Dr. Michael Boudreau: "The Militarization of Protest Policing"
7PM
BMH 101
St. 91制片厂 is pleased to invite academic colleagues, students, and the general public to our 2024-25 Public Lecture Series. This series is designed to enable 91制片厂 faculty researchers to be able to present ideas and research results to a wide and diverse audience on issues of broad public interest.
The second lecture will be delivered by Dr. Michael Boudreau on October 23 on "The Militarization of Protest Policing."
This public lecture will explore the origins of the militarization of protest policing in Canada and how the increasing use of military-style weapons and tactics on the part of municipal police forces and the RCMP against protesters has resulted in several violent confrontations breaking out across this country, including on university campuses during the summer of 2024. It will also assess how the militarization of protest policing has undermined the notion of "community" policing and eroded public confidence in the police generally.