police reform

Protester with "Justice for Breonna Taylor" sign

"erodes the community trust"

Louisville Police had 'practice' of abuses against Black people, DOJ reports

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Editor's letter

What reforms can't fix

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Another One Out

6th Memphis police officer placed on leave in connection with Tyre Nichols' death

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No More Scorpions

Following fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis police disband SCORPION Unit

A screenshot from the body cam footage of Tyre Nichols' beating.

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Horrific

Body cam footage of Tyre Nichols' death released by police

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Harold Maass

What went wrong in Uvalde?

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Grayson Quay

Should we invest more in the police?

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Briefing

Amir Locke, police reform, and the future of no-knock warrants

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PowerPoint Faux Pas

Portland police presentation mocked 'dirty hippy' protesters

President Biden speaks at the Atlanta University Center Consortium

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Report: Biden to soon sign executive actions on police reform

A sign protesting police brutality is seen in a Dallas trash can

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Ryan Cooper

The still-urgent problem of police violence

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Blowing cover

Ex-FBI informant goes public for his own safety

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who watches the watchmen?

Report: High-ranking D.C. cops helped criminal officers keep their jobs

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Samuel Goldman

How chaos makes liberal policy impossible

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Accountable Cops

Amid Rittenhouse outrage, two wins for police accountability

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2021 elections

Minneapolis rejects measure to replace police force, Austin rejects measure to expand police force

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Speed Reads

Only 34 NYPD officers placed on leave for bucking vaccine mandate

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Bonnie Kristian

The policing problem SCOTUS could fix — but won't

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NYPD blues

Controversial New York police union head steps down after FBI raid

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Joel Mathis

America's two crime problems

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police accountability

New California police reform laws will provide 'more accountability' for officers

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Michael Arceneaux

Tim Scott's damage control

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police reform

Largest U.S. police group appears to counter Sen. Tim Scott on police reform negotiations

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police reform

Sen. Tim Scott reportedly rejected Democrats' 'bare minimum' final offer on police reform

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Samuel Goldman

The quiet return of proactive policing?

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Noah Millman

The Democrats pivot to crime

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Joel Mathis

The death of 'defund the police'

Protesters demonstrate against the death of George Floyd.

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House passes police reform bill named after George Floyd

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police reform

New York City to try sending crisis workers on mental health calls rather than police

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police reform

Courts are increasingly granting police immunity in excessive force cases

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police reform

House passes sweeping police overhaul bill

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police reform

Democrats block GOP Senate's 'irrevocably flawed' police reform bill

Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker.

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Democratic senators threaten to block 'threadbare' Republican police reform bill

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What the GOP Senate's police reform bill does — and doesn't — include

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police reform

Trump to sign executive order on policing