Encourage veterans, including those with PTSD and brain injuries, to join law enforcement after they leave the military. What could go wrong?
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Gun Without a Trace
I spent years trying to track the weapon that killed a 13-year-old Milwaukee girl. What I found is a travesty of a law that, if overturned, could put a real dent in urban violence.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Police Need to Do a Better Job With Young People
Few officers get the training to deal with youth, from interrogations to physical restraints to arrests. There’s a better way.
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
Will Paul Vallas Be the Next Mayor of Chicago?
Called a “compassionate mechanic,” the never-elected public servant is an unlikely top contender thanks to a tough-on-crime approach that says much about what voters want in America’s troubled post-pandemic cities.
Posted inPolitics
Violent Crime and Mass Incarceration Must be Tackled Together
Conservatives and liberals need to hear each other for us to become a low-crime, low-incarceration society. There are policies that can help.
Posted inPolitics
I Didn’t Watch the Video of Tyre Nichols
The daughter of a former Memphis cop explains why she didn’t view the latest traffic stop that became a death sentence—and why you may not want to either.
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 Rittenhouse Verdict Shows the Ridiculousness of American Gun Laws and Self-Defense
How legal technicalities and a culture of guns make it possible for (mostly white) men to get away with murder.
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.
