“[Police] are citizens in uniform, performing a function on behalf of other citizens and their powers thus need to be constrained.”[1] INTRODUCTION Across the globe, law enforcement officials (“police”) play a role in “protecting society from violence, enforcing justice, and securing the rights of people.”[2] Police are given a significant […]
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Efforts to force local, state, and federal governments to address the law enforcement excessive force crisis across the United States have reached revolutionary heights in 2020, with calls from protesters describing the excessive force as a human rights violation.[1] Deadly uses of force should only occur in the most extreme […]