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An illustration shows the silhouette of a police officer walking from his car toward another car, with trees, birds and large houses in the background.
Cleveland February 28
Black Drivers Still Paying ‘Bratenahl Tax’ in Affluent Cleveland Suburb
Bratenahl police are taking more anti-bias training as new data show two-thirds of tickets are handed to Black drivers.
By , The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland
Feature November 2, 2021
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
By and
Demonstrators occupy the Starbucks where two African-American men were arrested after employees said they were trespassing, in Philadelphia in April.
Commentary April 23, 2018
Fear of a Black Patron
In retail, fear of black criminality regularly shows up in policies and practices across stores and sectors.
Aaron Ross Coleman
Life Inside February 15, 2018
A Black Mother’s Survival Guide for Her Teenage Son
"The only right you have, I told him, is to make it home alive."
By Meredith Walker as told to
A campus police vehicle in front of Clark Hall at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., in 2016.
Commentary November 15, 2017
A ‘Routine’ Stop Almost Ended My Career Before It Started
Sometimes there’s danger in speaking out against perceived police misconduct.
Johnathan S. Perkins
The cameras on a pilot model of a self-driving car are displayed at the Uber Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh.
Justice Lab September 29, 2016
Driverless Cars Are Coming. What Does That Mean for Policing?
An end to traffic stops and hot pursuit. Arrest by drones. And new tricks for terrorists.
By
Analysis May 23, 2016
Can Courtroom Prejudice Be Proved?
The Supreme Court considers what it takes to show that prosecutors, when they pick juries, are discriminating against minorities.
By
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 11: Demonstrators march around City Hall calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign on December 11, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. A recently released video of the shooting of Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke has sparked protests and calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign for allegedly trying to cover up the circumstances surrounding the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
News March 16, 2016
Should Hard-line Prosecutors Be Nervous?
After voters oust two prosecutors for failing to hold police accountable, maybe.
By
St. Louis County police officers Thomas Keener performing a search during a stop just outside the area designated as having a high risk of aggravated assault.
Justice Talk February 22, 2016
What You Need To Know About Predictive Policing
Key background reading before our discussion on predictive policing on Wednesday, February 24th.
By
Justice Antonin Scalia at a conference in 2006.
Commentary February 17, 2016
Policing After Scalia
He thought the Fourth Amendment protected property, not people.
By Jonathan M. Smith
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