Criminal Justice

Police Abuse

Police Shooting Over Seatbelt Violation Leads to S.C. State Trooper Being Fired, Arrested, Charged With Aggravated Assault and Battery

Ed Krayewski | 9.25.2014 10:56 AM

Civil Liberties

Ferguson Police Chief to Michael Brown's Parents: 'I'm Sorry'

Reason Staff | 9.25.2014 10:45 AM

Police Abuse

$1.5 Million for Woman Beaten on the Side of the Highway by CHP Officer

Scott Shackford | 9.25.2014 10:20 AM

Civil Liberties

Video Proves Cops Shot Guy in Walmart Immediately, For No Reason

Robby Soave | 9.25.2014 9:55 AM

Mass Shootings

The FBI Says 'Active Shooter Incidents' Are On the Rise. What Does That Mean?

Decoding a new crime study

Jesse Walker | 9.24.2014 11:57 PM

Police

D.C. Police to Begin Wearing Body Cameras

160 officers to partake in pilot program

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

Prosecutor Drops Prison Threat Against Gun Owner Who Mistakenly Thought Her Pennsylvania Carry Permit Was Good in New Jersey

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2014 5:32 PM

Civil Liberties

Judge to LASD Cops: 'None of You Have Shown Even the Slightest Remorse'

Paul Detrick | 9.24.2014 3:47 PM

Sports

NASCAR Driver Won't Be Indicted over Deadly Crash

Tony Stewart struck Kevin Ward Jr. on the track earlier in the summer.

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 3:35 PM

Michael Brown

More Anger in Ferguson over Burned Memorial

Five arrested. Two officers injured.

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 2:10 PM

Police

Ohio Grand Jury Clears Officer of Killing Man Holding Air Rifle in Wal-Mart

Actions found justified

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 1:45 PM

Politics

Consensual Campus Sex? Finally, There's an App for That

Robby Soave | 9.24.2014 1:41 PM

Police Abuse

NYPD Slams Pregnant Woman to the Ground for Intervening in Arrest of Teen, Father Also Booked

Ed Krayewski | 9.24.2014 11:38 AM

Policy

The Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket

It's time to end the practice of policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.24.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Our New War, With John Bolton, Thaddeus McCotter, and Michael Weiss; Plus Cuddle Parties, White House Jumpers, Confessions of an Asset-Forfeiture Judge, the Steve Hayes Terrorist Threat, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 9.23.2014 8:04 PM

Police Abuse

Another Police Beating Caught on Dash Cam, Ruled A-OK. It's Just Police Work

Ed Krayewski | 9.23.2014 6:10 PM

Policy

Go Home, Consent, You're Drunk

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.23.2014 4:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Most Americans See Criminal-Justice System as Racially Biased

Shift seen across all demographic groups

Reason Staff | 9.23.2014 12:40 PM

Prisons

Federal Prison Population Drops for First Time Since 1980

Sea change?

Reason Staff | 9.23.2014 9:42 AM

Civil Liberties

Drug War Propaganda Counts as State Police Training in Missouri

Sworn law enforcement officers fulfill state-mandated training requirements by learning the latest Reefer Madness talking points.

Aaron Malin | 9.23.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Exonerated Brooklyn Man Got Just Eight Months of Freedom After 23 Years in Prison

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 4:50 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

Twitter

SWAT Raids for Parody Twitter Accounts? Sure, Why Not? SWAT Raids for Everybody!

Scott Shackford | 9.22.2014 11:05 AM

Police Abuse

Look It Up

Charles Oliver | 9.22.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Brickbat: Look It Up

Charles Oliver | 9.22.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Rectal Exams Run Amok: Drug-Sniffing Dogs Must Be Stopped

Will Neff | 9.21.2014 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Joseph McNamara, Reformist Police Chief, Dead at 79

One of the first major law enforcement officials to criticize the drug war and favor marijuana legalization.

Reason Staff | 9.20.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

Proposed Ordinance Would Give Cops an Invitation to All the Cool Parties

Jacob Sullum | 9.19.2014 5:56 PM

Civil Liberties

Shouldn't Obama Bomb a Domestic Terrorist Outfit Allegedly More Dangerous than Islamist Jihadis?

Shikha Dalmia | 9.19.2014 4:55 PM

Raid

DEA Shoot Grandmother Reaching For Baby During Raid, According to Son

Ed Krayewski | 9.19.2014 4:38 PM

War on Cameras

Fullerton, Calif. Cops to Wear Body Cameras

They killed Kelly Thomas.

Reason Staff | 9.19.2014 4:00 PM

Policy

Asset Forfeiture Laws 'Evil' and 'Unreformable,' Say Former Justice Department Officials

Patrick Hannaford | 9.19.2014 3:10 PM

Police Abuse

DOJ, Newark Miss Deadline to Agree on Police Reforms, No New Deadline Set

Ed Krayewski | 9.19.2014 2:27 PM

Prisons

The Economics of Prison Gangs

Power and order behind bars

Jesse Walker | 9.19.2014 2:17 PM

Politics

Only YOU Can Prevent College Sexual Assaults, Say Obama and Biden

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.19.2014 2:00 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

Borders

Border Patrol Admits Internal Affairs System "Broken" as Corruption and Misconduct Cases Pile Up

Ed Krayewski | 9.19.2014 11:11 AM

Prisons

America's Enormous Prison Population Got Even Bigger

The Huffington Post | 9.19.2014 8:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Footloose

Charles Oliver | 9.19.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Footloose

Charles Oliver | 9.19.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Eric Holder Announces Grant to Research Police Racial Profiling

Are there people who don't already know about it?

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 2:55 PM

Borders

Border Patrol to Test Body Cameras

To see if it will reduce misconduct complaints

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 2:40 PM

Policy

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

Zenon Evans | 9.18.2014 12:30 PM

Apple

Apple's New Marketing Plan: Screw the Police (UPDATE: Google Agrees)

Scott Shackford | 9.18.2014 11:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Another Oklahoma Cop Charged With Serial Sexual Assault

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.17.2014 3:30 PM

Gun Control

Prosecutor Suddenly Wonders If Pennsylvania Gun Owner Deserves Prison for Driving Into New Jersey With a Pistol in Her Purse

Jacob Sullum | 9.17.2014 2:12 PM