Militarization of Police

Policy

How Cops Are Beating Crime in America's Poorest City

Is Camden, New Jersey, a "surveillance city" or a triumph of 21st century policing?

Jim Epstein | 10.23.2014 4:31 PM

Militarization of Police

Stuff White People Riot About

Scott Shackford | 10.20.2014 5:20 PM

Politics

Cop Militarization in NY: Every MRAP, Cargo Plane, and $800 Coffee Pot

Zenon Evans | 10.17.2014 12:30 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Anthony Fisher, TV's Andy Levy, Chris Moody, Jason Mattera, an ex-Secret Service Dude, and a New Enemy of Freedom!

Matt Welch | 10.8.2014 8:41 PM

The Independents

Tonight on The Independents: Fear of a 'Dangerous' Planet, Jennifer Lawrence 'Sex Crime,' Military Spending Forever, Ebola, Unfree Speech, Dumb Laws, No Justice for Bou Bou, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 10.7.2014 8:28 PM

Policy

Georgia Grand Jury Rejects Criminal Charges Against Drug Warriors Who Burned and Mutilated a Toddler

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 11:50 PM

Civil Liberties

VID: Ferguson Police Chief Issues Apology, But Police Militarization Will Continue to Be a Thing

Alexis Garcia and Amanda Winkler | 9.28.2014 9:30 AM

Civil Liberties

South Carolina Cop Actually Charged in Unprovoked Shooting

Is the whole militarized police thing provoking pushback?

Reason Staff | 9.25.2014 3:13 PM

Policy

Cops Take 'Highly Entertaining' Class to 'Win' Media After Shootings

Zenon Evans | 9.22.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Joseph McNamara, Drug Warrior Turned Conscientious Objector, RIP

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 3:34 PM

Politics

Can Police Resist Using New Military 'Toys'?

Once they start, it's hard to stop.

Steven Greenhut | 9.19.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

L.A. School Cops Give Up Grenade Launchers … But Keep the M-16s, MRAP

Zenon Evans | 9.18.2014 12:30 PM

Politics

Why Is the Pentagon Sending Grenade Launchers to College Campuses?

Patrick Hannaford | 9.17.2014 11:59 AM

Policy

Federal Appeals Court Rebukes Florida Cops for Using SWAT-Style Raids to Check Barbers' Licenses

Jacob Sullum | 9.16.2014 6:30 PM

Politics

Oakland Mayor Doesn't Want SWAT Convention Back Next Year

Anthony Fisher | 9.10.2014 2:11 PM

Policy

Did Georgia Drug Warriors Commit a Crime When They Burned and Mutilated a Toddler?

Jacob Sullum | 9.10.2014 12:43 PM

Policy

Are L.A. School Cops 'Protecting the Children' With Grenade Launchers?

Zenon Evans | 9.10.2014 12:36 PM

Civil Liberties

Senators a Tad Concerned About Police Militarization

They'd like to know what is going where, and why

Reason Staff | 9.9.2014 3:35 PM

Policy

Guy Tells Bad Joke, Finds Himself in LAPD Sniper Scope

Zenon Evans | 9.4.2014 3:55 PM

Militarization of Police

Connecticut Town Approves "Free" Military Vehicle For Cops That Will Cost $54,000 in Asset Forfeiture Funds to Modify, Because Police Say Mass Shootings Are Up

Ed Krayewski | 9.3.2014 4:52 PM

Civil Liberties

What Policing Should Look Like

How can we build an ethical police force based upon the concept of Constitutional policing by consent?

Stephen Downing | 9.2.2014 8:30 AM

Ferguson

Hillary Clinton Finally Comments on Ferguson, Focuses on Race-Based Enforcement Injustices

Scott Shackford | 8.29.2014 3:25 PM

Policy

Are Police More Damned Trouble Than They're Worth?

Modern police forces have become little more than a new set of predators from which the public needs protection.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.28.2014 4:31 PM

SWAT

Militarization of Police Helps Feed SWAT Call Pranks

Scott Shackford | 8.28.2014 11:07 AM

Michael Brown

Former LAPD Deputy Chief Explains the Militarization of American Policing

The Huffington Post | 8.28.2014 10:07 AM

Civil Liberties

City Council Tells Cops To 'Tank the Tank' In Davis, California

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.27.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

The Sanest Commentator on Ferguson: How About a Rapper Named Killer Mike?

Matt Welch | 8.27.2014 12:17 PM

Politics

Is the Left Playing Catch-up to the Hated Kochs on Police Militarization?

Matt Welch | 8.27.2014 11:53 AM

Civil Liberties

Court to Police: No Immunity Just Because You're Cops

Botched raid resulted in a $3.5 million settlement.

Jackson Kuhl | 8.27.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

The Literal War on Drugs

The promiscuous use of SWAT teams is a bigger menace than armored vehicles on our streets.

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Instapundit: How to Fix Policing so There Are no More (or Fewer) Fergusons

Nick Gillespie | 8.26.2014 1:51 PM

Civil Liberties

Fight Against Militarized Police Is a Culture War Worth Having

Ferguson shows us that "protect and serve" is long gone. Can we get it back?

Gene Healy | 8.26.2014 12:30 PM

Policy

Ferguson, Abusive Policing, and Racial Politics

The fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown and its aftermath have once again brought the national spotlight on race relations.

Cathy Young | 8.26.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Oath Keepers in Ferguson Area Condemn Militarized Police; Oath Keepers' Guest Speaker IS Militarized Police

Tensions on the populist right

Jesse Walker | 8.25.2014 3:21 PM

SWAT

This Is the Actual Logo of the Fresno SWAT Team

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.25.2014 2:49 PM

SWAT

War On The Streets

How SWAT has become larger and more invasive

Jason Keisling and Lauren Krisai | 8.25.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Should Cops Wear Body Cameras? One Ex-Cop Says Yes.

Amanda Winkler | 8.24.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Former NYPD Chief Bernard Kerik Weighs in on Ferguson and Police Militarization

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 8.24.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson May Not Have Been Badly Injured by Michael Brown After All

Bad info? You don't say.

Reason Staff | 8.22.2014 2:52 PM

Militarization of Police

Michigan County Sheriff's Department Dumps Armored Military Truck

Scott Shackford | 8.22.2014 11:10 AM

Politics

Did Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Suffer Broken Eye Socket in Struggle With Michael Brown? Apparently No.

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2014 8:47 AM

Civil Liberties

Friday Funnies: Boots on the Ground

Chip Bok | 8.22.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Grenade Launchers, Helicopters, and…Popcorn Machines? Highlights of the Ridiculous Items Given to Police by the DoD

Lauren Krisai | 8.21.2014 3:57 PM

Militarization of Police

Police SWAT Lobbyists Mobilize to Cover Their Assets

Scott Shackford | 8.21.2014 11:50 AM

Politics

The Libertarian Moment in Ferguson: Birth of New Politics?

Nick Gillespie | 8.21.2014 8:55 AM