policing | The Harriet Tubman Institute /research/tubman The Harriet Tubman Institute at 91ÑÇÉ« Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:40:03 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Uyiosa Eweka /research/tubman/profile/uyiosa-eweka/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:57:57 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=8507 Uyiosa Eweka - a second year criminology major at 91ÑÇÉ« with a deep passion for understanding the complexities of the world. Her legal inspiration stems from the need to address An avid reader and music lover, Uyiosa finds joy in singing and engaging in thoughtful debates. With a strong commitment to supporting others, Uyiosa channels her interest in law, politics, faith and the environment into meaningful insights that help make sense of today's challenges. Through her studies and personal pursuits, Uyiosa strives to blend knowledge with compassion, making a positive impact on those around her.

Keywords: Law, Policy, Impact of slavery, Crime displacement, Policing, Settler Colonialism, Africa

]]> Mina Mir /research/tubman/profile/mina-mir/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:58:38 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=7534 Mina Mir is a doctoral student at the Department of Politics at 91ÑÇÉ«. Her research focuses on law enforcement agencies (policing and intelligence) and the surveillance of Black, brown, and Indigenous folks. In particular, her research focus is on surveillant biometric technologies, especially facial recognition technology. She inquires into how technologies of visual representation ‘see’ (or don’t see) race, and how biometric technologies of identification have been used historically to perpetuate modes of social classification, sequestering, and carceral warehousing. She is from the Balochistan region of Pakistan, where her people have been fighting against historic dispossession and exploitation.

Keywords: Race, anti-Blckness, biometric technology, surveillance, social movements, securitisation, policing

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