Sentences with phrase «police practices against»

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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has warned officers nominated to handle the recruitment exercise into the force against any form of sharp practice.

With protests breaking out around the country against police brutality, Hakeem Jeffries introduced a bill to ban police chokeholds, the irresponsible practice which led to the death of Eric Garner last year.

Trump, who has called for an increased use of stop - and - frisk across the country, was a frequent defender of Kelly against critics of his policing practices.

Anji Malhotra, co-author of a study released by the University at Buffalo and Cornell law schools based on two years of research into Buffalo Police Department policing practices, joined other activists Tuesday on the steps of City Hall to call for action to be taken against what they called discriminatory policing practices.

Lynch and the PBA were already incensed at de Blasio over protracted negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, annoyed with the mayor's move to formally end a police practice called stop - and - frisk (which criminal justice reformers say has been used disproportionately and abusively against young black men), and looking to weaken him by convincing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill passed by the legislature that would allow the PBA to all but stifle any efforts by the city to discipline corrupt and incompetent cops.

Successfully defended a Vermont town and its police department in the United States District Court and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals against a claim of unconstitutional policies and practices, training, supervision and hiring in connection with an officer - involved shooting

Helping individuals fight back against the overwhelming resources of the crown and police was a profound and rewarding experience that animates his practice to this day.

In a warning about a police practice of holding non-citizens in custody for bail hearings, an Ontario Court judge has stayed criminal charges against a U.S. woman who had been living in Toronto for several years.

Mr. Rusonik practices throughout Ontario and is particularly fond of defending clients against improper police conduct in jurisdictions where such conduct is rarely challenged.

I practice throughout Ontario and am particularly fond of defending clients against improper police conduct in jurisdictions where such conduct is rarely challenged.

He has since worked on unlawful detention claims and claims against the police and is keen to expand his immigration law practice.

«Legislators also approved $ 2.9 million to have South Carolina hire more prosecutors specifically to deal with criminal domestic violence cases and end the practice of having police officers playing the role of prosecutor against seasoned criminal defense attorneys in magistrates court.»

In an article on 18 February 2016, Maclean's called Canadian jails the «new residential schools» because of «discriminatory practices and a biased system» that «work against an Indigenous accused, from the moment a person is first identified by police, to their appearance before a judge, to their hearing before a parole board.»