Clown Panic Creeping Into Criminal Justice
This week has seen the arrest of one creepy clown and one child who intended to fend off creepy clowns with a knife if necessary.
This week has seen the arrest of one creepy clown and one child who intended to fend off creepy clowns with a knife if necessary.
North Carolina's new law gives authorities control over how much we're allowed to see, and therefore how much context we have about community anger.
"We are well on our way to developing...new ways to change their behavior."
Judge orders defense attorney to remove hers at a sentencing hearing involving no jury.
Police say he was armed and an imminent threat; his family says he was reading a book in his car while waiting for his child
Terence Crutcher was shot and tased by officers, received no immediate medical attention.
Outrage fest over national anthem continues.
Dallas' police and fire pension fund is $5 billion in debt, so officers are making the smart decision to invest privately.
After Clinton didn't respond to its candidate survey, the Fraternal Order of Police endorses Trump, citing his "real commitment to American law enforcement."
Oakland aims to shame "johns" with an anonymous online reporting system that triggers police warning letters.
Andrew Sadek case, previously covered by Reason TV, is the focal point of radio show conversation.
Shouldn't have had it in the first place, but it's the unsurprising product of allowing public employees to collectively bargain with government
The deputy informed the girl of her rights, and his own views on gender roles and Muslims.
Even though states are required to submit such data, the feds have yet to punish states that fail to comply.
"Preservation of Life" award valorizes officers who successfully de-escalated dangerous situations.
"If we don't have a witness," said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, "we can't prosecute these cases."
Justice Dept. was trying to track down $300,000 missing from fund
Man charged with felony enhancement for yelling slurs at police while being arrested.
Four Oakland police officers have been fired and seven others suspended without pay.
Cops submit their hours on their timesheets and then the department bills the team, if the cops filled their sheets out correctly.
Phoenix police cornered a suspected bank robber and fired at least four shots through the front windshield of the suspect's SUV.
Fatal accidents down over recent years, and distracted driving makes up a small portion of those.
Police unions protect bad officers from being held accountable for their actions, and local governments have to stop letting that happen.
Celeste Guap claims she was flown to Florida for drug treatment by California police. Now she's in jail on a $300,000 bond.
Police union backing police chief the mayor is trying to demote.
Useful training or basic manners?
After decades of making "Personnel Orders" public, NYPD quietly decides they don't have to.
Cameras attached to the bottom of a small plane can capture an area of roughly 30 square miles at any given time, transmitting real-time images to the ground.
A federal lawsuit accuses a former regional drug task force commander of pressuring patients in drug treatment to become undercover sources.
A reform-minded police department makes a sensible policy change to increase accountability and transparency.
Chasing an armed robbery suspect with dreadlocks, police honed in on a grade-schooler with short, cropped hair.
The governor of New Mexico uses emotional response to call for new executions.
San Antonio PD has one of the least accountable contracts in the country and were already set for a 14 percent raise.
If I throw a rock through your window, said Johnson, "I should be prosecuted on throwing the rock, not my thoughts that motivated me throwing the rock."
L.E.A.P.'s Neill Franklin reacts to Philando Castillo and Anton Sterling shootings, the deaths of Dallas police officers, and #BlackLivesMatter.
Police unions fight any and all efforts at transparency, accountability.
Police will have to get convictions in many cases before taking people's stuff.
Gurley was killed in a Brooklyn housing project's stairwell by former NYPD Officer Peter Liang.
The liberal jurist was born on this day in 1938.
Gov. Scott Walker said the National Guard would be available to aid local law enforcement "on request."
Justice Dept. report on Baltimore Police shows little respect for the Fourth Amendment.
A federal judge rules that the then-teenager's murder confession was involuntary and his Constitutional rights were violated.