officer-involved shootings
Rookie Cop Prosecuted Over Homicide for First Time Ever in San Francisco
District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who ran on a progressive platform, announced the charges.
Police shootings in Detroit are on the decline. But we still don’t know the whole picture.
Detroit recently emerged from federal oversight and implemented many reforms.
NYPD officers shot the fewest people ever this year
Shootings in big police departments are on the decline, thanks to reforms.
How to stop cops from needlessly killing so many people
Dozens — perhaps hundreds — of police shootings can be avoided, according to current and former police officers and independent experts who train cops about when and how to use deadly force.
I’m a Cop Who Went Viral for Not Killing a Man
He came at me with a knife screaming "Kill me!" and "I'm going to kill you." I shot him once in the stomach, but stopped there.
The LAPD's Unprecedented Plan to Shoot Fewer People
A union official says the new policy "will get officers killed, plain and simple."
Is the NYPD Trying to Get Better at Policing Itself?
A decade after setting up a special unit to monitor the use of force by cops in Los Angeles, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is importing the idea to NYC.
Does the LAPD Deserve Its Reputation for Racism and Brutality?
The killing of a homeless man on Skid Row has raised new questions about one of America's most notorious police departments.
How Should We Handle Police Shootings in Post-Ferguson America?
Now that the feds have declined to press civil rights charges against Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown, police reformers are mulling their next move.
The Death of an Unarmed Homeless Mexican Immigrant Has Set Off Protests in Washington State
Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot after throwing rocks and cars, but the cops are unlikely to face charges over his death.
An NYPD Officer Was Just Indicted for the Shooting Death of Akai Gurley
Peter Liang is just the fourth New York City cop to be indicted for killing someone since 1999.
Is Obedience the Only Way to Avoid Police Brutality?
People of color are getting so sick of police brutality that even some politicians now says it's time to stop being so obedient.