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A police officer’s head and shoulders are silhouetted against a blue and purple background.
Analysis April 29
Trump’s New Order on Policing Seems Sweeping. But What Will It Really Change?
The president’s directive may please some law enforcement officials, but some experts say certain provisions are redundant and ignore how police agencies really work.
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Traffic lights highlight the silhouette of a police officer as they wave their arm.
Closing Argument August 3, 2024
They Exposed Police Misconduct. Now They’re Paying a Steep Price.
Whistleblower laws have advanced in public and private sectors, but protections for police who report illegal or unethical behavior lag far behind.
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A collage of items related to policing, the Black Shield Police Association and the author’s family. The items include: a police helmet; a baton; a gun; bullets; a sergeant’s badge; a newspaper clipping related to police misconduct and another related to use of force by police; and a photo of former police officer Vincent Montague.
Feature May 23, 2024
Out of the Blue: The Rise and Fall of a Black Cop
After Cleveland officer Vincent Montague shot a Black man, he got promoted. Then he allied with Black Lives Matter, and his life went off the rails.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Feature April 19, 2016
The ‘Chicago Model’ of Policing Hasn’t Saved Chicago
Why is everyone else copying it?
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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.’
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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.
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