Bail reform in its current form is not a sustainable solution, just as the previous system was bound to collapse under its own weight.
Read More →The debate on "militarization" of American law enforcement has deep history. However, the discussion should now turn to the future of public safety in the United States.
Read More →The attorney general for the state of Alabama said on Wednesday that violent attacks against law enforcement officers is "a disturbing pattern that today we stand here to say must end."
Read More →There are myriad other examples of politically motivated civil unrest throughout American history—from the Whiskey Rebellion in the 18th Century, to the Pottawatomie Massacre in the 19th Century, to the mayhem surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in the 20th Century.
Read More →Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson sent a sternly worded note to the city manager demanding that the city leaders work with Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall to address what he sees as an increase in violent crime there.
Read More →Every member of the East Galesburg (IL) Police Department has tendered their resignation—effective later in November—along with the mayor, the city clerk, and a maintenance worker.
Read More →Elected leaders and those seeking election routinely make statements—and enact policies—that put police officers in difficult positions at best and in danger at worst.
Read More →Less than a week after a jury awarded $19 million to an officer in a discrimination lawsuit alleging that the agency passed him over for promotion because he is homosexual, the St. Louis County Police Board voted unanimously to seek an independent review of the agency.
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A town councilman in Dorchester County (SC) is accused of assaulting and threatening an officer with the St. George Police Department in June.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was asked by an attendee of a political forum on Saturday what he should do when being pulled over by an officer at a traffic stop, and his reply went viral on the Internet.
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