News & Commentary about Reforming Police

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crime investigator wearing gloves fingerprinting person

Nov 9, 2021

Stop-and-Fingerprint Can’t Become the Next Stop-and-Frisk

Oct 8, 2021

What the Supreme Court Can and Can't Do About Mass Incarceration in the Current Term

Protesters hold a banner calling for investment in communities, not the police

Sep 7, 2021

10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America

Evening rush hour traffic fills Highway 50 in Sacramento, California

Jul 26, 2021

Congress Can Stop This Vicious Cycle of Debt-Based Poverty

Mike Elliott takes the oath of office as the city's new mayor with city clerk Barb Suciu, right, during Elliot's inauguration ceremony

Jun 25, 2021

This Minnesota Mayor Isn't Waiting For Another Police Shooting

Three police officers in uniform, with "Police" written on the back of their vests.

Jun 4, 2021

How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety

Jun 3, 2021

How the Police Lobby Impedes Public Safety

Protestors holding up a portrait of George Floyd

May 25, 2021

The Movement to End Police Violence One Year after George Floyd's Murder

A makeshift memorial for Daunte Wright in front of Brooklyn Center

May 24, 2021

Brooklyn Center Provides a Model for Reexamining Public Safety

Police use a water cannon to drench opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline during a standoff in freezing temperatures on Backwater Bridge near the pipeline route on November 20, 2016. Cannon Ball, North Dakota

May 12, 2021

It’s Past Time to End the Federal Militarization of Police