The examples are devastating, sometimes deadly, and certainly familiar. Patrick Warren Sr. was killed by a police officer in Texas earlier this year, after his family phoned for psychiatric help. In ...

Almost two-thirds of Americans said they trust U.S.-based police departments to do what’s right all or most of the time amid renewed calls for reform of U.S. policing, according to a Quinnipiac ...

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The calls to end policing as we know it contain a sort of trap. The best evidence we have makes clear that police are effective in reducing violence, and without designating some group to combat this ...

Public trust and confidence in the police are essential for law enforcement to maintain its authority and uphold public order. Without trust, citizens are less likely to report crimes to the police or ...

When demonstrators threw bottled water and rocks at them, the Cincinnati Police Department called in a heavily armored military truck often used to protect troops from mines in foreign war zones. The ...

A discussion about changes in policing, moderated by Emily Bazelon. A discussion about changes in policing, moderated by Emily Bazelon. A discussion about how to reform policing. Moderated by Emily ...