Proponents of the 'Ferguson effect'suggest de-policing–stemming from increased public
scrutiny over the death of Michael Brown–is responsible for the recent surge in crime across …

Police officers have a great deal of discretion in any given police-citizen encounter (Rydberg
and Terrill in Police Q 13 (1): 92–120,). However, especially in use-of-force cases, it is a …

This chapter explores the dangers of designing policies using force-to-fit Northern theories
falling short in their considerations of social and cultural diversities, context, and social …

Police legitimacy is crucial to the maintenance of law and order in any society. In
communities marred by high instances of societal manifestations of dysfunction, tenuous …

Trinidad and Tobago (TT), like some other island states, experiences frequent incidents of
police use of excessive force and police brutality which often involve individuals from low …

The past two decades have witnessed dramatic growth in the number of private security
companies in the Caribbean and significant expansion of their remit, a trend reflected in …

This study examined duty-related stress among police officers in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).
Qualitative interview data collected from 12 male senior police officers were analyzed for …

The sacred space, the tiny sacred island, is thus delimited with the utmost clarity from the
infinite profane space. We might say that outside the 'chosen people'everything tended to be …

The acknowledgement of state police as important sociopolitical actors is not new (Tankebe,
2008). For many former colonies with complex diasporic histories, state police have always …

This paper examines criminality. We present insights from a highly influential paper. Here
are the highlights from this paper: The study presents a case for expanding discussions …