Democracy and Policing Under Pressure

06/07/2021 29 min Temporada 5 Episodio 4
Democracy and Policing Under Pressure

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This episode of Life Solved from the University of Portsmouth explores what the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions have meant for human rights, democracy, trust and policing. We hear how narratives of control have played out in government policies and ask what this means for democracy here in the UK.Professor Leila Choukroune and Dr Sarah Charman discuss the issues that have come with police enforcement of temporary legislation, and the confusion that can arise from rapidly introduced measures and guidelines. Sarah’s work looks at the impact of the pandemic upon both police and public and she shares some of her latest research insights.We also explore the worrying surge in hate crime reported throughout the pandemic.Dr Lisa Sigiura and Dr Jemma Tyson have a conversation about the new legislation and regulation being debated to try and curb online and offline hatePOINTS OF INTEREST & FURTHER READINGOur Researchers:Professor Leila Choukroune  @LChoukrounehttps://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/leila-choukrouneDr Sarah Charman @SarahC2612https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/sarah-charmanPolice, Socialisation, Identity and Becoming Bluehttps://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319630694Dr Lisa Sigiurahttps://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/lisa-sugiura(52d16734-471c-40d4-94f3-94a684574741).htmlDr Jemma Tysonhttps://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/jemma-tyson(342f721a-612f-414c-b179-b48c15d1588c).htmlDisablist Hate Crime in “Victimology”https://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783030422875Follow the latest research from the University of Portsmouth- https://www.port.ac.uk/research Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve  https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/magazines/solve-magazineThe University of Portsmouth Social Media Links -Facebook - facebook.com/universityofportsmouthInstagram -instagram.com/portsmouthuni/Twitter -