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Police, Crime, and the Law: Safety and Justice Go Together
After my son’s death nearly nine years ago, I became an outspoken advocate for police reform and social justice. It was the best way I could honor my son, Eric Garner, and help ensure no other mother had to live through that kind of ordeal again. It’s a fight I will...
What Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing
The cycle of police violence and protest in America has so often been told as a story of white officers killing Black men that three words — “Black lives matter” — stand as global shorthand. But the death of Tyre Nichols has challenged the narrative. The...
How unjust police killings damage the mental health of Black Americans
Research tracks the ways racial discrimination wreaks a physical, psychological toll. Since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, many African Americans have reported feeling overwhelmed at times...
Last Year Was Deadliest Year on Record for Police Violence in the US
At least 1,176 people were killed by law enforcement officers in the US last year, the most of any year since at least 2013. That’s 36 more people than 2021, according to the nonprofit Mapping Police Violence, which last...
Understanding What Police Brutality Is and Why It Occurs
Most encounters with the police do not involve violence. A U.S. Department of Justice Report measured contact between police and the public in 2018. Around 61.5 million people had an encounter with the police the year before the...