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Police Brutality
Wisconsin Passes Law Requiring Independent Investigations of Police Shootings
The law's passage is thanks to sustained pressure from the families of shooting victims.
Police Killing Inflames San Francisco Community, Revealing Further Divides
A police shooting of a 28-year-old man in San Francisco last Friday has left the city divided, angry and uncertain over the fast-changing social and economic landscape of the …
The “Bounty” Police Force? Albuquerque Officers Face Protests, Probe Over Spate of Fatal Shootings
Outrage is growing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after the latest incident in a spate of police shootings.
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Ethics Complaint Filed Against Dallas Police 72-Hour Review Policy
A secret policy allowing Dallas police to wait 72 hours before making an official statement was instituted in 2013 after a police shooting report was contradicted by a home …
Bill Bratton: NYPD Huckster?
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton seems to see his role as dampening controversy over the force's tactics, not rooting out tactics that are criminal or ineffective.
The Over-Policing of America: Police Overkill Has Entered the DNA of Social Policy
The War on Drugs and Crime has made over policing a part of our culture; it permeates every aspect of public and private life.
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Who’s to Blame for Battlefield America? Is It Militarized Police or the Militarized Culture?
Is it possible that the rising number of ex-military joining the police force could be the cause of the rise in police violence and brutality reported across the country.
New York Communities Once Again Mobilize Against Police Brutality
Rallies are held nationwide against police brutality, meanwhile the family of Kyam Livingston, who died in a Brooklyn jail after allegedly being denied medical care, filed a wrongful death …
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Months After Fierce Opposition to Fare Hikes, Brazil’s Protests Are Evolving
While the right wing forces couldn't overwhelm the protests, their emergence nonetheless revealed the demonstrationsu2019 uncertain path.
Marikana Continues: Statement on the Murder of Nqobile Nzuza
One young woman is dead. Another has been shot and is injured and another is in jail, denied bail.