Why Are Ambush Killings of Police on the Rise?
Don’t blame the Black Lives Matter movement — the answer is far more complicated. By Jared Keller (Photo: Michael B.…
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Hate Crimes Are Way Up—and the FBI Has No Way of Tracking Them Properly
There is considerable anxiety about the potential for violence after a bitter national election. The data kept on…
Subculture: Street Ambassador
The latest in a series of miniature portraits of life on the fringes. As Told to Elena Gooray…
Field Notes: San Salvador, El Salvador
An anti-gang intervention police unit stops and searches a group of young men for weapons in a neighborhood…
Is U.S. Crime Getting Better or Worse? It Depends on Who You Ask
Donald Trump’s “law and order” mantra reveals a significant problem in how we assess our safety at home.
Does a ‘Help Us Catch a Terrorist’ Text Help or Just Cause Panic?
Authorities are embracing emergency text alerts to help catch suspects—but critics say they may cause mass panic and…
DNA Dragnet: When Stop-and-Frisk Turns Into Stop-and-Spit
Police in Florida and other states are building up private DNA databases, in part by collecting voluntary samples…
Can a Fresh Cup of Coffee Help Mend Police-Civilian Relations?
In New Orleans and around the world, a new initiative called Coffee With a Cop is encouraging greater…
The Good Cop
John Timoney, the beat cop with a master’s degree, led police departments in New York, Philadelphia, and Miami.…
Who Do You Call When Your Rapist Is a Cop?
The Department of Justice’s report on the Baltimore Police Department reveals a pattern of cops abusing their communities’ most vulnerable members.