Challenges Facing the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union in 1995

Posted on June 1, 1995
In Publications, Research
by Monique Marks

This presentation lists a number of challenges facing the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU). It covers POPCRU's relationship with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the union's attitude towards community policing and its relationship with other unions.

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