Judd Gregg: The South may now secede
In Seattle, residents of a section of the city have declared their enclave autonomous and themselves independent.They have thrown the police out of the area. They have set up barricades and entrance...
View ArticleInstead of defunding, reimagine policing with C3
First, the city of Minneapolis voted to defund the police. New York City officials announced it will move one-third of the Police Department’s budget and direct it towards social programs. Besides...
View ArticleVoters are willing to think big on criminal justice
With the 2020 election weeks away, it may feel like the nation is more divided than ever. But there’s one issue on which almost everyone agrees: criminal justice reform.From the heartbreak and outcry...
View ArticleElection security taking front and center in 2020
The 2020 election is promising to be historical. With the pandemic still in place, major societal issues being debated, threats from foreign actors, tech company bias and clear divides in the future of...
View ArticleDiversity in police force may lead to better treatment of people of color: study
Black and Hispanic Chicago police officers make fewer stops and arrests, and are also less likely to use force, particularly with Black civilians, according to research published this week in the...
View ArticleHundreds rally in UK against proposed policing bill
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets across Britain on Saturday in the latest of an ongoing wave of “kill the bill” protests against a proposed policing measure that would give officers...
View ArticleLast night: celebration over Chauvin conviction, and questions about the future
Americans waited on the edge of their seats yesterday afternoon while the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin finally came to an end. By the time the workday was out, so was the news: Chauvin...
View ArticleJuan Williams: Biden must grapple with racial dynamics of crime
Black people are 13 percent of the population but 53.7 percent of America’s murder victims, according to 2019 data.That makes the current rise in the murder rate very real and scary for me.I’m...
View ArticleAmericans' concern over crime hits four-year high: poll
Americans’ concerns over crime have hit a four-year high, according to a Washington Post- ABC News poll released Friday. Fifty-nine percent of respondents said that crime is an “extremely” or “very...
View ArticleDemocrats look to flip script on GOP 'defund the police' attacks
Democrats are seeking ways to flip the script on Republican attacks on the “defund the police” mantra, going on offense ahead of the midterm elections on an issue that some in the party concede hurt...
View ArticleUniversity of California vowing more equity, transparency in campus policing
The University of California this week announced it plans to make "transformational" changes to the school's campus safety practices by implementing new accountability measures to ensure the safety of...
View ArticleIllinois AG investigating police department for possible systemic civil...
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday that his office is launching an investigation into "possible patterns or practices of unconstitutional or unlawful policing" by the Joliet...
View ArticleMinnesota Supreme Court allows ballot question on Minneapolis Police
The Minnesota Supreme Court is allowing a ballot question that gives voters the opportunity to decide the future of Minneapolis's policing to stay in place, ending a legal fight over the language in...
View ArticleOlayemi Olurin discusses how police television shows can contribute to...
Olayemi Olurin, a public defender for the Legal Aid Society, spoke on Hill.TV's "Rising" about how popular television shows about policing can create a "mass hysteria" within the public."I think,...
View ArticleFlorida mayor says 'city and police' responsible in dirt bike death...
The mayor of a Florida town where a 13-year-old boy died when police tried to pull him over said this week that both "the city and police are responsible" for the teen's death.On Sunday, Stanley Davis...
View ArticleLack of police reform is harming Black Americans — now what?
Public attention to addressing racism is experiencing a historic moment in the United States, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently declared racism to be a serious threat to...
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