Panka; Bruhn, Jesse; … - 2021
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Broken windows policing and crime: evidence from 80 Colombian cities
Mejía, Daniel; Norza, Ervyn; Tobón, Santiago; … - 2022
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Shots fired : crime and community engagement with law enforcement after high-profile acts of police violence
Ang, Desmond; Bencsik, Panka; Bruhn, Jesse; … - 2023
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Ethnic conflict: the role of ethnic representation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Lakshmi Iyer - 2023
with greater police strength. Our results suggest that the political empowerment of minority communities can contribute to …
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Ethnic conflict : the role of ethnic representation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Lakshmi Iyer - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014320798
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Ethnic conflict : the role of ethnic representation
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Clots-Figueras, Irma; Lakshmi Iyer - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014323675
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The police and violence
Sherman, Lawrence W. (ed.) - 1980
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Status-seeking in violent subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance
Dur, Robert A. J. - 2006
This paper develops a model in which individuals gain social status among their peers for being 'tough' by committing violent acts. We show that a high penalty for moderately violent acts (zero-tolerance) may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both moderate and extreme violence. The...
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