In the wake of the death of Ian Tomlinson at the London G20 protests in 2009, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the Constabulary proposed a number of reforms aimed at making public order policing strategies more ‘human-rights compliant’.
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One significant development was the introduction of 'Protest Liaison Officers' whose role is supposed to be to build links between police & protesters through the establishment of dialogue & relationships based on trust.
Obviously, given scenes in Bristol, this is not the case.
Obviously, given scenes in Bristol, this is not the case.
Scholars started to examine the complex interplay between these practices & the more overt forms of Police coercion & control experienced by protesters.
This research shows that official accounts contrast sharply with the experiences & material conditions faced by protesters.
This research shows that official accounts contrast sharply with the experiences & material conditions faced by protesters.
There is little evidence of the progressive ‘shift’ reflected in official public order policing discourse. Rather, 'dialogue policing' can have a legitimising function, enabling police to define protest groups as 'irrational & uncooperative’ & therefore ripe for violent policing.
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