RESEARCH NOTECOUNTING VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY THE POLICE: RAW FACTS AND NARRATIVES

Author: JOBARD F.

Source: Policing and Society, Volume 13, Number 4, December 2003 , pp. 423-428(6)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In this article, the author describes the effort made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment (CPT) to measure acts that are usually either presented as isolated occurrences ("case X or Y") or as undifferentiated denunciations ("Police everywhere, justice nowhere") - that is to say, unlawful violence by the police.

Keywords: Police;; Use of force;; Police complaints;; European Committee for the Prevention of Torture;; Human rights

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1043946032000116235

Affiliations: 1: CESDIP (CNRS/Ministry of Justice), Guyancourt, France

Publication date: 2003-12-01