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A photo of a smiling young Black boy wearing a dark tie and gray vest inside a silver picture frame alongside a photo of him as a young man with the words “We Love You Mario.”
Inside Story October 31
Families Seek Answers, Solace as St. Louis Police Struggle to Solve Killings
We investigate the impact of the St. Louis police’s failure to solve murders, and rapper G. Dep talks about healing after turning himself in.
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Tamar Massaneh, center, at a Mothers Against Senseless Killings event with police officers in Chicago in August.
Commentary October 30, 2018
Why Police Should Embrace Communities—Not Shut Them Out
A former police chief on why the job should be more than “runnin’ and gunnin’.”
Cedric Alexander
Life Inside September 13, 2018
All The Ways Being White Helped Me Avoid Prison
“As a young, educated white girl, I confused everyone I encountered in law enforcement.”
By Jennifer Jordan
Feature July 16, 2018
Yelp for Cops
How am I doing? Check the sentiment meter.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, center, speaks at the Fraternal Order of Police convention in Nashville, Tenn., in August.
Commentary October 11, 2017
Why the Fraternal Order of Police Must Go
The nation’s largest police organization does more harm to public safety than good.
Paul Butler
A photo posted on Facebook by the Gainesville Police Department showing officers, from left, John Nordman, Michael Hamill and Dan Rengering. It was widely shared with comments praising the officers’ looks.
Commentary September 27, 2017
How Bad Apples Spoil the Whole Bunch
When a ‘hot cop’ proves himself a bad apple, police should hold him accountable, not close ranks.
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President Donald Trump speaks to law enforcement officials in Brentwood, N.Y., in July.
Commentary August 2, 2017
Trump’s Remarks To Police Violate His Oath of Office
The president swore to uphold the Constitution but asked officers to ignore it.
By Rachel A. Harmon
Two boys attended the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s annual candlelight vigil in 2015.
Commentary July 19, 2017
White America’s Unshakeable Confidence in the Police
A new poll says whites are as confident in the police as ever. How?
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A makeshift memorial dedicated to Tamir Rice at the park in Cleveland where the 12-year-old boy was shot to death by a police officer in 2014.
Commentary June 15, 2017
After Creating Danger, Can Cops Use Force with Impunity?
A recent Supreme Court decision left open that possibility. That’s bad for the public, and for police.
By Chiraag Bains
From left, Stephan James and Sanaa Lathan in “Shots Fired,” a Fox television show.
Commentary May 21, 2017
Jeff Sessions Could Learn Something From Fox’s New Cop Show
A former senior DOJ official says ‘Shots Fired’ gets right what the AG gets wrong.
Ronald Davis
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