Between protection and punishment: Reinforced gloves and legal ambiguity surrounding police violence
Published online on January 02, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article examines how reinforced police gloves can operate as concealed force multipliers, amplifying state violence within ambiguous legal and regulatory frameworks. Drawing on the Canadian case of Abdirahman Abdi, whose death followed a violent ...
This article examines how reinforced police gloves can operate as concealed force multipliers, amplifying state violence within ambiguous legal and regulatory frameworks. Drawing on the Canadian case of Abdirahman Abdi, whose death followed a violent ...