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Analysis
Sending Unarmed Responders Instead of Police: What We’ve Learned
There are more than 100 response teams nationwide, but experts say more research on their impact is needed.
News
July 18
Meet the New Generation of Unarmed First Responders in This New Podcast Series
“The Fifth Branch,” a podcast from The Marshall Project and Tradeoffs, examines new, alternative ways to respond to 911 crisis calls.
By
Nicole Lewis
Feature
June 16
The Minneapolis Cop Who Beat Him Pleaded Guilty. He Still Fears the Department Won’t Change.
Jaleel Stallings was swept up in the chaos of protests over George Floyd’s murder. The outcome changed his life.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Closing Argument
June 15
More States Restricting ‘Excited Delirium’ as Cause of Death in Police Custody
Authorities use the term to describe the condition of some people who die. But some medical organizations say it’s useless or racist pseudoscience.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Feature
June 10
5 Takeaways From Our Series on St. Louis Homicide Investigations
The police department has struggled to solve homicides, partly due to shoddy detective work, staffing shortages and eroding community trust.
By
Rachel Lippmann
, St. Louis Public Radio;
Tom Scheck
and
Jennifer Lu
, APM Reports
Feature
June 9
They Were in a Mental Health Crisis at a Hospital. This Is How They Landed in Jail.
Washington, like most states, has a law intended to protect health care workers. Instead, it’s led to prosecutions of people with severe mental illness.
By
Christie Thompson
,
Sydney Brownstone
and
Esmy Jimenez
Feature
June 7
St. Louis Homicide Cases Often Go Unsolved. Victims’ Families Want Justice.
These St. Louis families have waited years for answers. They say police seem to have forgotten their loved ones.
By
Shahla Farzan
,
Rachel Lippmann
and
Brian Munoz
, St. Louis Public Radio; and
Tom Scheck
, APM Reports
Feature
June 6
As Murders Increased, St. Louis Police Struggled for Resources to Solve Cases
The city’s homicide unit has dealt with short staffing, long hours and a ballooning DNA backlog.
By
Tom Scheck
and
Jennifer Lu
, APM Reports;
Rachel Lippmann
, St. Louis Public Radio
Feature
June 5
Some St. Louis Detectives May Have Botched Homicide Investigations
Several officers in the homicide unit faced internal complaints that they slept on the job, failed to get key evidence and lied to superiors.
By
Rachel Lippmann
, St. Louis Public Radio;
Tom Scheck
and
Jennifer Lu
, APM Reports
Feature
June 4
In St. Louis, a Racial Disparity in Whose Killings Get Solved
In the past decade, police solved fewer than half of the homicide cases with Black victims and two-thirds of the cases with White ones.
By
Tom Scheck
and
Jennifer Lu
, APM Reports, and
Rachel Lippmann
, St. Louis Public Radio