A Battle Won Against Racial Discrimination
by Dennis Parker We’re living in a tale of two Americas, where racial segregation and racial disparities…
Cure the Disorder That Caused the Confederate Flag To Be Raised in the First Place
by Dennis Parker We have witnessed the removal of the Confederate battle flag from some state houses…
Ineffective Public Defense Under Fire
By Jason D. Williamson Innocent unless proven guilty… These words are the bedrock of our criminal justice…
Why Domestic Violence Victims May Think Twice About Calling 911
by Michaela Wallin and Sandra S. Park When a man in Binghamton, New York was restrained, stabbed,…
Guest Commentary: Biking While Black?
by Nusrat Choudhury The Tampa Bay Times’ recent disclosure that police are targeting Blacks who ride bicycles…
Minneapolis a Case Study For Policing in America
By Emma Andersson Being Black in America today is rough. Turns out being Black and living in…
Guest Commentary: Model Policy for Police Body Cameras
By Charles Marlow Ferguson. Staten Island. Pasco. North Charleston. Baltimore. An unarmed person of color. Dead at…
My View: Police Body Cameras Are Not Enough
In late 2013, a man was biking home on Alvarado Ave. in Davis. Unbeknownst to him, the…
California is Finally Getting Serious about Police Reform
by Chauncee Smith On a daily basis, Americans now see people of color unjustifiably killed by law…
My View: Officers’ Bill of Rights Laws the Key to Police Accountability
Walter Olson on the Cato Institute blog cites critical problems with a group of laws, depending on…
The Real Lesson of Walter Scott’s Slaying
By Dennis Parker Another unarmed black man is shot by a white police officer, this time in…
Walter Scott’s Killing Is a Direct Result of the Current State of Policing in America Today
By Ezekiel Edwards It’s déjà vu. And it’s also a nightmare. Police gunning down unarmed black men…
Two More Proposed Bills in California Look at Post-Ferguson Reforms Including Police Body Cameras
In the wake of Ferguson, we have had a nationwide discussion on issues focusing on police accountability…
Monday Morning Thoughts III: Racial Profiling
(Editor’s note: our readers asked me last week to segment the Monday Morning Thoughts column into separate…
Eye on the Courts: Does Prop. 47 Slow DNA Collection of Those Accused of Felonies?
The Sacramento Bee yesterday published an editorial in which they argued that Prop. 47, which the Bee…
Should Police Officers Have Discretion in the Use of Body Worn Cameras?
By Jay Stanley In our October 2013 policy white paper on police body cameras, we struggled with…
Grand Juror in Ferguson Case Suing to Speak Out
A member of the Ferguson grand jury is suing St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch in an…
Racial Injustice and Broken Systems
By Abdi Soltani Families and communities across the nation are outraged, grieving, and taking to the streets….
Are Police Body Cameras the Way to Go to Protect Police and Citizens?
In the wake of Ferguson, we have had a nationwide discussion on issues focusing on police accountability…
Grand Jury Again Fails to Indict Officer in Death, This Time in a New York Chokehold Incident
In a moment that has become as sadly iconic as the hands up in the air from…