Police chiefs are often forced to put officers fired for misconduct back on the streets
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How a Chicago Program Cut Violent Arrests in Half – The Atlantic
Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thinks emotional well-being can help reduce gun deaths.
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‘It Could Have Been Me’: The 1983 Death Of A NYC Graffiti Artist – Code Switch
“It could have been me. It could have been me.”
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Free Police Body Cameras Come With a Price – Slate
On Wednesday, Taser International announced it is changing its name to Axon—and that it is offering every police department in the United States free body cameras, plus free software and data storage for one year. This announcement is a big deal, but not because it’s a great boon to policing. It isn’t.
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Injustice Went Viral Way Before Facebook Live (NSFW)
When a Police Officer shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July, his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds did something remarkable: She picked up her phone and broadcast it on Facebook Live. Three million people watched Castile die in real time.
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“There are systemic failures”: Broken-windows policing and racial discrimination in Baltimore and beyond
Salon Talks’ Carrie Sheffield sits down with The Grios’ Natasha Alford and civil rights lawyer Paul Prestia
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Voices: For Black Cops in America, A Twofold Burden
Black officers around the country are now more than ever torn between being a cop and standing up for what is right.
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How Not to Handle Protests? Look to the 1960s
The tone of America today feels like America in the late 1960s, which was similarly riven by cyclical violence and discontent. Our elected officials and law enforcement authorities can learn from how their predecessors responded to civil unrest — but mostly by negative example.
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How Much Can Better Training Do to Improve Policing?
Two former police chiefs and a researcher discuss how to improve law-enforcement practices.
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The Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence
By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing.
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