Sue Rahr has an experienced vantage point on police culture, the violence that can be embedded within it, and how that culture might change. She's the former King County Sheriff, and more recently led ...

Protestors at an Atlanta City Council meeting on June 5, 2023, ahead of the final council vote to approve funding for a new $90 million police training facility. Daniel Reinhardt’s new book on police ...

There’s a certain type of person who is drawn to law enforcement jobs. It is not a glamorous job nor does it pay particularly well for the risks they are asked every day to endure. But for a long time ...

Homicide detective Bree Sonter has seen some of the worst crimes imaginable during her 20-year career. She’s also seen what ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- With another Black man killed by police officers making headlines across the country, Fayetteville leaders are speaking up about changes that need to happen immediately.

The news headlines, stories, and commentaries in recent weeks have described many unsavory examples of police misconduct, charges of excessive force and ultimately criminal trials. Media pundits have ...

Sociologist Michael Sierra-Arévalo’s recent book explains how an obsession with violence has defined the police’s purpose and worldview. Police in Baltimore, Maryland, 2015. In a working-class ...

At the very moment Portland needed a display of steadiness and command, its police chief stepped to the podium for a press conference and delivered a tearful collapse. His unraveling came as he ...

NYPD officers arrest a demonstrator as people protest the death of Tyre Nichols on January 27, 2023 in New York City. The release of a video depicting the fatal beating of Nichols, a 29-year-old Black ...

Public trust and confidence in the police are essential for law enforcement to maintain its authority and uphold public order. Without trust, citizens are less likely to report crimes to the police or ...

Officers testified against their colleague and helped convict him in George Floyd’s death. Was it a sea change, or just one high-profile prosecution? Police officers keep a watchful eye as peaceful ...

A few years back, I took an evening ride-along with an officer in Shoreline who kept a card on her dashboard with on-duty affirmations. First on the list: “I’m not going to f-ing die today.” Seeing ...