News in Brief The Deaths of Two African-American Men This Week Should Catalyze a National Push for Police Reform But if the past is any indication, they probably won’t. Jared Keller
News in Brief Another Failed Attempt at Police Transparency As police scandals swirl in Northern California, a legislative effort to make the disciplinary records of officers available… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Does Protesting the Police Lead to More Crime? We checked the data on the so-called Ferguson Effect. By Francie Diep FBI Director James Comey. (Photo: Chip… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Early Research Suggests Police-Worn Body Cameras Reduce Violence And citizen complaints against the police are significantly reduced. By Ryan Larson (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images) Police brutality… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Research Behind the Black Lives Matter Policy Demands Nearly all of the demands have been studied, to some extent. Francie Diep
News in Brief Politics & Law Previous Site Sections One Year After the Death of Eric Garner, Reform Deferred Despite protests in New York and beyond, police reform is in a dismal state. Jared Keller
Social Justice The Government Report as Book as Object The Justice Department’s “Ferguson Report” will join a small number of significant public documents to be bound and sent to bookstores. Lauren Kirchner
News in Brief Excessive Force in Custody and the Rights of the Untried While Baltimore erupts, the Supreme Court considers a timely case. Lauren Kirchner
Social Justice The Criminalization of Youth Who are we really protecting when we treat kids like second-class citizens? Megan Alrutz