Policing
Police Defunding Gets Mixed Reviews from Blacks in Minneapolis
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In Minneapolis, many Blacks are unenthusiastic about the defund movement. They say they despise the police but need someone to call when things go awry.
Policing
Amid Police Reforms, Few Move to Ban Tear Gas
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While lawmakers in at least nine states have introduced bills that would ban or limit the use of tear gas by police, many of the measures have been rejected or softened.
Viewpoints
Why Misuse of Police Power at Protests Undermines Respect for Law
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In today’s combustible mass demonstrations, law enforcement officers should avoid falling prey to “weaponized rhetoric,” and only use force in response to escalating violence or to direct threats to public safety that couldn’t be averted through more peaceful methods, write two policing experts.
Policing
COVID-19, ‘De-funding’ Combine to Slash Police Budgets
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Much funding is being pulled from equipment, hiring and training accounts, even as some cities face abrupt spikes in violent crime. Few agencies, regardless of size, are being spared.
Policing
Will Old Chicago Anticrime Idea Stop New Violence?
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The latest police plan to fight violence is a new version of an old solution, a citywide unit tasked with flooding crime-plagued neighborhoods with cops. Research shows “hot spots policing” can ease violence temporarily.
Police Shooting
Still No Way to Charge Officer in Michael Brown Killing
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St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell re-examined the evidence in the 2004 police shooting of teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and said he couldn’t sustain a criminal charge.
Policing
Judge Delays Seattle Media’s Turning Over Protest Video
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A judge said he would review the video himself and decide what, if any, footage would go to police. A media attorney said journalists faced “very real danger” at protests.
Policy & Politics
New Jersey, Connecticut Weigh Reforms on Police Accountability, Use of Force
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The two states, both of which have major justice bills on their legislative agenda, are among the first to initiate reform legislation since George Floyd’s murder in May.
Policing
Can Next-Generation Cops Spur Policing Reform?
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As calls for major policing reform mount across the country, a new generation of young people heading for law enforcement careers — many of them Black and Brown — may lead the way. At schools like New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, students are pushing for mandatory anti-racism training and a mandatory course on alternatives to policing, such as social work.
Policing
Judge Allows Release of NYC Police Discipline Files
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Reversing an initial ruling, a federal judge has cleared the way for a civil rights organization to provide the public with disciplinary records it obtained from New York City’s police watchdog agency.