Police Abuse

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

Politics

Police Department Says Cop Camera Footage Not Public Record

Anthony Fisher | 8.21.2014 2:01 PM

Culture

Can America Cope with Ferguson With Taylor Swift Abandoning the Fight for Justice?

Brian Doherty | 8.21.2014 1:35 PM

Militarization of Police

Police SWAT Lobbyists Mobilize to Cover Their Assets

Scott Shackford | 8.21.2014 11:50 AM

Police Abuse

How Police Killings You Don't Hear About Go Down and Why It's Easier to Throw Darren Wilson Under the Bus than Reform Police Rules

Ed Krayewski | 8.21.2014 10:52 AM

Civil Liberties

Huey P. Newton Gun Club Pushes #BlackOpenCarry to Protest Police Violence

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.20.2014 11:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Was Kajieme Powell Really Holding High a Knife When Shot to Death by Police?

Brian Doherty | 8.20.2014 8:08 PM

Civil Liberties

Suit Filed Against Ferguson Cops for Death of Mentally Ill Man

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.20.2014 4:26 PM

Politics

Deadspin is Crowdsourcing a Police Shooting Database

Anthony Fisher | 8.20.2014 3:47 PM

Tasers

ACLU: Nebraska Cops 'Grossly Misuse' Tasers

Don't put that there!

Reason Staff | 8.20.2014 2:30 PM

Policy

As a U.S. Attorney, Eric Holder Did Not Seem to Worry Much About Fishy Police Shootings (or Excessively Harsh Sentences)

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2014 2:07 PM

Police Abuse

Former NYPD Chief Bernard Kerik Discusses Ferguson, Police Militarization, and Clemency

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 8.20.2014 1:21 PM

Policy

New York Cops Know People Have a Right to Record Them; They Just Don't Care

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2014 12:37 PM

Policy

Jail Guard Beats Inmate to Death, Fibs, and Nothing Else Happens

Zenon Evans | 8.20.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Must Conservatives Be Cop Lovers?

Rand Paul challenges fellow Republicans to rethink their reflexive support of law enforcement.

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2014 7:00 AM

Police

Light Sentence for Deputy Sheriff Who Killed Two Pedestrians While Speeding May Be Normal for Such Cases But Shouldn't Mean He Keeps His Job

Ed Krayewski | 8.19.2014 4:56 PM

Michael Brown

Ferguson Pledges to Look Into Dash, Vest Cameras for Police

Scott Shackford | 8.19.2014 3:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Officer: 'if you don't want to get shot…just do what I tell you.'

J.D. Tuccille | 8.19.2014 12:36 PM

Policy

Militarizing Public School Security: Classroom Cops Will Have AR-15s

Without better guns, school cops just aren't prepared for terrorist attacks, mass shootings, meteor strikes, etc.

Robby Soave | 8.19.2014 12:11 PM

Police Abuse

New Video of Assault by Cop Who Police Tried to Arrest But Prosecutor Said Tape Evidence Was "Too Complicated"

Ed Krayewski | 8.19.2014 12:09 PM