Police Abuse

Policy

Border Patrol Misconduct Becomes a National Problem

Criminals with badges and federal paychecks

Reason Staff | 11.2.2014 6:31 PM

Police

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 11.1.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Albuquerque, DOJ Agree to Police Reform Deal: Independent Monitor, More Training, New Procedures for Investigating Police Shootings

Ed Krayewski | 10.31.2014 5:12 PM

Police Abuse

DOJ, Albuquerque Agree to Police Reforms

Department rocked with all sorts of misconduct scandals and lots of shootings.

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 4:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Happy Ending in One Part of the Austin Case of Antonio Buehler, Arrested for Filming Police

Brian Doherty | 10.31.2014 3:41 PM

Civil Liberties

Unsafe at Any Border: U.S. Border Patrol Corrupt, Violent, Flush with Funding—And Unaccountable

Lucian McMahon | 10.31.2014 2:27 PM

Prisons

$2.25 Million for Family of Man Cooked to Death at Rikers Prison

Was left in scorching hot cell in mental health unit, prompting public outrage

Reason Staff | 10.31.2014 1:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops Kill Family Dog In Front of 12-Year-Old Girl During Warrantless Backyard Search, Federal Court Orders Jury Trial

Damon Root | 10.31.2014 11:51 AM

Policy

Hells Angels vs. DEA Agents and SWAT Team With Explosives

Zenon Evans | 10.31.2014 11:40 AM

Police

Minneapolis to Adopt Cop Cams: Video of Baltimore Cop Assault on Citizen Shows Why This Is A Great Idea

Ronald Bailey | 10.31.2014 11:32 AM

Police Abuse

So Many Problems at the Baltimore Police Department

Ed Krayewski | 10.30.2014 1:35 PM

Policy

These Police Tactics Are Threatening Your Civil Liberties

From militarization to asset forfeiture, cops across the country are dodging the Constitution

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.29.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Video: 8 Cops Fire 45 Shots at 1 Mentally Ill Homeless Man

Zenon Evans | 10.29.2014 8:30 AM

Police Abuse

Teen's Death Ruled by Natural Causes, Was Tased Five Times at Hospital

Ed Krayewski | 10.28.2014 5:57 PM

Militarization of Police

Texas Prosecutor Responds to Reason's "Purple Zone Raid" Article/Video

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:50 PM

Politics

"A Blatant Lie": Texas Prosecutor Rod Ponton Responds to Reason

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:45 PM

Civil Liberties

24 Armed Cops and a Military Truck Dispatched to Take Money from Old Man

Robby Soave | 10.27.2014 12:10 PM

Police Abuse

Frank Serpico Explains How Police Violence is the New Graft

Ed Krayewski | 10.27.2014 11:51 AM

Civil Liberties

Don't Want Nude Selfies Stolen? Don't Let Cops See Your Phone

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.27.2014 11:15 AM

Militarization of Police

Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid

Anthony Fisher | 10.25.2014 7:00 PM

Politics

Who Really Likes the Police? Older, Richer, White, Conservative Republicans.

Emily Ekins | 10.24.2014 8:46 AM

Culture

Easily Frightened

Charles Oliver | 10.24.2014 6:00 AM

Puppycide

Brickbat: Easily Frightened

Reason Staff | 10.24.2014 6:00 AM

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

Police Abuse

Phoenix Creating Mental Health Board for PD After Fatal Shooting of Hammer-Wielding Woman

Ed Krayewski | 10.23.2014 12:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Philly Police Have Paid Out $40 Million in Settlements, Losses Since 2009

Zenon Evans | 10.23.2014 12:05 PM

Policy

You Can Legally Busk in NYC's Subways, But a Cop Might Arrest You Anyway

Zenon Evans | 10.22.2014 12:50 PM

Policy

How Asset Forfeiture Allows Cops to Steal from Citizens

A Virginia lawmaker takes on policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.22.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Video: Cop Shoots 'Aggressive' 6-Month-Old Puppy, Gets Paid Leave

Zenon Evans | 10.21.2014 1:20 PM

Police Abuse

Federal Judge Throws Out Police Lawsuit So Ridiculous Even Union Wouldn't Sign On

Ed Krayewski | 10.20.2014 2:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Man Busts Cop for Patrolling in Unmarked Car (You'll Never Believe What Happens Next…)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.20.2014 2:30 PM

Police Abuse

Shootout or Police Shooting? Kentucky TV Station Asks

Ed Krayewski | 10.20.2014 10:15 AM

Puppycide

Police Body-Cam Captures Puppycide

Scott Shackford | 10.17.2014 6:10 PM

Police Abuse

[VIDEO] WV Officers Proudly Spend Year Busting Ginseng Diggers (Don't Cops Have Better Things to Do?!)

Ted Balaker | 10.17.2014 10:43 AM

Police Abuse

Cop in Milwaukee Fired After Shooting Unarmed Mentally Ill Man 14 Times; Could Get Job Back

Ed Krayewski | 10.16.2014 6:39 PM

Police

Cop Blames Media Coverage for Distrust of Cops

Ed Krayewski | 10.16.2014 3:56 PM

Republican Party

4 Ways Republicans Are Full of Shit

Jason Keisling and J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2014 2:30 PM

Politics

Vanita Gupta: The Civil Rights Division Head Libertarians Could Love?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.16.2014 12:10 PM

Politics

Poll: Third-Party Voters Side With Democrats on Police and Foreign Policy and with Republicans on Economics

Emily Ekins | 10.15.2014 8:45 AM

World

Hong Kong Cops Caught on Camera Beating Pro-Democracy Protester

The global language of excessive force

Reason Staff | 10.15.2014 8:40 AM

Police Abuse

Take Decision to Prosecute Cops in Fatal Shootings From Local DAs and Give it to the AG, Says Local Mo. Rep

Ed Krayewski | 10.14.2014 3:07 PM

Police Abuse

NYPD Cops Tell Comedian to "Shut the Fuck Up" After Interrupting to Arrest Alleged Theater Masturbator

Ed Krayewski | 10.14.2014 10:05 AM

Politics

Poll: 59% of Democrats Say Criminal Justice System Treats White Americans More Fairly Than Minorities, 62% of Republicans Say System Treats All Equally

Emily Ekins | 10.14.2014 8:15 AM

Politics

Poll: 70% of Americans Oppose Racial Profiling by the Police

Emily Ekins | 10.14.2014 7:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Ferguson October: Thousands Gather for Marches, Speeches, and Civil Disobedience Around St. Louis

At #MoralMonday and other "Ferguson October" events a diverse group is coming together to march, chant, sing, pray, and practice civil disobedience.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.13.2014 2:45 PM

Politics

Hong Kong Clashes as Cops Remove Protesters' Barricades

Zenon Evans | 10.13.2014 2:15 PM