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Philly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk

New York City’s use of stop-and-frisk was found to be unconstitutional in 2013. Spencer Platt/Getty Images by Megan Kurlychek, Penn State The police killing of 28-year-old Alexander...

Chicago mayor announces city’s termination of ShotSpotter contract

The city of Chicago will end its relationship with ShotSpotter after the summer ends, announced Mayor Brandon Johnson.  On Tuesday morning, the mayor released a...

‘I Gotta Get In This Fight’: More footage of Tyre Nichols beating released

Memphis officials have released roughly 21 hours of new video and audio from the night of Tyre Nichol's fatal beating. On Tuesday (January 30), recordings...

PHOTOS: Dozens participate in vigil marking grim anniversary of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating by Memphis Police

  Dozens gathered in South Memphis for a vigil honoring Tyre Nichols    by Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender On January 7, 2023, Tyre Nichols was mercilessly beaten by...

St. Louis County shooting spree puts spotlight on teen gun violence

Jo'Lon Johnson 12, has his candle lit in honor of those lost and survivors of gun violence during a Sunday evening Dec. 10, 2023...

Officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor rams car, pulls gun on suspect

Myles Cosgrove, the former Louisville officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020 and was hired earlier this year as a Carroll County sheriff's...

Traffic tickets can be profitable, and fairness isn’t the bottom line in city courts where judges impose the fines

A police officer pulls over and tickets a delivery person in the New York City borough of Queens on March 22, 2023. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images...

Philadelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here’s why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry

Eddie Irizarry, 27, was fatally shot by Philadelphia police on August 14, 2023. (Photo: Eddie Irizarry/Facebook) by Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University Some Philadelphia residents are calling...

No-knock warrants, a relic of the ‘war on drugs,’ face renewed criticism after Minneapolis death

Minneapolis police force entry moments before shooting Amir Locke. Minneapolis Police Department via AP by Tom Nolan, Emmanuel College Protests in Minneapolis over the death of a...

Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department

by Michelle S. Phelps, University of Minnesota Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing...

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