Applying a gender lens to arrests in HRM
“A presentation for the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners will show the harm that can be caused by arresting women, and gender diverse people.
The board is set to meet at 12:30, which will include a presentation from Martha Paynter, chair of Women’s Wellness Within, on the topic of applying a gender lens to arrests made by the Halifax Regional Police.
Paynter says she requested the meeting back in March, following what she describes as the “violent” arrest of Santina Rao at a Halifax area Walmart, with her two young children in her company.
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