Police

Politics

Trust Me: You Can Trust Us

Northern Virginia's police departments are determined to keep the public from knowing what they're doing.

Radley Balko | 8.30.2010 4:30 PM

Politics

Reason Morning Links: Arson, Corruption, Heat Gun, Murkowski's Run

Jesse Walker | 8.30.2010 7:13 AM

Civil Liberties

In Which Observing a Traffic Stop = Resisting Arrest

Radley Balko | 8.27.2010 4:30 PM

Policy

The Vegas Solution to Fatal Drug Raids: SWAT Teams

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2010 1:02 PM

Civil Liberties

"Professional Courtesy" May Help Indy Cop Escape Hard Time

Radley Balko | 8.27.2010 12:22 PM

Policy

Cops As Robbers

Radley Balko | 8.26.2010 1:35 PM

Politics

Do Police Need a Warrant for GPS Tracking?

Jacob Sullum | 8.25.2010 11:56 AM

Policy

North Carolina's Corrupted Crime Lab

A damning state report finds systematic abuse, including in death penalty cases.

Radley Balko | 8.23.2010 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

"Guys in Jail Are Going To Rape You" Update: NYPD Says Guy Who Threatened Cameraman Doesn't Work for Them

Radley Balko | 8.22.2010 10:21 AM

Politics

She Could Have Given Someone a Nasty Paper Cut With Those Checks

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2010 3:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Illinois ACLU Files Challenge to State Wiretapping Law

Radley Balko | 8.20.2010 2:49 PM

Civil Liberties

"Guys in Jail Are Going To Rape You"

Radley Balko | 8.18.2010 2:29 PM

Policy

Biggest Soft Rock Bomb Since Bertie Higgins "Key Largo" Followup "Casablanca" Hits Orange County

Brian Doherty | 8.18.2010 11:32 AM

Policy

When Police Videos Go Missing

Radley Balko | 8.12.2010 5:06 PM

Politics

California Roundup: A Poor But Wise? Proud? Virtuous? Bankrupt State

Tim Cavanaugh | 8.11.2010 8:33 PM

Policy

"Police Officers Don't Check Their Civil Rights at the Station House Door"

Three law enforcement officials defend the arrest of citizens who record on-duty cops.

Radley Balko | 8.9.2010 4:30 PM

Policy

Another Cop-Kills-Dog Drug Raid

Radley Balko | 8.4.2010 2:59 PM

Civil Liberties

Federal Cop Shoots Dog at a Dog Park

Radley Balko | 8.4.2010 11:20 AM

Politics

The Spanish Prisoner

The unequal burdens of Arizona's immigration law

Jacob Sullum | 8.4.2010 7:00 AM

Policy

Reason.tv: Five Ways the Drug War Hurts Kids - A Conversation with Neill Franklin of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Reason Staff | 8.3.2010 3:00 PM

Policy

One Way to Deal With a Budget Crunch

Jesse Walker | 8.3.2010 10:05 AM

Civil Liberties

Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse

Unless you work in law enforcement

Radley Balko | 8.2.2010 4:30 PM

Policy

Putting the Brakes on Red Light Cameras

Robby Soave | 7.30.2010 3:08 PM

Civil Liberties

Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse, Unless You're in Law Enforcement

Radley Balko | 7.30.2010 1:14 PM

Civil Liberties

I'm Pretty Sure There Isn't an Ap for That

Radley Balko | 7.30.2010 12:43 PM

Policy

No Court Ruling Can Stop Crazy Joe Arpaio

Robby Soave | 7.28.2010 7:15 PM

Politics

California Roundup: $8 Billion Rail Project Results In Fewer People Riding Public Transportation

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.23.2010 5:40 PM

Policy

Wendy McElroy: Under "Cooperation" Act, Cops Can Punch You In the Face Whenever They Want

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.23.2010 3:59 PM

Policy

Now Playing at Reason.tv: A Drug Raid Goes Viral: Radley Balko on the Missouri SWAT Raid Video

Reason Staff | 7.21.2010 3:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Winning The War on Photography

Nick Gillespie | 7.21.2010 10:55 AM

Politics

Why Would 80 Police Officers Cost Oakland $100 Million?

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.20.2010 11:18 PM

Policy

Arrest Everybody

Arizona encourages police to emulate "the toughest sheriff in America."

Jacob Sullum | 7.20.2010 12:00 PM

Politics

Public Servants vs. the Public

Damon Root | 7.20.2010 11:53 AM

Policy

A Drug Raid Goes Viral

A violent police raid posted on YouTube sparks outrage-but the only thing unusual was that it was caught on video.

Radley Balko | 7.16.2010 1:30 PM

Policy

Sheriff Joe's War: Now More War-ry!

Radley Balko | 7.16.2010 1:27 PM

Politics

"Chu has lost his ticket to ride"

Damon Root | 7.15.2010 2:54 PM

Civil Liberties

USA Today Editorial on Recording the Police

Radley Balko | 7.15.2010 11:39 AM

Civil Liberties

Justice for Johannes Mehserle

The involuntary manslaughter verdict for Oscar Grant's killer may not be popular, but it is appropriate.

Radley Balko | 7.12.2010 4:30 PM

Civil Liberties

More on Recording On-Duty Police Officers

Radley Balko | 7.12.2010 2:10 PM

Policy

When the Police Stop Absolutely Everybody

Robby Soave | 7.12.2010 1:55 PM

Politics

The First Amendment Right to Carry a Gun

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2010 10:48 AM

Civil Liberties

Audio/Transcript of My Discussion on NPR About Recording Police

Radley Balko | 7.9.2010 10:10 AM

Politics

Parasitic Tort Lawyers

The trouble with trial lawyers

John Stossel | 7.8.2010 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

The FBI Closes a Window to the Truth

Why federal investigators should use recording devices

Steve Chapman | 7.8.2010 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

A Case Study in Local News Futility

A Pennsylvania TV station utterly botches an important story about police officers and transparency.

Radley Balko | 7.7.2010 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

More Watching of the Watchers

Radley Balko | 7.5.2010 7:04 PM

Policy

NYPD, Stop-and-Frisk, and a Rock Star Police Chief

Radley Balko | 6.30.2010 11:22 AM

Policy

Police Blackout

Law enforcement agencies in Northern Virginia say you have no right to know what they're doing.

Radley Balko | 6.29.2010 7:00 AM