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Hope for Justice worked with West Midlands Police on the largest modern slavery prosecution in UK history, in which a gang thought to be responsible for trafficking up to 400 victims was jailed. [19] Hope for Justice identified the first victims, leading to the whole network being uncovered, and eventually supported scores more. [20]
Modern police organizations in the United States were developed from these early slave patrols and night watches, using tactics such as enforcement of vagrancy and voting restrictions laws to "[force] newly freed blacks into subservient economic and political roles" after the formal abolition of slavery. [29]
The Oakland, California Police Department had three police chiefs in nine days amid revelations that some Oakland officers had shared inappropriate text messages and emails, that a police sergeant allowed his girlfriend to write his reports, and that there had been sexual misconduct among officers of multiple law enforcement agencies and at ...
The city, its police department and federal officials reached a court-enforceable agreement known as a consent decree, the Justice Department announced this week. The agreement aims to prevent ...
In December 2011, Google awarded a total of US$11.5 million in grants to organizations to combat modern-day slavery. [31] Google donated $9.8 million to International Justice Mission to lead a coalition focusing on fighting slavery in India, in addition to running advocacy and education programs in the country, and mobilizing Americans. [31]
Tallahassee city commissioners may pass a resolution that aims to defend their Citizen Police Review Board amid ongoing state legislation. At Wednesday's meeting, the commission is looking to ...
In March 2020, released British police records showed that the number of modern slavery offences recorded has increased by more than 50%, from 3,412 cases in 2018 to 5,144 cases in 2019. This coincided with a 68% increase in calls and submissions to the modern slavery helpline over the same time period. [139]
A police officer points a hand cannon at protesters who were detained in Minneapolis on May 31, 2020, during protests following the death of George Floyd.