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Kansas City Officer Tried to Smash Family's Car Window Before ICE Agent Did
The incident comes as Kansas City's mayor seeks to send a message of unity in response to the Trump administration's "hate-filled ideologies."
L.A. County Police Allegedly Profiled 3,500 Latinos
Sixty-nine percent of the more than 9,000 traffic stops made by the highway enforcement team between 2012 and the end of 2017 involved Latino drivers.
Bodycam Footage Shows Officers Arresting News Editor
Denver police officers arrested Colorado news editor for trying to photograph them as they responded to a call on a public sidewalk.
NYPD Officer Aimed Stun Gun at Child, Bronx Father Says
Exclusive: Edgar Alvarez said his 7-year-old daughter has been left "terrified" after New York Police Department officers descended on a "peaceful" neighborhood gathering.
LAPD Officer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child
Kenneth Collard, 51, has been accused of sexually assaulting a child while staying at a friend's home in Torrance.
Black 22-Year-Old's Death in Custody Ruled Homicide
Keeven Robinson died after suffering "significant" trauma to his neck, preliminary findings in an autopsy have shown.
Police Officer Suspended Over Treatment of 65-Year-Old
In a video of the arrest, an officer appeared to grab the woman by the arm after telling her to "shut the f*** up and get out of the car."
Ashes Of Woman Who Died In Custody Thrown At LAPD Chief
"I used her ashes so they can be with him, so he can feel her, because he murdered her," Sheila Hines-Brim said.
Police Chief Blames Civilians for Delay in Solving Case
"I find it rather difficult to understand why he may be blaming the community," Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam said.
Jeff Sessions Faces Fresh Racism Charge
The comments may have been unscripted as they did not appear in a copy of his prepared remarks published by the Department of Justice.
NYPD Launches Implicit Bias Training
The NYPD announced plans to institute the training program in 2014 after one of its officers killed Eric Garner by putting him in a chokehold.
No Implicit Bias Training At NYPD Since Garner's Death
Training is slated to begin in late January or February 2018, though New York City's mayor repeatedly lauded the impact the training has already had last year.
Police Chiefs Refute Trump and Sessions on Crime Spike
Violent crime in the U.S. increased again in 2016, a rise that could be seen to reinforce the dark, "American carnage" view of America taken by Trump and Sessions.
Neil Buchanan: You Think Trump's Not So Bad? Wrong!
That the explosions have not yet all happened does not mean that the fuses have not been lit.
'Do Not Resist' Puts Militarized Police Under Fire
American law enforcement is using billions of dollars worth of military equipment, sometimes in ways it shouldn't, according to a new documentary.
Ferguson, Missouri, Police Reforms Set
Deal with Justice Department would require employees to wear cameras and would change policies.
Feds Response to South Carolina Incident Unprecdented
Experts say never before have the FBI and Justice Department so promptly decided to investigate.
16 Released From Jail After Protests of Baltimore's New Police Commissioner
"This isn't just about Commissioner Davis. This is about a larger system of injustice."
The Cheshire Murders and the Illusion of Safety
A horrific home invasion in suburban Connecticut calls into question the comforts we take for granted.
Prosecutors to Take Over Tamir Rice Investigation
A recent settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Cleveland police routinely engage in unconstitutional policing.
Is Manspreading the Latest Target of Broken Windows Policing?
Report reveals New Yorkers' experiences with summonses and low-level arrests.
No. 1 Stunner: Documentary 'Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle' Shows the Dangers of Tasers
Nick Berardini's documentary about Taser International gives an inside look at the dangers of the electronic control weapon.
Foot Patrol: A Catch-22 of Community Policing
Police departments in Baltimore and elsewhere in the U.S. have been attempting to bolster their community-policing efforts.
Want Better Policing? Bring On the Horses
People engage with mounted police more than six times as much as with police on foot.