During the Great Fire of Rome, the vigiles took to looting the city rather than enforcing law...
Police
Allowances were usually made for people who had some social status on their side. Introduction and Early...
In many urban centers, law enforcement came to be viewed as an “occupying force.” By Dr. Chuck...
Accountability is an essential part of a healthy law enforcement agency. Like any organization, every law enforcement...
The English already had developed a model of policing Ireland and their other colonies. Police accountability is...
A satirist posted a parody of a police Facebook page. He was arrested and jailed for four...
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...
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....
Officers who take an oath only to defend the Constitution as they interpret it should be a...
At least five of those arrested for storming the Capitol building on January 6 were active law...
Efforts to destroy the Black freedom movement as well as the use of illegal surveillance and entrapment....
The lawsuit alleges police did nothing to prevent the violence. A man who was shot in the...
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...
The campaign to police the civil rights-era Ku Klux Klan offers clear lessons. During his confirmation hearing...
A leaked database shows at least 10% of the far-right militia involve active police or military –...
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...
Experts examine videos showing officers using tear gas, pepper balls and explosives on protesters. By Talia Buford,...
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....