In the wake of the George Floyd incident in 2020 and the subsequent groundswell of 'Defund the Police' movements, not to mention accusations of 'systemic racism', policing in the West has become more and more challenging. Publics expect law enforcement agencies to uphold the law and keep them safe, but at the same time criticise them for what they do - and what they don't do. Are police damned if they do and damned if they don't? What about the implications for public safety and national security?
In the wake of the George Floyd incident in 2020 and the subsequent groundswell of 'Defund the Police' movements, not to mention accusations of 'systemic racism', policing in the West has become more and more challenging. Publics expect law enforcement agencies to uphold the law and keep them safe, but at the same time criticise them for what they do - and what they don't do. Are police damned if they do and damned if they don't? What about the implications for public safety and national security?