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Feature August 19, 2021
Where Lots of Police Shootings Draw Little Scrutiny
The Kentucky State Police fatally shot 41 people from 2015 through 2020, more than any other law enforcement agency in the state.
By Alysia Santo and R. G. Dunlop
Feature August 13, 2021
“Shooting First and Asking Questions Later”
In rural communities, fatal police shootings have occurred at high rates, without the attention (and protests) that urban shootings have drawn.
By Alysia Santo and R.G. Dunlop
Joaquín Chavez at the memorial near the scene where his son, Nicolas Chavez, was killed by Houston police, in Houston, Texas.
News June 19, 2020
“It Was An Execution”: Nicolas Chavez Was On His Knees When Police Killed Him. His Father Wants Answers.
The Houston shooting has sparked more questions about use of force and what many experts call the failed promise of police body cameras.
By Keri Blakinger and Mike Hixenbaugh
Members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force raid an apartment in north Houston to apprehend a murder suspect.
Feature October 31, 2019
Why Some Police Departments Are Leaving Federal Task Forces
Cities say the feds won’t follow their rules about using force, body cams.
By Simone Weichselbaum
A New York Police Department Sergeant demonstrates how to operate a body camera during a press conference in December.
Commentary August 13, 2015
Should Cops Get to Review the Video Before They Report?
Sorry, Mr. Bratton. Science says no.
By Kathy Pezdek
News February 10, 2015
Our Body-Cams, Ourselves
Now that police are always on, who gets to watch?
By Clare Sestanovich
Justice Lab January 15, 2015
‘Blame Liberals’
A new book faults Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden and the NAACP for our prison state.
By Dana Goldstein
A Las Vegas police officer modeling a body camera. The camera is being used by about 200 street officers in the city.
News December 2, 2014
What You Need to Know About Body Cameras
Police cams are all the rage. Are they the answer?
By Clare Sestanovich
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