police violence
Police shoot far more people than anyone realized, a VICE News investigation reveals
A VICE News investigation of both fatal and nonfatal police shootings nationwide shows cops shoot more than twice as many people as previously understood.
What it's like to survive being shot by the police
VICE News interviewed survivors of nonfatal police shootings about how the incidents upended their lives.
Why it's so hard for victims of police abuse to sue and win
A VICE News investigation reveals that an obscure rule protects cops and blocks justice for their victims.
Trump Said He's 'Seriously Considering' Pardoning Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The former Arizona sheriff was recently found guilty of contempt of court in connection with his legacy of encouraging racial profiling.
Why We Need to Focus on How Black Women Are Harmed by Police Violence
Two years after Sandra Bland's death, the specific impacts of police brutality on women of color remain understudied and underreported. With her forthcoming book, "Invisible No More," Andrea J. Ritchie is working to change that.
Cop and Husband Charged with Murder for Denny's Chokehold
Video from the incident shows the two pinning down 24-year-old John Hernandez while bystanders scream for them to stop.
Las Vegas Cop Charged After Killing an Unarmed Man with a Chokehold
Kenneth Lopera is the first Metropolitan Police Department cop to be charged with an officer-involved fatality in almost 30 years.
All Victims Should Be 'Ideal Victims'
An expert on criminology explains what it takes for black men brutalized by police to get the benefit of the doubt.
Cops Keep Killing Teens in Cars
A Connecticut teen's death in an allegedly stolen vehicle is the second case in as many weeks of a teen getting shot dead in a car.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Cops involved in Alton Sterling's death duck federal charges, dozens killed in ISIS attack on Syrian refugee camp, NSA collected millions of phone records last year, and more.
Please Stop Smearing Victims of Police Brutality
The media's tabloid obsession with David Dao's "sordid history" is taking the focus off of our nation's severe problem with police violence.
After Years of Sexual Assault by Parole Officer, Woman Fights for Right to Sue
A California mother of three endured years of sexual violence at her parole officer's hands—but a provision in state law is keeping her from suing her attacker and the probation office that allegedly looked the other way.