Few officers get the training to deal with youth, from interrogations to physical restraints to arrests. There’s a better way.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Tyre Nichols, George Floyd, Police Abuse, and the Need to Redefine “Qualified Immunity”
The legal doctrine makes it nearly impossible for plaintiffs to win a lawsuit against an individual wrongdoer in a police abuse case. Congress can fix that.
Posted inPolitics
Mental Health Professionals Really Can Assume Some Police Duties
In Denver, it’s proving cheaper and maybe more effective—in limited circumstances. Here’s how.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Vexing Obstacle to Police Reform: A Cop’s Miserable Life
A deluge of 911 calls, little interaction with solid citizens, an “Us vs. Them” mentality—it’s breaking the country’s police forces. A veteran reporter explains why the blue have a bad attitude.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Chauvin’s Murder of Floyd Was a Crime Against Humanity
It’s important to understand the slaying in the context of institutional racism and racial segregation.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Justice for George Floyd Doesn’t Stop Here
Derek Chauvin’s conviction is a step toward progress, but the real work of reforming American policing has only just begun.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
What I Didn’t Learn at Police Academy
The only people in America not debating race and policing while I trained as a cop were my instructors.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Is the Pandemic Fueling More Domestic Violence?
The lives of thousands of women and children could be at risk.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
A Simple Way to Demilitarize the Police
How Congress can prevent local law enforcement from deploying equipment that belongs only on a battlefield.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Racial Stereotypes Infecting American Police Departments
How longstanding cultures of bias are leading to the senseless killings of black men and women.
