Guest Commentary: In Memphis, Minor Traffic Stops are Clogging Courts and Draining Resources
One year after Tyre Nichols’s killing by police, Tennessee has rolled back reforms aimed at decreasing traffic…
Guest Commentary: Police Are Stopping Fewer Drivers — and It’s Increasing Safety
New data shows that cities across the country are benefiting from reducing non-safety-related traffic stops. By Sam…
Black and Latino Drivers in Chicago Challenge Discriminatory and Invasive Traffic Stops
Special to the Vanguard Chicago, CA – Five Black and Latino Chicagoans subjected to repeated traffic stops…
Guest Commentary: Black Drivers Were Pulled Over Less Often After a Minnesota County Changed Its Policies
By Sam McCann Police killed Philando Castile in July 2016 after pulling him over for driving with…
Police Stops Significantly Up: Highlights from 2022 NYC Stop, Question, & Frisk Data
By Perla Brito NEW YORK CITY, NY – Data Collaborative for Justice’s new research notes shows police…
Guest Commentary: Why Courts Wrongly Allow Police Stops
By Christopher Dunn The killing of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers arose from what has…
Vanguard Weekly Council Question: Week 3 – Police Stops
In May, there will be a special election to fill the vacancy in the 3rd District left…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 187: Frank Baumgartner on Police Stops and Racial Profiling
In their book, Suspect Citizens, Frank Baumgartner and his colleagues looked at a massive amount of police…
Sunday Commentary: We Have a Big Problem with No Clear Answer
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA -This week, the city council approved a statement against…
Vanguard 2022 Council Candidate Questions – Question 4
Every Monday from here until the election, the Vanguard will ask all five of the council candidates…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Concerns about Policing and Racial Profiling Creep into Satisfaction Survey
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Concerns about crime—even violent crime which remains exceedingly…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Another Possible Approach to Addressing Police Stops in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The city of Davis has taken a number…
How Traffic Enforcement Is Being Reimagined in the US
By Robert J. Hansen Sacramento, CA – Last year Philadelphia passed the Driving Equity Act, becoming the…
REPORT: Nothing Much Changed in 2020 – People of Color Targeted, Abused by Law Enforcement More in Vehicle Stops Across California
By Cres Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – People of color – particularly Black individuals…
Efficacy of Body-Worn Technology to Prevent Upticks in Racial Profiling and Unlawful Searches Examined
By Amy Fullerton and Stacie Guevara NEW YORK, NY – In lieu of the federal court settlement…
My View: New Data Sheds Additional Light on Police Killing and Use Force, Especially Racial Disparities in Them
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor PPIC this week released a key study of Police Use of…
Commentary: Will a Speeding Crackdown in Davis Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People? History Says It Will
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Before the Nextdoor admins removed the discussion there…
Commentary: Davis Needs to Go Further on Police Reform – They Should Follow the Models
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – Recently the city council has been pushed to do more…
Sunday Commentary: We Are Not Going Far Enough
By David M. Greenwald Davis, CA – This weekend in her monthly Vanguard column Mayor Gloria Partida…
Traffic Stop ‘Assessment’ by NYU Law in Nashville May be Applicable to Other U.S. Cities
By Esha Kher NASHVILLE, TN – The Policing Project at the New York University School of Law…
