Accountability & Reform

Killing of James Garcia in Arizona renews questions about systemic problems at one of country’s deadliest police departments

Some officers involved in fatal shootings reportedly marked those incidents with backyard barbecues and were initiated into a "secretive clique."

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to discipline officers who commit violence does nothing to address NYPD’s culture of rewarding bad behavior.

How NYPD officers continue to use chokeholds — which can be deadly and are explicitly prohibited by the department — on civilians, while officers with substantiated claims of abuse go without any meaningful punishment.

He died in April after being handcuffed and held face-down in a garage with two plastic emergency blankets and a "spit sock hood" over his head.

Newly-released audio from the internal investigation into Breonna Taylor's death illustrates conflicting accounts of whether police identified themselves before ultimately breaking down Taylor's door in an incident which led to her death.

Police deploy teargas and flash-bangs in Brooklyn Center as Wright’s father Aubrey rejects police claim that officer intended to fire Taser

An independent review will look at reports of deaths in police custody under the tenure of Dr. David Fowler, the retired chief medical examiner who testified for the defense at Derek Chauvin's trial.

Mr Blake, a black man, was shot in the back by police in Wisconsin, sparking protests.

The weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat. How will we stop it from happening again?

From Lincoln to Obama, we have seen periods of racial progress before. Dare we be optimistic that this one will prove durable and systemic?

Native Americans are killed in police encounters at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group, according to data from the CDC.

A former Ohio police officer, who is white, will appear at a bail hearing on Friday after his arrest on a charge of murder in the fatal shooting on an unarmed Black man in December.

Police say Lymond Moses drove at a high rate of speed ‘directly’ at officers, but a lawsuit says bodycam footage undermines that account and shows officers were in no danger.

A study published Thursday in a medical journal estimated a federal database failed to count more than 50% of deaths attributable to police violence over nearly 40 years.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI said Tuesday it’s investigating the reported assault of a Black man by a group of white men at a southern Indiana lake...

In the city with the highest rate of police killings, open investigations pile up while the family of Cortez Bufford waits for answers.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has put a hold on the medical examiner's official autopsy report while it investigates the deputy-involved shooting. The family wants that report released.

In 2018, police shootings hit record levels in Phoenix. The trend extends statewide and stretches beyond a single year.

As the experience of Portland shows, federal intervention in city policing shows real reform is far from guaranteed

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Follow here for live updates and analysis.

Attorney Eric Nelson alleges prosecutorial and jury misconduct and errors of law at trial and says the verdict was contrary to law

A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the manslaughter case can proceed against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright.

The Minnesota Supreme Court overturns the murder conviction of ex-Minneapolis officer Mohamed Noor in the death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, saying the charge doesn't fit the circumstances in the case.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus police shot and killed a teenage girl who swung at two other people with a knife Tuesday, according to bodycam footage from the officer who fired the shots just minutes before the verdict in George Floyd’s killing was read...

The photos surface after an officer with the Aurora Police Department reported them to the internal affairs unit. The interim police chief calls them reprehensible.

Lawyers for the family of black man Andrew Brown Jr say an independent autopsy shows the 42-year-old died after North Carolina police delivered a "kill shot" to the back of his head.

MONROE, La. (AP) — The most violent videos languished for years, lost or ignored in a digital vault. Louisiana State Police troopers and top brass alike would often look the other way, even as officers took to official messaging channels to banter about their brutality.

The mothers of Jamarion Robinson and Oscar Cain on fighting for justice amid the trauma of more police killings.

When James Smith called police to check his neighbour was OK, she ended up dead. Never again, he says.