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Feature October 22, 2021
Police Say Jiu-jitsu Can Make Them Less Violent During Arrests
But will cops training in martial arts lead to struggles that didn’t need to happen?
By Jamiles Lartey
Feature December 15, 2020
Cops Could Use First Aid to Save Lives. Many Never Try.
Most officers get training to respond to injuries, but are often not required to use it.
By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
Feature July 22, 2020
One Roadblock to Police Reform: Veteran Officers Who Train Recruits
Field trainers "are part of the old guard of the department. They teach the old way of doing things."
By Simone Weichselbaum
A demonstrator was arrested during a protest against police brutality in May in New York.
News June 26, 2020
What Are Cops Really Thinking When Routine Arrests Turn Violent?
“You have to use a lot of force, or you are going to die.”
By Simone Weichselbaum and Jamiles Lartey
Newark police officer Edwin Padilla completed the city's trauma training last November.
News May 1, 2018
The City Trying ‘Trauma Training’ for Citizens — and Cops
Newark tries to restore trust with a novel program.
By Simone Weichselbaum
Detectives conduct an interview at the Gainesville, Fla., Police Department.
News March 7, 2017
The Seismic Change in Police Interrogations
A major player in law enforcement says it will no longer use a method linked to false confessions.
By Eli Hager
Lt. Sekou Millington of the Oakland Police Department uses his taser to respond to a video scenario of a man wielding a knife.
Justice Lab October 12, 2016
When Do You Go for Your Gun?
Training cops in the use of force.
By Robin Washington
Feature July 13, 2016
How to Fix American Policing
At a painful time, a roundup of proposed remedies
By Ken Armstrong
News December 4, 2015
What it’s Like to be a Cop Involved in a Mass Shooting
“It keeps replaying on a loop: you smell it and see it and hear it.”
By Christie Thompson
Q&A November 25, 2015
Will the ‘21 Foot’ Defense Work for the Chicago Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald?
Revisiting a 30-year concept that is used to justify deadly force.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
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