The Memphis Police Department has engaged in a pattern of violating residents' civil rights and discriminating against Black people, according to the Department of...
Cities and towns across the United States have invested in the gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images, CC BY
by Eric L. Piza, Northeastern...
The Michigan State Police force is predominantly White and male. Doug Coombe
by Ann Marie Ryan, Michigan State University
Experts see increasing diversity among police as...
Police block protestors from accessing an encampment constructed at the University of Pittsburgh on June 3, 2024. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)
Pitt Apartheid Divest organizers,...
New York City’s use of stop-and-frisk was found to be unconstitutional in 2013.
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by Megan Kurlychek, Penn State
The police killing of 28-year-old Alexander...
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...
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...
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...