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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens during his first-degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
Commentary October 28, 2018
Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke's Record Was a Warning Sign
Can the conviction of Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke finally force policing into the 21st century?
Johanna Wald
Dallas Police Academy recruits participate in a training in 2017.
News October 15, 2018
Police With Military Experience More Likely to Shoot
Dallas cops who were veterans fired their weapons more than those who never served in the armed forces, study shows.
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A makeshift memorial dedicated to Tamir Rice at the park in Cleveland where the 12-year-old boy was shot to death by a police officer in 2014.
Commentary June 15, 2017
After Creating Danger, Can Cops Use Force with Impunity?
A recent Supreme Court decision left open that possibility. That’s bad for the public, and for police.
By Chiraag Bains
Commentary May 9, 2017
A Lesson On Jordan Edwards
A high school teacher on the challenge of responding to high-profile police shootings.
Fredrick Scott Salyers
Feature March 30, 2017
When Warriors Put on the Badge
Many veterans make careers in policing. Some bring war home.
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Common appears on ‘America Divided.’
News September 29, 2016
Chicago’s Ousted Top Cop Talks to Common About Race, Guns and Mistrust
A new docu-series, ‘America Divided,’ explores inequality, issue by issue.
By The Marshall Project
Q&A August 16, 2016
Milwaukee’s Police Chief on Open-Carry Gun Laws
“It’s lunacy in an urban environment.”
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Ernesto Duenez with his son in 2010.
Life Inside July 14, 2016
My Life With Settlement Cash After Cops Killed My Husband
“Men in suits would sit there and actually talk about what my husband's life was worth.”
By Whitney Duenez as told to
From left: San Francisco Police Sgt. Lloyd Martin, Officer Marcus Wells, Officer Michael Scott, and Sgt. Joshua Kumli.
Q&A May 25, 2016
Four San Francisco Cops Talk About the Problems Plaguing Their Department
Five shootings, a text scandal, a hunger strike, and now a new boss.
By John Morrison
A police cadet works on a computer in the 1980s. Despite rapid advances in technology, few departments are capable or even willing to collect and share important data.
Analysis May 15, 2016
13 Important Questions About Criminal Justice We Can’t Answer
And the government can’t either.
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