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Lt. Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, expressed his support for President Donald Trump at a rally in Minneapolis in 2019.
Analysis June 10, 2020
A Major Obstacle to Police Reform: The Whiteness of Their Union Bosses
Even in the 15 largest departments where the majority of officers are people of color, only one union leader is black, our analysis shows.
By Eli Hager and Weihua Li
Metropolitan Police Department officers put on face masks before removing a handcuffed detainee from a police cruiser at the United Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
Coronavirus March 18, 2020
D.C. Cops Balance Bravado and Caution During COVID-19 Pandemic
Police across the country “have to be realistic about what we can and can’t do.”
By Simone Weichselbaum
Members of the New York Patrolmen's Benevolent Association protest a plan to raise their salary by only 1 percent a year in 2015.
News February 23, 2018
A “Death Spiral” for Police Unions?
Cops v. Trump on union clout.
By Simone Weichselbaum
Feature April 19, 2016
The ‘Chicago Model’ of Policing Hasn’t Saved Chicago
Why is everyone else copying it?
By Simone Weichselbaum
News October 20, 2015
New York City Jail Guards Are Fighting to Keep Their Records Secret
Amid abuse charges, union acts to ‘protect our officers.’
By Alysia Santo
Former Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony Batts during a news conference about the death of Freddie Gray in April.
Analysis July 10, 2015
The Rise and Fall of Anthony Batts
He was more at home at Harvard than on the streets.
By Simone Weichselbaum
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