May 26 Watch 7:35 Will Cleveland’s police reform offer blueprint for other cities? By PBS News Hour After recurring instances of excessive force by Cleveland’s police force, the Department of Justice and city officials announced a sweeping legal agreement that rewrites the rules for the police department. Gwen Ifill learns more about the efforts to rebuild relations… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 9:32 How do we change broken police relations in America? By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Laurie Robinson of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Ta-Nehisi Coates of The Atlantic, and Lester Spence of Johns Hopkins University about the forces driving Baltimore’s upheaval and what’s needed to improve relations between… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 3:09 Protests in Baltimore turn violent in overnight clashes with police By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 3:45 Did a ‘rough ride’ by police cause Freddie Gray’s death in Baltimore? By Andrew Mach Protesters in Baltimore, Maryland, took to the streets Saturday for what they promised would be their biggest march yet after near-daily demonstrations this week over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died from injuries while in police custody. For… Continue watching
Apr 18 S.C. activists demand DOJ probe local police killings since 1994 By Daniel Costa-Roberts Civil rights groups in North Charleston, South Carolina have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into all the fatal officer-involved shootings in Charleston County since 1994. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 2:27 Protesters demand answers after video shows police officer shooting S.C. man in the back By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 08 When can police use lethal force against a fleeing suspect? By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The law gives police officers latitude to use deadly force when they feel physically endangered, but there's far less legal flexibility when it comes to opening fire at fleeing individuals. Here's a look at legal issues raised by Saturday's police… Continue reading
Apr 04 National survey shows whites more likely to approve of police hitting citizens By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Whites in the United States approve of police officers hitting people in far greater numbers than blacks and Hispanics do, at a time when the country is struggling to deal with police use of deadly force against men of color,… Continue reading
Mar 23 Police say they can’t confirm gang rape at University of Virginia By Justin Scuiletti Police on Monday said that an investigation was unable to confirm that a gang rape, as described in a November 2014 Rolling Stone article, occurred during a fraternity party at the University of Virginia. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 8:28 Will events in Ferguson help define the future of American policing? By PBS News Hour Continue watching