A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rioâs Streets
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A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiroâs violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.
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The city's police department, tarnished in the past by charges of brutality and racism, is defending itself against fresh criticism over how often officers decide whom to stop and search on the streets.
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Riot police wearing plastic helmets and Terminator-style body armor slashed the air with batons and parried imaginary blows with plexiglass shields. Others thrust out their arms and legs in martial arts training reminiscent of a Jackie Chan movie. At the pistol range, police in black fatigues blasted holes in human silhouettes at 30 yards.
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At least 18 people are reported killed in fighting between police and gangsters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Spray used by the police to control violent criminals is more damaging than thought, research shows.
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Crime. Crime its in the streets.  My name is Detective Frank Franklin and I'm that thin blue line that separates decent law abiding citizens against criminals who commit crime. This is my story. I was driving my police car home after a long weekend of police work. I pulled up to my little one story bungalow type house. It wasn't much but it's all a guy like me can afford on a cop salary. I looked forward to a nice long evening of watching baseball on the television and drinking a beer, etc.
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Scotland's eight police forces face scrutiny on on how their officers deal with ethnic communities.
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Police are investigating a complaint after CCTV cameras captured an officer repeatedly punching a woman.
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Seventy-five Rio de Janeiro state police officers &#151; most from one of the city's most violent neighborhoods &#151; were arrested Friday as they arrived at work as part of a probe into drug trafficking.
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A police authority considers the Metropolitan Police response to a critical report into the Menezes shooting.
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Even before its release, a new movie about a police war against Brazil's criminal gangs has become an underground hit and caused controversy, including a police effort to block its screening.
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The traffic in Cairo, and the army of police officers who try to manage it, tell much about modern Egypt.
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A drama about the death of Jean Charles de Menezes, shot by police in London in 2005, is being made by a UK film company.
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Brazil is cracking down on the drug gangs, prompting many a shootout in the poorer districts, known as favelas. The Guardian spent a day with a Rio photographer who risks his life almost daily to cover the battle
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Police train staff at a Liverpool hospital as special constables to combat violence against staff.
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Â· Police describe arrest as 'very significant' Â· Gang member says feud grew from street dispute
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By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Police armed with riflesand wearing flak jackets manned checkpoints across Rio deJaneiro on Thursday to prevent muggings and other violence astourists flocked to the ocean city for the holiday season.