Fiddling With Your Bowtie While Baltimore Burns
The White House Correspondents' Dinner and the Freddie Gray protests.
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Police
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When Racist Cops Blog
A blog hosting posts from former and current New York City officers reinforces the worst kinds of stereotypes.
When Crowdfunding Sites Host Killer Cop Campaigns
Platforms that bill themselves as revolutionary are learning what that really means.
Cops: Killing and Being Killed
What accounts for the number of killings by cops in the United States (over 100 just this past March)? Blame gun culture.
The Racial Imbalance in Traffic Stops Persists
Across the country, non-white drivers are more likely to be stopped, and those stops are more likely to lead to frisks, searches, and tickets.
Why the ACLU’s New Numbers on Stops in Chicago Aren’t Enough
Stop-and-frisk may have gained notoriety in New York City, but a new analysis finds Chicago police stops people more often than their New York counterparts do, and is less transparent about it.
Private University Police Patrol Off-Campus (and Off the Record)
Members of the University of Chicago Police Department carry guns, make arrests, and patrol tens of thousands of residents unaffiliated with the university—but they don’t have to disclose any information about stops, arrests, and policies. Two Illinois Representatives are finally trying to change that.
Of Course Black America Fears the Police
Shots were fired in Long Island, but there was no rush to call 911. It made perfect sense to Nikole Hannah-Jones.
How an After-School Program Fought Crime
A police force and an after-school program in Costa Mesa, California, worked together to make a neighborhood safer and send kids to college. What can we learn from their success?