Law Enforcement

City, state, tribal, and other law enforcement agencies reported more than 7,000 hate crimes to the FBI in 2017, according to numbers the FBI released on Tuesday.

• By Francie Diep

A recent decision by the Court is a win for Fourth Amendment advocates, but there are still many avenues for law enforcement to track Americans without a warrant online.

• By Robyn Greene & Michael Pizzi

The program is aimed at helping wildlife trade enforcement agencies benefit from the experience of their colleagues in neighboring countries.

• By Sue Palminteri

The New York state legislature voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to appoint Barbara Underwood to serve as the state's attorney general, making her the first woman to hold the position.

• By Kate Wheeling

The winner has vowed to discontinue a program that allows local sheriffs' offices to function as satellite immigration detention centers.

• By Ashley Hackett

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested 225 individuals in a potent six-day raid in New York, a declared sanctuary city.

• By Ashley Hackett

Agents at the bureau are still mostly white men, and the failure to recruit a more representative population into its ranks is becoming a crisis.

• By Topher Sanders

Andrea J. Ritchie's new book offers fresh perspective on how American law enforcement reserves particular abuse for black women.

• By Brandon Tensley

The alert follows the passage of a controversial law that allows law enforcement to ask about a person's immigration status during traffic stops.

• By Kate Wheeling

Nebraska and Oklahoma have a problem with Colorado's lax marijuana laws.

• By Allison Shapiro

The government has never been allowed to create a "backdoor" to encrypted devices. Now, it's trying to force Apple to build one.

• By Julia Angwin

A group of sheriffs are calling on their constituents to arm themselves against crime and terrorism. Here's why they're wrong.

• By Jared Keller

Treating law enforcement-related deaths as a public health issue could lead to a clearer picture of the severity of the problem.

• By David Shultz

Who gets to decide when breaking the rules is OK?

• By Jay Livingston

Deputies with a strong sense of purpose and supportive supervisors are immune from media-driven drops in motivation.

• By Tom Jacobs

Police participation in harm-reduction measures that protect public health and serve communities is a growing good news story. It can also play a part in repairing a battered reputation.

• By Diane Goldstein

Body cameras have been cast as a panacea for police brutality, but some experts are skeptical of their effectiveness.

• By Jane Greenway Carr

President Obama’s new ban on military equipment for local law enforcement is about more than just excessive force.

• By Jared Keller

Unfortunately, only to a degree.

• By Jared Keller

The White House Correspondents' Dinner and the Freddie Gray protests.

• By Ted Scheinman

What accounts for the number of killings by cops in the United States (over 100 just this past March)? Blame gun culture.

• By Jay Livingston

Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to Nikole Hannah-Jones.

• By Nikole Hannah-Jones

One solution to improve officers' relationships with their communities: holding the bad cops accountable.

• By Kate Wheeling

Where do you go for help when the people who are meant to keep you safe are the real danger?

• By Lauren Kirchner