Law Enforcement

Business, Beyoncé, and boycotting: law enforcement fights back

August 16, 2017

Many law enforcement officers are beginning to use boycotts as a means to fight back against public criticism in an increasingly tense social and political climate. ...[Continue Reading]

Think before you shoot

March 21, 2016

A recent report reveals that the mentally ill and African American citizens of Los Angeles are involved in police shootings by the LAPD at a disproportionately higher number. ...[Continue Reading]

“Hello officer… I would like to take my consent back, please”

March 14, 2016

Kansas Supreme Court ruled it is a Fourth Amendment violation to criminally charge a person for refusing to submit to a DUI test when pulled over. ...[Continue Reading]

Less lethal is now more complicated

February 15, 2016

A 2011 controversy in the Village of Pinehurst, which did not concern golf, has created far-reaching collateral effects. ...[Continue Reading]

Will Tasers be the solution to ending force used by police officers? Chicago Mayor Emanuel seems to think so.

January 11, 2016

Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, announced a new policy to be implemented consisting of providing more accessible Tasers to police officers and better training of police officers when dealing with confrontational situations with suspects. ...[Continue Reading]

Police officers in public schools: Are they the main contributors in the “school-to-prison pipeline?”

November 16, 2015

Police officers who work inside the public school systems across the nation lack the training to work with children, and therefore, contribute to the influx of students being pushed into the “school-to-prison pipeline.” ...[Continue Reading]

Children should be creative, but maybe not if their name is Mohammed

October 19, 2015

Muslim teen gets arrested and suspended after bringing a clock to school; his father asserts Islamophobia for the reasoning behind drastic measures taken by the school and police. ...[Continue Reading]

The use of excessive force is a judgment call, but this is a child!

October 19, 2015

Should the standard for excessive force be different for when police encounters a child? ...[Continue Reading]

#BlackLivesMatter: the movement seeking to shed light on America’s racial problem

August 10, 2015

From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to most recently Sandra Bland; the United States has a serious policing problem. ...[Continue Reading]

Police Worn Body Cameras: How the North Carolina House is attempting to address the concern of excessive force within law enforcement agencies

July 6, 2015

North Carolina currently has two bills in the House that attempt to remedy the current political turmoil between law enforcement and the community with the implementation of police worn body cameras. ...[Continue Reading]

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Law Enforcement

Business, Beyoncé, and boycotting: law enforcement fights back

Think before you shoot

“Hello officer… I would like to take my consent back, please”

Less lethal is now more complicated

Will Tasers be the solution to ending force used by police officers? Chicago Mayor Emanuel seems to think so.

Police officers in public schools: Are they the main contributors in the “school-to-prison pipeline?”

Children should be creative, but maybe not if their name is Mohammed

The use of excessive force is a judgment call, but this is a child!

#BlackLivesMatter: the movement seeking to shed light on America’s racial problem

Police Worn Body Cameras: How the North Carolina House is attempting to address the concern of excessive force within law enforcement agencies

Let the Bird Fly—Giving a Cop “The Finger” is NOT Grounds for Arrest

And the courts said, “Let there be light!”

Filming “camera-shy” cops—crime or constitutional right?

Colleges work to stop racial profiling before it starts

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