Community policing programs can improve relations between police officers and residents, but current tensions underscore the challenges.
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Q&A: After Philando Castile, a Playbook for Organizers
Community organizer Anthony Newby has been on the front lines of protests against police violence in Minnesota, and is working to help other activists across the country follow suit.
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Caught on Camera: Police Racism
A recent wave of police violence against African Americans isn’t anything new. It’s just been caught on video.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Maryland Criminal Justice Advocates, Police Unions Clash Over Reforms
Reformers arguing for civilian participation in misconduct investigations face opposition from police unions they say shield officers from disciplinary action.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Can the University of Cincinnati Police Learn From the City’s Police?
The killing of Samuel Dubose by university police sparked renewed outrage in a city that has been grappling with reform for more than a decade.
Posted inWorking in America
Urban Policing, Without Brutality
Cincinnati has emerged as a role model of policing reform—but even the best-in-show has a long way to go.
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Why Don’t Settlements Over Brutality Come Out of Police Budgets?
New York City’s recent $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner leaves the NYPD’s budget unscathed.
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In Baltimore, Protesters Demand Redress for Police Killings of Local Men
The mayor’s veto of a body-camera bill added fuel to protests over police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, as well as Charm City’s Tyrone West and Anthony Anderson.
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Nationwide Ferguson Protests Don’t Halt For the Holidays
This Thanksgiving week, cities from Boston to Oakland proved that America is in a new era of civil rights.
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A Book for the People of Ferguson — And Oppressed People Everywhere
Fred Ross’s change-making Axioms for Organizers is updated for the Internet age, and for a new generation battling discrimination and police brutality.