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Police
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The Evolving State of American Policing
For a century, the annual conference of police chiefs has sounded the same complaints. Is it time to decouple the war on poverty from the war on crime?
The Guidebook for 21st-Century Police Work
Can a former police officer effect greater reforms from outside the force?
Copping to It
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
American Gun Laws and the Tragedy of the False Negative
Assuming an armed person is harmless when he is, in fact, dangerous, could well be the last mistake someone ever makes. But the default setting for gun laws in the United States assumes just that.
When Prejudice Makes Time Slow Down
An experiment suggests a source of racial bias in job interviews, visits to the doctor, and confrontations with police.
The Psychological Impact of Driving Among Police Cars
Examining that jumpy feeling you get when a cop car pulls up behind you—and you've done nothing wrong.
How to Bring Down Crime Rates
New research suggests utilizing a mix of approaches would be most effective.
More Guns Mean More Police Officer Homicides
Yet another study finds areas with higher rates of gun ownership experience higher rates of homicide.
