In recent years, tensions between the police and the public in the U.S. have reached an all-time high. The Force, chronicles two years of the Oakland Police Department's efforts at major reform after ...

WASHINGTON — More people are being killed in D.C. so far in 2021 when compared to this same time in 2020, and carjacking incidents have skyrocketed. One of the ways the police department is trying to ...

It’s been nearly 10 months since a fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, ignited a vigorous debate on the need to reform policing practices. But the path to reestablishing community trust in ...

Community policing stands at a critical crossroads, facing fundamental challenges that will determine whether it evolves into genuine collaborative problem-solving or remains trapped as political ...

In the wake of fatal police-involved shootings, cities are looking for ways to institute police department reforms. A community policing program in Racine, Wis., calls for police officers to work out ...

Reckless gun violence is a persistent concern in Harrisburg. So is trust between police and the community. Residents have long said they want more transparency and more help from city leaders, along ...

A protester shouts at St. Louis county police during a protest in Missouri. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read ...

This article is the seventh in a series exploring the effects that unconscious racial biases have on the criminal justice system in the United States. There are inequities at every level of the ...

"BALTIMORE: The Greatest City in America." So reads the white lettering on a bench in the West Baltimore neighborhood of Sandtown-Winchester, where 34 percent of residential properties are reported to ...

For years, city leaders and police commissioners have described it as the guiding principle of Boston’s approach to law enforcement — a seemingly simple two-word catch phrase that describes a ...

This excerpt is adapted from Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms, published by The New Press and reprinted here with permission ...

Increased involvement of state and local police in federal immigration enforcement carries financial burdens and litigation risks and damages community trust. The Influence of Race in American Policy ...