Jun 23 High court puts limits on drunk driving test laws By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday placed new limits on state laws that make it a crime for motorists suspected of drunken driving to refuse alcohol tests. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 1:41 Obama gives Medal of Valor to 13 heroes who were ‘just doing their job’ By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, President Obama honored 13 law enforcement officers, including one who was killed in the line of duty, the Medal of Valor at the White House for their exceptional courage in the face… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 3:10 This is what it’s like to be arrested while suffering mental illness By PBS News Hour Paton Blough has two labels he will have to bear for the rest of his life: “bipolar” and “convicted felon.” Having been arrested during his delusional episodes, Blough uses his experiences to help train police officers in crisis management when… Continue watching
Apr 26 After police shooting, San Francisco actors tackle racial profiling By Kelly Whalen and Omid Zoufonoun, KQED On the Hill aims to spark a conversation about racial profiling, police shootings and the rapid displacement of Latinos from San Francisco. Continue reading
Feb 01 How police harassment and hip-hop turned a Chicago teen into a poet By Corinne Segal Years after a troubling interaction with police, Nate Marshall would confront the experience in poetry. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 10:13 To avoid deadly shootings, police deploy new training tactics By PBS News Hour Following two years of highly publicized deadly shootings by police officers, some police departments around the country are looking into new training methods they hope will not only reduce the number of officer-involved shootings, but also keep their officers in… Continue watching
Jan 07 NYPD settles two lawsuits over post-9/11 surveillance of Muslims By Corinne Segal For the first time in more than 10 years, a civilian representative will monitor counter-terrorism efforts at the New York Police Department. Continue reading
Dec 28 Grand jury will not file charges in Tamir Rice death By Corinne Segal Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty said Monday that a grand jury would not file charges in the killing of Tamir Rice by a Cleveland police officer last year. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 11:41 Why are indictments rare when people of color die in police custody? By PBS News Hour A grand jury in Texas has decided to not indict anyone yet in connection with the death of Sandra Bland while in police custody, effectively clearing officials and jail employees of criminal wrongdoing. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case with Molly… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 6:15 Why was a rape victim interrogated as a crime suspect? By PBS News Hour A woman reports she was raped at knifepoint in her apartment, but days later, after police question her about inconsistencies, she says she made the whole thing up. In "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," a project from the Marshall Project… Continue watching