Truthout
Policing
New Policy Will Ban Chicago Police From Joining Hate and Extremist Groups
Investigations found that multiple Chicago police officers are associated with hate and extremist groups.
Police Violently Attack Demonstrators at Ceasefire Protest at DNC Headquarters
Organizers of the protest say police injured around 90 demonstrators in total.
Protesters Hoped to Plant Trees at Cop City Site. They Were Tear Gassed Instead.
Police attacked protesters in a militarized response to a nonviolent Stop Cop City action this week in Georgia.
Texas Police Put an 11-Year-Old Into Solitary Confinement
A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.
Stop Cop City Activists Plan Mass Return to Weelaunee Forest
The mass mobilization against the military-style 85-acre police training facility will take place November 10-13.
Rojava’s Women-Led Restorative Justice System Centers Mediation, Not Retribution
Rojava’s restorative legal system offers a different model of community care, seeking to minimize police involvement.
This Former Child Welfare Investigator Says Family Policing Must Be Abolished
Alan J. Dettlaff once worked for Child Protective Services. What he saw made him realize the system should be abolished.
Georgia Prosecutor Refuses to Charge State Troopers Who Killed Tortuguita
The DA will not press charges despite autopsy evidence that Terán had their hands raised and did not fire on police.
UN Security Council Votes to Deploy US-Backed, Kenyan-Led Troops Into Haiti
These UN missions don’t protect the population, they protect multinational investments, says scholar Mamyrah Prosper.
Police Killings of Black and Brown People in US May Be Double Previous Estimates
The Raza Database Project merged data sets from independent research projects to determine the victims’ ethnicities.