policing

Police have said there is no footage showing the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. But Sam Aguiar, an attorney for Taylor’s family, filed a suit believing there is video footage that has not been seen. CK Hoffler, president of National Bar Association, discusses the suit.

Law enforcement experts say Derek Chauvin’s conviction and lengthy prison sentence in George Floyd’s murder could lead to better police training and hiring.

Former police officer Derek Chauvin is unlikely to get a slap on the wrist sentence for the murder of George Floyd, according to former Hennepin County, Minnesota chief public defender Mary Moriarty.

Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers in the year since George Floyd was killed by a cop.

Decades after a judge ordered the New York State Police to diversify its ranks, the agency remains overwhelmingly white

Erroll Southers used to run background checks on police officer applicants and worked in law enforcement for decades. He says there should be a registry of officers’ past firings for misconduct – a database like that can help chiefs and police departments ensure they’re hiring someone with a good record in their community.

Tiffany Crutcher is the twin sister of Terence Crutcher, who was fatally shot by a Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer in 2016. The officer was found not guilty after a jury trial. Since her brother’s death, Tiffany Crutcher has become a voice speaking out against police killings.

In the days of slavery, Black people were commonly referred to as subhuman or inherently different than white people. Professor, attorney and former NJ Assistant Attorney General Shavar Jeffries says that racism was built into American law enforcement and manifests today as an attitude that Black people are “presumptively criminal.”

It was difficult to deal with George Floyd’s sudden death in Minneapolis police custody, but his family has been inspired by all the change in the past year. Shareeduh Tate, Floyd’s cousin and the president of the George Floyd Foundation, talks about the last year and her hope for the policing legislation named after her cousin.

To be an ally as the world is undergoing a new reckoning on race will require having uncomfortable conversations. Having those is part of the work. You also can’t just dub yourself an ally and call it a day – the community has to welcome you, says activist Jamira Burley on a panel discussion with LX Storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo.

Stephen Dolceamore, 29, of Media, Pa., died in Trenton Police custody April 3.

Lisa Broderick, the Executive Director of Police 2 Peace, speaks about her organization’s efforts to introduce the word “peace” instead of “police” on officers uniforms and vehicles and the psychological impact that wording change could have for both officers and the communities they serve.

A New York congressman is introducing legislation that seeks to double the amount the amount of funding for a Justice Department grant program used to hire police officers across the U.S. Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi said Sunday that he’ll seek to attach an amendment to a government spending bill to increase the funding for the COPS Hiring Program to...

The small New Jersey city gripped for decades by violence has had a turnaround since leaders reimagined its policing strategies. The reduction in crime has come with side effects for the community, some say.