Suppression of civil protest reflected a prevailing ‘make do’ administrative culture steeped in a Victorian ethos. Introduction...
Law Enforcement
Colonists considered lying, idleness, drunkenness, and even general bad behavior as crimes. Colonial laws emphasized the survival...
Some interventions could help to reduce racism and rein in the use of unnecessary force in police...
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...
Slave patrols slowly morphed into policing units in charge of breaking up insurgencies after the Civil War....
At least five of those arrested for storming the Capitol building on January 6 were active law...
Some officers will subscribe to the extremist ideology of their trainers who they perceive as having authority...
Efforts to destroy the Black freedom movement as well as the use of illegal surveillance and entrapment....
Although it is not widely discussed, and the evening news might not broadcast about it very often,...
The use of social media monitoring products by police raises serious concerns a threat to First Amendment...
Biden officials are working to address police reform through executive orders. By April RyanReporter Civil Rights attorney Ben...
Bribe-taking by the police remained rampant as prostitutes, gamblers, and saloonkeepers paid enforced tribute. Complaints about the...
Private organizations funneling money to law enforcement agencies are “protecting corporate interests and enabling state-sanctioned violence.” Many...
Law enforcement agencies typically need to provide a compelling reason to collect and store data about members...
Police brutality is an issue that affects many across the world, but in the United States, it...
The campaign to police the civil rights-era Ku Klux Klan offers clear lessons. During his confirmation hearing...
The modern National Guard evolved from Colonial-era militias. Introduction The Pentagon has approved leaving 5,000 troops deployed...
“Overall, the first six months has kind of been a proof of concept of what we wanted.”...
A leaked database shows at least 10% of the far-right militia involve active police or military –...
In the 19th-century, society began to grapple with an emerging problem: How do you prove people are...
The Militia of Great Britain were the principal military reserve forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain....
Mayors are facing a phenomenon – officers slowing their work in the wake of high-profile episodes of...
The government’s response to known connections of law enforcement officers to violent racist and militant groups has...
Academic conversations around defunding or abolishing the police have been around for decades, but now, some politicians...
The early colonists of America considered the militia an important social institution, necessary to provide defense and...
Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act to prevent exactly this type of action. It doesn’t take a...
Legal estrangement speaks to detachment and eventual alienation from the law’s enforcers. Originally published by the Yale...
This guide seeks to provide information useful for a long-term strategy of police reform. Originally published by...
What will it take to change a brutal and militaristic style of policing in America? Political will....