Police Abuse

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

Policy

Just Wait Until Ferguson Police Get Federally Funded Drones

Dystopian military toys are being pointed at our own civilians.

Gene Healy | 8.19.2014 12:00 PM

Militarization of Police

Georgia County Won't Pay Medical Bills for Toddler Critically Injured by Flash Bang Grenade During Drug Raid

Ed Krayewski | 8.19.2014 9:14 AM

Civil Liberties

Another Night of Protests, Tear Gas in Ferguson

Reason Staff | 8.19.2014 8:00 AM

Michael Brown

Prosecutor in Charge of Michael Brown Investigation Running for Re-Election Unopposed, Has History of Controversy Since Taking Office in 1991

Ed Krayewski | 8.18.2014 11:34 PM

Michael Brown

Eric Holder Heading to Ferguson

President announces in press conference.

Reason Staff | 8.18.2014 4:52 PM

Policy

Fox News Commentator Suggests Michael Brown Was High on PCP When He Was Killed

Jacob Sullum | 8.18.2014 3:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Rikers Teen Inmate Dies in Agony After Officials Ignore Torn Artery for Months

Eventually, a doctor wrote him a prescription for hand cream.

Robby Soave | 8.18.2014 2:47 PM

Michael Brown

Governor Calls Off Curfew in Ferguson

Here, have your rights back.

Reason Staff | 8.18.2014 2:10 PM

War on Cameras

Teens Create "Five O" App to Report Police Brutality, Rate Officers

Ed Krayewski | 8.18.2014 1:32 PM

Politics

WATCH: Reason TV's Coverage of the Ferguson Protests—Police Militarization, Harassment, Looting, and More

Zach Weissmueller and Paul Detrick | 8.17.2014 9:30 AM

Michael Brown

Riot Police Enforcing State-Mandated Curfew in Ferguson, Tear Gas Fired at Protesters, Reports of Shot Fired

Ed Krayewski | 8.17.2014 2:08 AM

Michael Brown

"What I Did After Police Killed My Son": The Argument for Independent Review Commissions

Nick Gillespie | 8.16.2014 9:36 AM

Police Abuse

Cops Shoot 19-Year-Old San Jose Woman After Mistaking Power Drill For an Uzi and Nothing Else Will Happen

Ed Krayewski | 8.15.2014 11:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Missouri's Standard for Use of Deadly Force While Making an Arrest Is Absurdly Lax

Peter Suderman | 8.15.2014 4:35 PM

Michael Brown

Police Now Claim Michael Brown Was a Robbery Suspect UPDATE: Admit Officer Didn't Know That When Interaction Started

Ed Krayewski | 8.15.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

Cops Who Hid Drone May Have Violated FAA Flying Rules

Zenon Evans | 8.15.2014 2:30 PM

Michael Brown

Here's How Lawmakers Use the War on Terror to Defend Police Militarization

The Huffington Post | 8.15.2014 2:27 PM