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Toward a lethal force monitor

Dumisani Gandhi, Christof Heyns, Stuart Maslen, Beryl Orao, Iruebafa Lily Oyakhirome, Thomas Probert, Otto Adang, Jasper De Paepe (UGent) , Marleen Easton (UGent) , Abi Dymond, et al.
(2021)
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Toward a Lethal Force Monitor assesses the existing procedures and policies for recording, investigating and disclosing information on deaths associated with the application of force by law enforcement officers in Kenya and South Africa. While policing agencies in these countries are overseen by authorities that strive to be an effective check against police impunity, in both concerns can be raised about the public awareness of, access to, and confidence in the information collected on the use of lethal force. Relatedly, evidence that law enforcement agencies analyse information about the use of force in order to identify learning opportunities, or act to revise their policies and practices in light of lessons learnt, is either missing or scant. Consequently, while Kenya and South Africa have notable police accountability mechanisms in place, both systems still have scope for improvement in making those institutional structures more robust and effective. The country studies of Kenya and South Africa given in this report detailed recommendations for reform. Toward a Lethal Force Monitor also sets out a future agenda for developing standards for compiling data on the use of lethal force. Currently, a variety of attempts are underway in different countries to monitor police actions. And yet, there are relatively few efforts to assess practices across countries. This report concludes by specifying some of the principles that could underpin the methodology for a comprehensive international Lethal Force Monitor.

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MLA
Gandhi, Dumisani, et al. Toward a Lethal Force Monitor. 2021.
APA
Gandhi, D., Heyns, C., Maslen, S., Orao, B., Oyakhirome, I. L., Probert, T., … Skinner, S. (2021). Toward a lethal force monitor.
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Gandhi, Dumisani, Christof Heyns, Stuart Maslen, Beryl Orao, Iruebafa Lily Oyakhirome, Thomas Probert, Otto Adang, et al. 2021. “Toward a Lethal Force Monitor.”
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Gandhi, Dumisani, Christof Heyns, Stuart Maslen, Beryl Orao, Iruebafa Lily Oyakhirome, Thomas Probert, Otto Adang, Jasper De Paepe, Marleen Easton, Abi Dymond, Brian Rappert, and Stephen Skinner. 2021. “Toward a Lethal Force Monitor.”
Vancouver
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Gandhi D, Heyns C, Maslen S, Orao B, Oyakhirome IL, Probert T, et al. Toward a lethal force monitor. 2021.
IEEE
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D. Gandhi et al., “Toward a lethal force monitor.” 2021.
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  abstract     = {{Toward a Lethal Force Monitor assesses the existing procedures and policies for recording, investigating and disclosing information on deaths associated with the application of force by law enforcement officers in Kenya and South Africa. While policing agencies in these countries are overseen by authorities that strive to be an effective check against police impunity, in both concerns can be raised about the public awareness of, access to, and confidence in the information collected on the use of lethal force. Relatedly, evidence that law enforcement agencies analyse information about the use of force in order to identify learning opportunities, or act to revise their policies and practices in light of lessons learnt, is either missing or scant.

Consequently, while Kenya and South Africa have notable police accountability mechanisms in place, both systems still have scope for improvement in making those institutional structures more robust and effective. The country studies of Kenya and South Africa given in this report detailed recommendations for reform.

Toward a Lethal Force Monitor also sets out a future agenda for developing standards for compiling data on the use of lethal force. Currently, a variety of attempts are underway in different countries to monitor police actions. And yet, there are relatively few efforts to assess practices across countries. This report concludes by specifying some of the principles that could underpin the methodology for a comprehensive international Lethal Force Monitor.}},
  author       = {{Gandhi, Dumisani and Heyns, Christof and Maslen, Stuart and Orao, Beryl and Oyakhirome, Iruebafa Lily and Probert, Thomas and Adang, Otto and De Paepe, Jasper and Easton, Marleen and Dymond, Abi and Rappert, Brian and Skinner, Stephen}},
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  title        = {{Toward a lethal force monitor}},
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  year         = {{2021}},
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