The level of racial bias in American policing is overwhelming. Between 2012 and 2018, US police killed more Black men in their 20s than diabetes, pneumonia, chronic respiratory disease, or cerebrovascular disease.

It also seeps into homes; contaminates food, furniture; and can cause long-term lung damage.

Over-policing traps Aboriginal Australians in the criminal justice system, but it’s hard to get a handle on the problem. In Victoria, despite a commitment to begin mandatory recording of ethnic appearance descriptors in police interactions with the public, the force has refused to make the data public.

When Anna said she was raped by two on-duty cops, she thought it would be a simple case. She had no idea she lived in one of 35 states where officers can claim a detainee consented.

Amid calls to rethink policing, body cameras remain a popular reform tool. But they remain locked within a larger system that resists transparency and accountability.

Using the 2014 New York Police Department slowdown as a natural experiment, the authors show that civilian complaints of major crime decreased during and after reductions in proactive policing, which challenges existing research on the topic. (PDF)

Priests reveal they were tear gassed by cops clearing a path to St. John's Church for Donald Trump to have his photo taken

Pursuing cop was almost out of wind - but his quarry wasn't.

Black Americans, already reeling from a virus that disproportionately affects them, have engaged in days of protests after an African-American man's death in police custody was caught on tape. The anger rose so quickly because there's little hope to be found, writes Emily Olson.

Geofence warrants, sometimes known as reverse location requests, allow police get data from all devices in targeted areas.

The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers was captured on video, not once but half a dozen times. As we try to understand why a police officer continued compressing a man’s neck and spine for minutes after he’d lost consciousness, we have footage from security cameras at Cup Foods, where Floyd allegedly paid…

I was a police officer for nearly ten years and I was a bastard. We all were. Wrestle with this for a minute: if all of someone’s material needs were met and all the members of their community were fed, clothed, housed, and dignified, why would they need to join a gang? Why would they need to risk their lives selling drugs or breaking into buildings? If mental healthcare was free and was not stigmatized, how many lives would that save?

Canadian police tackled and punched a prominent First Nations chief in the parking lot of a casino as they accused him of resisting arrest.

A resident at a unit complex where an Aboriginal baby girl died on Sunday says he heard the child's mother asking police not to separate them when she was arrested.

A college student mistakenly left in a Drug Enforcement Administration interrogation room for five days will receive $4.1 million from the government in a settlement in advance of a lawsuit.

South Miami Police are investigating after a man showed up at a police station and said he shot and killed his wife Thursday. Police said they discovered the woman inside a townhouse after 31-year-old...

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer who was named Officer of the Year back in May is under investigation for excessive use of force after surveillance footage surfaced showing him attacking a man who called for police assistance following a suspected burglary.The victim, 60-year-old Maryland businessman Brian Hudkins, was in town last September to attend a home theater trade show he co-founded, and was booked to stay at the local JW Marriot.

The Miami-Dade Police Department says its officers violated policy by providing a police escort to Miami Heat star LeBron James through heavy traffic at last Friday's Justin Timberlake/Jay-Z concert.

Fermina Pena's trouble started in April when her co-worker, Sabina Deleon, met with undercover cops, according to court papers, and agreed to buy a “stolen” iPad mini for $100.