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Police Violence
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Confronting the Rhetoric of “Black on Black Crime”: A Response to Derailing Strategies
This article is dedicated to all those who seek to produce justice in the face of state sanctioned violence vis-u00e0-vis police brutality
Do the Americans With Disabilities and Civil Rights Acts Apply to Police Operations?
The Supreme Court's ruling about whether the police had a right to shoot a mentally ill woman wielding a knife has broad ramifications.
“I Thought I Saw Death”: John Lewis Remembers Police Attack on Bloody Sunday in Selma 50 Years Ago
Thousands of people are expected to travel to Selma.
Police Killing of Unarmed Mexican Farmworker in Washington State Sparks Protest
Authorities in Pasco, Washington, have revealed police fired 17 shots at Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
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Must Reform the Entire System to Achieve Racial Justice
The Obama administration has begun making important changes to end racial profiling, emphasize community-oriented policing and de-militarize police forces.
Exporting Torture: Former Chicago Police Detective Tied to Brutality at Guantanamo
A former Guantanamo interrogator was also a Chicago police officer.
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We’re Young, Passionate and Bent on Justice: Why #BlackLivesMatter Is Irresistible
This movement is showing what wholeness looks like and demanding a whole and uncompromised justice.
Evaluating Police Psychology: Who Passes the Test?
With no national standards for screening police applicants, psychologists rely on tests unlikely to predict aggression.
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The Complexities of Black Community Control of Police
Does the existence of the board make it easier or more difficult to organize for fundamental change?
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Trial of LAPD Officer for the Death of Alesia Thomas Set to Begin This Month
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says he made the decision to recommend the charges against O'Callaghan after reviewing the tape of the incident along with the report of the Board …