Oct 28 WATCH: At police conference, Trump slams Chicago for crime problems By Aamer Madhani, Don Babwin, Associated Press President Donald Trump slammed Chicago as "embarrassing to us as a nation" under the leadership of the city's top cop. Continue reading
Jun 10 Black Missouri drivers 91% more likely to be stopped, state attorney general finds By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Last year's statewide disparity rate between white and black drivers is the highest recorded in the almost two decades since the state first began compiling data. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 6:27 ‘The Hate U Give’ tackles race, policing and a teen girl’s two worlds In “The Hate U Give,” Amandla Stenberg plays teen Starr Carter who witnesses a white officer kill her best friend. Carter struggles to grieve and find her voice while navigating her poor, mostly black neighborhood and her mostly white prep… Continue watching
Oct 08 WATCH: Trump talks policing, border security at police chiefs event Rod Rosenstein is flying with Trump to Orlando for the president's speech to a meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Watch live here. Continue reading
Mar 09 North Carolina police officer charged with felony assault after August beating of black pedestrian By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press The case against former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman became public only last week after a leaked body camera video showed Hickman subduing and punching the pedestrian, who was accused of jaywalking. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH: Sessions announces rollback of limits on military gear for police By Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions is addressing the Fraternal Order of Police on Monday, kicking off the group's national conference in Nashville. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 31 Trump was ‘making a joke’ in don’t-be-too-nice police speech, White House says By Associated Press On a visit to Long Island. New York, last week, Trump implored police officers, "Please don't be too nice." He said some officers are too courteous to suspected criminals when arresting them. Continue reading
Apr 05 Federal overhauls of troubled police departments can be popular, but carry mixed results By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions is signaling his Justice Department may back out of such federal agreements with troubled police departments. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 6:08 School district tries making its police ‘more guardian than warrior’ By PBS News Hour Since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, there's been an increased police presence at schools. But that presence has also sparked concerns. According to a recent analysis, black students are more likely to be arrested on campus than their… Continue watching
Jan 11 Pew survey: Officers feel more reluctant to use force, make stops By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press There has been a concern, largely shared in anecdotes, of officers holding back on stopping suspicious people or other policing out of concern that they'd be cast as racist. But the Pew survey provides the first national evidence that those… Continue reading