with Prof Nick Fyfe, Dr Saorfhlaith Burton & Graeme Mackie
Delivered in partnership with Robert Gordon University’s BA (Hons) Criminology
It’s hard to imagine a world without police. Traditionally viewed as the means for the protection of society, the prevention of crime, and the catching of perpetrators, the police form the backbone of the criminal justice system. Recently, though, there is unrest and resentment between society and its police – we see calls to defund the police, to abandon conventional forms of policing, and criticism of discriminatory and unethical practices of policing.
In this talk, policing expert Nick Fyfe, cultural criminologist Saorfhlaith Burton , and retired Detective Chief Superintendent Graeme Mackie discuss the future of the police in contemporary society. How might we imagine policing differently – can society survive, and even thrive, without the police? Can we reinvent the police that works for how society functions now? Is there still a place for traditional law and order? In this interactive talk, we invite audience participation in asking one of the most pressing questions of our time, do we still need the police?
1 hour
Free but ticketed
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