Police crimes

Article Abstract:

A trial in Brazil involves 150 policemen charged with the deaths of 19 protesters killed in 1996 when landless farmers carried out a road block. The killings were shown on national TV, yet three senior policemen have already been acquitted. Accusations of police violence are common in Brazil, and high levels of killings by police are linked to lack of punishment for police crime, as well as the problems faced by the police. Police brutality is likely to persist unless a public outcry forces change.

Brazil, Law enforcement officers, Complaints (Civil procedure), Police misconduct

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Debating Lawrence

Article Abstract:

The United Kingdom home secretary, Jack Straw, appears to have made errors in the way that he dealt with the report on the death of Stephen Lawrence. The addresses of informants were included in the report, which means that people who sought to help police to solve the murder are endangered. There are problems with the report itself, such as its length and occasional ambiguity. The main thrust of the report is sound, and that is that there is racism in the police force which should be eradicated.

Editorial, United Kingdom, Political activity, Racism, United Kingdom. Home Office

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Young, bored and inclined to crime

Article Abstract:

Juvenile crime in France is seen as most common in suburbs characterised by high-rise buildings, and with a large immigrant population. Juvenile crime has increased at a time when total crime levels have dropped. The government is ranking law and order a key priority, after unemployment, and is deploying more police to tackle the problem. Prime minister, Lionel Jospin, has sought to reorganise the security forces, but has backed down after opposition from the police themselves.

France, Crime, Suburbs

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