Sentences with phrase «increasing police violence»

Subsequent protests in Washington, Quebec, Prague, and Geneva have been met by increasing police violence.

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Reduces surging crime, drugs and violence by creating a Task Force On Violent Crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist local police; increases resources for federal law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to dismantle criminal gangs and put violent offenders behind bars.
Calgary police report that domestic violence increased in the wake of Alberta's economic downturn.16 A similar link between an increase in domestic violence and the provincial economy has been noted in Newfoundland.17
His opposition to violence seems to have increased, but he agreed with the need for an armed police force in an independent India, although he hoped for a State where eventually a police force would not be necessary.
The number of cases of honour based violence, forced marriage and FGM reported to the police has increased by 53 per cent since 2014, figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show.
Democratic Nassau Legislator and county executive candidate Laura Curran called on County Executive Edward Mangano to increase the hiring of police cadets to help combat the county's heroin and opioid epidemic and to clamp down on gang violence.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday directed State Police to increase patrols around schools statewide after officials fielded threats of copycat violence at three western New York schools two days after a mass school shooting in Florida.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and community leaders have publicly confirmed that violence has increased in the neighborhood.
The shooting death of a New York City police officer is fueling concerns of increased violence at an East Harlem housing project.
«We know that the government's policies in the policing and crime bill although they are described as intending to protect vulnerable women, they will in fact increase the level of violence sex workers experience - both indoors and out.»
Following the increase in cases of rape and violence against women and young girls, the Police High Command has established a forensic detection and investigation unit at the Force Criminal Investigations Department to ensure justice to those...
Engaging with faith and community groups was the third - prong, supporting increased police powers to tackle the root causes of youth violence.
And how will our communities pay the costs for things like the increased police protection necessary due to the well - documented rise in crime (theft, drunk driving, domestic violence, youth drinking, etc.) which inevitably occurs in the areas surrounding casinos?
Following the increase in cases of rape and violence against women and young girls, the Police High Command has established a forensic detection and investigation unit at the Force Criminal Investigations Department to ensure justice to those violated.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at the city's main library Tuesday to announce the State Police will increase patrols in inner city neighborhoods most plagued by gun violence.
The mailing includes a schematic complete with arrows that accuses police unions of bankrolling Bellone's winning 2011 campaign, with «the county executive giving them pay hikes that have increased police property taxes 11 percent, which in turn have resulted in 150 fewer police and a 30 percent increase in gun violence
«With no increases in violence, burglary or drug crime, we hope that the community and the police are reassured by these findings.»
(Calif.) Lawmakers are calling for expanded police presence in schools, district - wide safety plans and facility security updates in the wake of yet another school shooting and increasing threats of violence against students.
Blaming recent spikes in violence in part on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's policies, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas on Monday laid out an ambitious staffing plan to increase the city's number of sworn police officers and supervisors.
Dunn's efforts are supported by a strong, active group of parents who place flyers in the neighborhood about stopping violence, and have fought for increased police presence in the area.
The Review Board's report, released in October 2008 found that the NT Intervention had made some positive changes in the Northern Territory, for instance in terms of increased police presence in communities, measures to reduce alcohol - related violence, improving quality and availability of housing, health and wellbeing of communities and education.
Among those early achievements have been a reduction in police cautions, warnings and move - ons, as well as in driving offences, domestic violence reoffending, and a significant increase in education engagement for the majority of at risk young people.
Anecdotal evidence suggests increased arrest for violence is the result of Indigenous women who behave violently to protect or defend themselves because they know that they would not receive police protection.
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