Stories tagged: "Police reform"
Police reform advocates cite ongoing frustrations, vow to “use this as a stepping stone” toward equality.
Arizona lawmakers and residents are demanding that charges be dropped against protesters arrested during the Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
A Springfield father was arrested in front of his children while collecting signatures to form a tenants' association. “It was very traumatizing," he said.
A global pandemic and promises for reform did little to stem rampant violence by police officers in 2020. Will the Biden administration be able to deliver actual, meaningful change?
2020 wasn’t a banner year at the national policy making level, but that void made the work of state leaders all the more critical.
American cities are finally implementing first-responder programs that send behavioral health professionals—not cops—to non-violent and mental health-related crises.
Reporters have often blindly parroted law enforcement’s version of events, marginalized Black and Brown voices, focused on violence rather than protesters’ demands, and used irresponsible language when covering police brutality.
