Mano dura measures typically result in (1) biased targeting of marginal communities, (2) excessive use of police force and reduced procedural rights; (3) unfair sentencing for non-violent offences; (4) corrosion of democratic institutions; and other harms.
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Another problem is that the violence reduction effects of #manodura tend to be short-lived, decaying rapidly once punitive laws and repressive policing are eased. The societal damages of prolonged suspension of civic rights can be severe as I write here: h
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@rblommestijn Al redelijk oud idee. Als je kijkt naar bronvermelding gaat jaren. Blijkbaar werd er toen al over nagedacht. https://t.co/TK5cU7bDBw
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Open Access UCL Research: Digital Technological Innovation and the International Political Economy https://t.co/rZGAhskT1z