A new Yale study has found that incidents of extreme violence against police officers can lead to periods of substantially increased racial disparities in the use of force by police.
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Sep 23, 2016
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Interviews with law enforcement officers who work with confidential drug informants reveal that the practice, while aiding in investigations and arrests, can also extract huge personal, professional and organizational costs, ...
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Sep 1, 2016
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Not many people in the United States can identify that their occupation includes "an element of personal danger."
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Aug 16, 2016
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Social media has become a key forum for discussing US race relations—but far more so for blacks than whites, a study showed Monday.
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Aug 15, 2016
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In early 2014, months before the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and shortly after the Black Lives Matter movement got its start, Michael Schlosser, the director of the Police Training Institute at ...
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Aug 2, 2016
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Police officers are trained to protect and serve the public. They are taught to evaluate a dangerous situation in a split second and act in ways that might best keep both the public and themselves safe.
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Jul 28, 2016
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Knowledge is the first step toward bringing police agencies and communities closer together, a Stanford scholar says.
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Jul 19, 2016
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It may be inside a protest rally, or in front of a deadly shooting. Smartphones, video and social media are empowering citizens to tell their stories like never before.
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Jul 17, 2016
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The recent shootings of African-American men by police in Louisiana and in Minnesota, followed by the shootings of five police officers in Dallas, have once again sparked protests across the country and debate over racial ...
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Jul 15, 2016
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Improved community bonds and gun control that limits the amount of firepower that people can access would increase both police and citizen safety, a Stanford scholar said.
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Jul 15, 2016
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