The foundation of ICE in 2003 marked more than a bureaucratic reorganization. It signaled the redefinition of...
Law Enforcement
Predictive policing is not a neutral tool. It is a technological expression of old power structures, reframed...
In the drive to catalog every face, every breath, every blink, we risk losing something human, something...
The ancient concept of law enforcement was fundamentally different from today. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Law enforcement in medieval England was a patchwork of local officials. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
In a nation historically suspicious of standing armies and centralized power. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
One of the goals of the program was to encourage those who made it onto the agency’s...
By the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom, the Medjay were an elite paramilitary police force. Introduction...
In the 18th century law enforcement and policing was left entirely to local initiative. Paid Watchmen From...
There are numerous ways one may interact with the police. You could be stopped by the police...
Minor car accidents happen a lot more often than severe crashes. These minor accidents can happen anywhere....
During the Great Fire of Rome, the vigiles took to looting the city rather than enforcing law...
Allowances were usually made for people who had some social status on their side. Introduction and Early...
Police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill. When Barbara and Belvett Richards...
In many urban centers, law enforcement came to be viewed as an “occupying force.” By Dr. Chuck...
A famed reporter and crusading U.S. senator brought it to light after it was hidden. A major...
How anti-Black bias is so central to American policing that even Black officers are influenced by it....
Domestic violence is a pervasive issue in our society, and it affects people of all ages, genders,...
The officers were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history. Introduction The officers...
Police killed more people last year than any other on record. Last year was the deadliest on...
Police brutality disproportionately affects Black communities, causing depression, anxiety and trauma. Introduction The release of footage showing...
“Facial recognition poses a threat to human society and basic liberty that far outweighs any potential benefits.”...
Peisistratus (605-527 BCE), who was a ruler of Athens, has been called the father of formal policing....
How the creation of a unified Metropolitan Police force in 1829 led to the birth of the...
The word police is one of the most universal and similar terms even in many non-English speaking...
The history of crime, criminal justice, and law enforcement is not easy to unravel. By Dr. Xavier...
Suppression of civil protest reflected a prevailing ‘make do’ administrative culture steeped in a Victorian ethos. Introduction...
Colonists considered lying, idleness, drunkenness, and even general bad behavior as crimes. Colonial laws emphasized the survival...
Modern policing has passed through various developmental stages that can be explained by typologies – this is...
Social media has made it easier to expose white supremacists who serve in law enforcement. Increased attention...