The sentencing of George Floyd’s killer has lessons for policing in Australia and New Zealand too

  • Written by: James Mehigan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury
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The imminent sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd will be closely watched around the world. While the crime happened in the United States, its resonance in the Black Lives Matter movement has been truly international.

In New Zealand and Australia, the June 25...

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