Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/investigating-the-police/)
This chapter of GIJN’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes, written by military expert Tony Wilson, offers an overview of command structures and their roles in holding leaders accountable for war crimes.
Read about the six finalists for the 2023 Global Shining Light Award — the prize that honors watchdog journalism in developing or transitioning countries carried out under threat, or in perilous conditions — in the Small and Medium Outlets category.
Brazilian journalist Rafael Soares discusses his favorite reporting methods and tools for investigating police misconduct and abuse of power in Rio de Janeiro.
On October 30, the student news site of duPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States, published a bombshell of an investigation: While training officers, the Kentucky State Police had used a slideshow that quoted Adolf Hitler. The reporters behind the story were a 16-year-old and his younger brother.
In a GIJN webinar on investigating the police, investigative journalists from Tunisia, South Africa, and the United States shared several effective approaches and tools for holding law enforcement bodies accountable for misconduct. Their tips include open source tools for visual forensic analysis of incidents, strategies for matching police radio audio files with social media video, and easy ways to begin your hunt for CCTV footage.
পুলিশকে বিবেচনা করা হয় আইনশৃঙ্খলা রক্ষাকারী বাহিনী হিসেবে। সাধারণ জনগণকে তাদের নিরাপত্তা দেওয়ার কথা। কিন্তু বিশ্বের বিভিন্ন দেশে প্রায়ই পুলিশের বিরুদ্ধে ওঠে অসদাচরণের অভিযোগ। সাংবাদিকরা কিভাবে এ নিয়ে করতে পারেন অনুসন্ধান? সংগ্রহ করতে পারেন প্রমাণাদি? পড়ুন, অভিজ্ঞ সাংবাদিকদের গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কিছু পরামর্শ।