Police Abuse

Civil Liberties

Kentucky Man Arrested for 'Terroristic Threatening' After Posting Thrash Metal Lyrics to Facebook

Damon Root | 9.5.2014 1:27 PM

Police Abuse

St. Paul City Attorney: Not My Job to Second Guess Cop's Decision

Ed Krayewski | 9.5.2014 10:58 AM

Policy

Guy Tells Bad Joke, Finds Himself in LAPD Sniper Scope

Zenon Evans | 9.4.2014 3:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Keep Killing Mentally Ill Teens, Too

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.4.2014 2:55 PM

Police Abuse

Autistic 10-Year-Old Handcuffed, Pinned to Back of Hot Police Car: Why?

Cop: "We sort of own the situation."

Robby Soave | 9.4.2014 1:42 PM

Policy

Justice Department Will Investigate Entire Ferguson Police Force

Reason Staff | 9.4.2014 9:36 AM

Michael Brown

A Visit to the Numerous 'Fiefdoms' of St. Louis County

Scott Shackford | 9.3.2014 5:00 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

Federal Court Questions 'Self-Serving' Police Account of Fatal Shooting

Jury trial ordered for California cops who shot and killed an unarmed suspect

Damon Root | 9.3.2014 4:31 PM

Civil Liberties

No, Chris Lollie Wasn't Required to Show Cops Identification

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.3.2014 10:15 AM

Civil Liberties

Move Along

Charles Oliver | 9.3.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Brickbat: Move Along

Charles Oliver | 9.3.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Four Police Brutality Reforms to Focus On: A Libertarian Take

It's going to take a while.

Ed Krayewski | 9.2.2014 4:30 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

Police Abuse

Cop Forced 8 Women to Have Sex With Him Under Threat of Arrest

Robby Soave | 9.1.2014 6:09 PM

Police Abuse

Don't Do the Crime

Charles Oliver | 9.1.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Brickbat: Don't Do the Crime

Charles Oliver | 9.1.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Mom Arrested for (Maybe) Hanging Up on Cop While Her 'Missing' 10-Year-Old Plays at Church

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.30.2014 10:20 AM

Ferguson

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

Scott Shackford | 8.29.2014 3:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Did This Teacher's Novel Cause Craziest Police Overreaction Ever?

Robby Soave | 8.29.2014 9:10 AM

Police Abuse

Show Me the Money

Charles Oliver | 8.29.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Brickbat: Show Me the Money

Charles Oliver | 8.29.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Papers Please? St. Paul Cop Harassed Black Man Waiting For His Kids for ID, Caught on Tape

Ed Krayewski | 8.28.2014 7:08 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

Policy

'How the Supreme Court Protects Bad Cops'

Damon Root | 8.28.2014 3:20 PM

Racism

John McWhorter Calls California Legislature Out for Choosing Symbolism Over Substance in Fighting Racism

Ed Krayewski | 8.28.2014 11:01 AM

Michael Brown

Former LAPD Deputy Chief Explains the Militarization of American Policing

The Huffington Post | 8.28.2014 10:07 AM

Police Abuse

Seven Dirty Philly Cops Could Cost City Millions, Six Suspended But Not Yet Fired

Ed Krayewski | 8.27.2014 3:11 PM

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

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Why Obama is Leading from Behind on Racial Justice

Reason Staff | 8.26.2014 4:31 PM

Police Abuse

Inmates Allege Jailer Put Pepper Spray on Pizza

Tasty.

Reason Staff | 8.26.2014 4:30 PM

Police Abuse

Cops Shoot Suicidal Kansas Teen Sixteen Times

Ed Krayewski | 8.26.2014 3:16 PM

Police Abuse

Federal Court Rules Connecticut Town Can't Claim Immunity for Deadly Botched SWAT Raid

Ed Krayewski | 8.26.2014 1:44 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

Police Abuse

Cop Who Was Fired and Rehired Could Cost Columbus, Ohio, Millions Over Feud With Brother

Ed Krayewski | 8.25.2014 3:29 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

Police Abuse

Cops Pull Mother with Four Children Over at Gun Point, Caught on Camera, No Apologies

Ed Krayewski | 8.25.2014 10:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Cop Hits Man in the Head 20 Times as Onlookers Plead 'Don't Punch Him No More'

Robby Soave | 8.25.2014 8:30 AM

Puppycide

Does He Think He's a Cop?

Charles Oliver | 8.25.2014 6:00 AM

Puppycide

Brickbat: Does He Think He's a Cop?

Charles Oliver | 8.25.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

"The Police Force is Watching the People"

Who watches back?

Sheldon Richman | 8.24.2014 8:30 AM

Police Abuse

Ed Krayewski Talking Ferguson, Police Reform on the Tyler Nixon Show

Ed Krayewski | 8.23.2014 1:02 PM

Police Abuse

Alleged Sex Predator Cop to Hit the Streets of Philly Again: "I'm stuck with a guy who shouldn't be a cop" Says Police Commissioner

Ed Krayewski | 8.22.2014 3:03 PM

Police Abuse

Even "Justified Shootings" Can Cost Local Governments Millions

Ed Krayewski | 8.22.2014 12:04 PM

Policy

Petty Law Enforcement and Its Effect on Ferguson

Brian Doherty | 8.21.2014 3:52 PM

Policy

"If we aren't viewed as legitimate…we aren't going to be effective," Says Police Chief

J.D. Tuccille | 8.21.2014 2:43 PM

Michael Brown

Missouri National Guard to Discontinue Protection of Ferguson McDonald's

Governor recalls them as protests diminish.

Reason Staff | 8.21.2014 2:25 PM