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A photo shows cars driving at night in a blur past a Flock camera, which is situated at the top of a pole. There is a square plate at the top of the pole.
Closing Argument October 3
The Flock Backlash Catches Up to the Tech
From statehouse bans to audit workarounds, governments are scrambling to police the license-plate readers they rushed to install.
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A purple-toned collage features a police badge, surveillance footage, a close-up of an eye, a police officer wearing a body camera and excerpts from Colorado law.
News August 27
Women Learned Their Jail Strip Searches Were Recorded. Their Outrage Changed the Law.
Women who organized to push for a new Colorado law hope it will become a model for other states.
By Candice Norwood, The 19th
A photo shows a drawing of a man with medium skin tone smiling. The drawing is placed in a memorial with flowers and lit candles. There are posters hanging above the memorial that read, “This violence is not normal,” and, “We are better than this.”
Closing Argument July 25
How Troubled Law Enforcement Recruits Wind Up With a Badge and Gun
The killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by an ICE agent in Maine is once more highlighting the problems with vetting and training in law enforcement.
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A photo shows cars driving in a blur past a Flock camera, which is situated at the top of a pole. There is a square plate at the top of the pole. Behind the camera are some trees and a building.
Closing Argument March 7
The Troubling Personal Side of Public Surveillance
Law enforcement cameras are popping up everywhere, but many agencies have little safeguards to prevent abuse by individual officers.
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A blue, black and white collage shows images of police officers, silhouettes, two hands handcuffed, a logo of the Missouri Department of Public Safety, a map, a brick wall and clippings of a court case.
Investigate This February 19
Missouri Journalists: Data for Investigating Police Misconduct
Use The Marshall Project’s database of more than 600 police misconduct cases in Missouri to power your reporting.
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A blue, tan, and black-and-white collage shows clippings of various internal documents from local police departments with redacted names covered with black bars.
Investigate This February 19
Missouri Journalists: 20 Examples of Records That Can Shed Light on Police Misconduct
Knowing what to request and which records are available to the public can help you seek information from local police departments.
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A police officer walks through a small cloud of smoke on a street.
Closing Argument November 1, 2025
Who Should Pay Victims of Police Misconduct? Only the Officers, Some Cities Say.
Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?
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A blue, black and white collage shows images of police officers, silhouettes, two hands handcuffed, a logo of the Missouri Department of Public Safety, a map, a brick wall and clippings of a court case.
St. Louis September 18, 2025
How Missouri Has Let Police Officers Stay Licensed After Serious Misconduct
Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.
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Black-and-white sheriff and police cars are parked in front of a building with a few lights on outside. It is dusk, and the sky is cobalt blue, and the silhouettes of trees are visible behind the building.
Feature September 3, 2025
In Police Youth Program, Abuse Often Starts When Officers Are Alone With Teens in Cars
A quarter of sexual misconduct allegations in law enforcement Explorers programs involve officers grooming or abusing young people during ride-alongs.
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A woman with light-toned skin crouches down to place flowers at a memorial. Hundreds of flower bouquets, cards and signs are visible on the ground, and an orange and blue mural showing George Floyd with a backdrop of a sunflower is on the wall.
Analysis May 25, 2025
George Floyd, 5 Years Later
On this anniversary of Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, here are six pieces about why it happened — and what followed.
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