Police Shootings

Commentary October 30

A former police chief on why the job should be more than “runnin’ and gunnin’.”

Cedric Alexander

Commentary October 28

Can the conviction of Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke finally force policing into the 21st century?

Johanna Wald

Commentary October 16

A retired police officer reflects on the Jason Van Dyke verdict.

By Neill Franklin

News October 15

Dallas cops who were veterans fired their weapons more than those who never served in the armed forces, study shows.

By Simone Weichselbaum

Feature September 17

For some cops, offering a hand could mean losing your job.

By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

Commentary June 15, 2017

A recent Supreme Court decision left open that possibility. That’s bad for the public, and for police.

By Chiraag Bains

Feature March 30, 2017

Many veterans make careers in policing. Some bring war home.

News September 29, 2016

A new docu-series, ‘America Divided,’ explores inequality, issue by issue.

By The Marshall Project

News September 20, 2016

In Chicago and elsewhere, rookies are cannon fodder while vets police the safer neighborhoods.

By Andrew Fan

Q&A July 15, 2016

“My life has to matter, too.”

By Corey G. Johnson