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  • This house believes that the feminist movement in developed countries aggressively advocate for anti-carceral approach.

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    The feminist movement in developed countries historically took a ‘carceral approach’, which supports enhancing and increasing prison sentences as a solution for feminist and gender issues (i.e. harsher punishment for sexual and domestic violence) The recently growing ‘anti-carceral approach’ disagrees with carceral feminism and instead advocates for abolishing funding for police and prison and reallocating resources for and prison and reallocating resources for education, social housing, and community security

    Debutant 9.0 Freshers APD 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-10-09

  • This house, as the U.S., would focus on expanding policy that attempts to combat the supply channels of illegal drugs (e.g. reinforcing border controls, crackdowns on amateur labs) rather than expanding policy that attempts to combat their distribution (e.g. police entrance to areas of drug commerce, online tracking of interactions between dealers and buyers)

    Western Intervarsity 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-05

  • This house supports tough on crime laws when combatting organised criminal groups (e.g. gangs, Mafia organisations) *examples of tough on crime laws: mandatory jail sentences, stop and frisk policies, no-bail offences, higher penalties, etc.

    QatarDebate Open (BP) 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-04

  • This house prefers a world where PsychoPass is used in law enforcement.

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    PsychoPass is a system that monitors citizen’s brain biometrics and calculates the ‘Crime Coefficient’ – a number that is supposed to indicate one’s propensity to commit violent crime. The system can monitor how often an individual thinks about committing a violent crime. The Crime Coefficient can increase and decrease - for example, if someone thinks about committing violent crime frequently one day, their Crime Coefficient will go up, but if they do not do so at all the next day, it will decrease. When someone’s Crime Coefficient crosses an accepted threshold, authorities will be alerted and this individual can be apprehended. In addition, police officers’ weapons are equipped with Crime Coefficient scanners which show any target’s Crime Coefficient in real time. For the purposes of the debate, the PsychoPass can only measure propensity to violent crime (rather than any other crimes, or any unrelated thoughts or emotions), and law enforcement cannot fabricate or alter anyone's Crime Coefficient in any way.

    UCLA IV 2024 · Partial Quarterfinals · 2024-09-28

  • This house would significantly re-allocate funding from police systems to community-based intervention programs (e.g. identifying young men susceptible to gun violence and providing them with cognitive-behavioral therapy; hands-off strategies involving initiatives like training 911 call receivers or engaging local community members to intervene in conflicts before they escalate into violence).

    Princeton IV 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-09-21

  • This house believes that the Qualified Immunity doctrine should be abolished

    Infoslide

    Qualified immunity doctrine is a legal defence that shields law enforcement officers from liability of misconduct when performing their duties. Typically, their misconduct is reviewed an internal ethics review committee within the law enforcement agency

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Novice Pre-Semi Finals · 2024-09-07

  • This house believes that the Qualified Immunity doctrine should be abolished

    Infoslide

    Qualified immunity doctrine is a legal defence that shields law enforcement officers from liability of misconduct when performing their duties. Typically, their misconduct is reviewed an internal ethics review committee within the law enforcement agency

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Pre-Quarterfinals · 2024-09-07

  • We will legalize community justice in areas with high crime rates where government intervention is slow.

    Infoslide

    Vigilantism is a group of citizens who self-appoint the task of enforcing justice in their community without needing intervention from the authorities. In theory, vigilantism is illegal.

    Cáo Mini-tournament 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-19

  • This house supports the use of predictive technology in policing.

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    Predictive technology in policing uses data analysis and algorithms to predict potential criminal activity. It relies on large datasets, including historical crime data, geographic information, and social behavior patterns, to forecast where crimes are likely to happen or who is at risk of offending or becoming a victim.

    CUSID High School Nationals 2024 · Junior Finals · 2024-08-17

  • This house supports citizens becoming "Batman" where law enforcement is systematically failing

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    For the purposes of this debate; in many developing states where the violent crime rate is exceptionally high; a social media trend has started where citizens who are not part of law enforcement are becoming “Batman”. As “Batman”, the citizens can be hired by their communities to carry out extra- judicial law enforcement. Police forces usually are not present in these areas or turn a blind eye to “Batman's” actions.

    North-West Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-11

  • In contexts where there is mistrust in police institutions, this house prefers the centralized model over the decentralized model of the police."

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    For the purposes of this debate, there are two models of police organization: The centralized model grants considerable power to the national police authority and establishes a hierarchical system with regional and local police headquarters. The decentralized model grants greater flexibility and decision-making power to local headquarters, with the central authorities responsible for establishing basic agreements.

    Mundial Escolar de Debate 2024 · Cuartos de Final · 2024-08-10

  • This house would kill Batman

    Infoslide

    You are a street gang leader in the city of Gotham. One day on your way home, you find Batman, injured, passed out and defenseless in an alley

    Humour IV 2024 · Funny Semifinals · 2024-08-09

  • This house believes that the EU should prioritize preemptive over reactive methods in fighting Islamic terrorism

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    In the context of fighting Islamic terrorism in the European Union, preemptive methods include: more stringent immigration and asylum laws, increased surveilance of radicalized groups and suspected individuals, taking away licenses from Imams and teachers that propagate extreme beliefs. Reactive methods include: deportations of asylum seekers and immigrants involved in terror attacks, prison sentences for people involved in the radicalization of attackers, extra training and funding for police and emergency medical services.

    National High School Debate League of China British Parliamentary Open 2024 · Open Semifinal · 2024-08-06

  • This house would mandate all citizens to undergo a period of working for national service, in sectors including but not limited to military, charity, and civil services (e.g. police, firefighting).

    East Malaysia Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-02

  • Assuming feasibility, This house would opt for the System.

    Infoslide

    The Sibyl System is a nationalized technological system used to calculate an individual’s tendencies to commit crimes. The System’s primary purpose is to maintain law and order. The System scans a person's thoughts and emotions to determine their propensity to commit crimes. This is quantified in the form of a crime coefficient – the higher the coefficient, the more likely the person will commit a crime, and vice versa. Law enforcement is only able to arrest you and trigger weapons when the System reads that the individual's crime coefficient reading is over the threshold limit. Every citizen in the country is compulsorily injected with the system upon birth.

    Intertext Pro Ams 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-07-27

  • This house supports 'crime-tracker' influencers

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    Crime tracker influencers are individuals who monitor and do real-time reporting of criminal activities through social media. These individuals aggregate data from various sources, including law enforcement databases, community reports, radio traffic from first responders of crimes, as well as occasionally going to crime scenes to report.

    Chungang University Debate Society Open 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-07-16