Brutal Beating by Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs in San Francisco
Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods is up in arms and demanding possible criminal charges against two…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Story Behind the Girl in South Carolina
Those quick to jump on parents and the school might be interested to learn that, according to…
Sunday Commentary II: Troubling Protests in South Carolina, Complex Situation
Leaving aside any racial implications involved in the incident at the high school in South Carolina, it…
Commentary: SC Student Case Is Egregious, but School Discipline Policies Need More Scrutiny
The video is shocking and horrifying. Whatever the student did to earn the attention of a police…
My View II: Will Reform Lead to Rising Crime Rates?
In recent weeks, we have seen arguments claiming that reforms like Proposition 47 and AB 109 in…
President Obama Defends Black Lives Matter
President Obama talked with Bill Keller of the Marshall Project on the criminal justice system. He said…
Details Are Murky in the Shooting Death of Black Man in Florida
Corey Jones was last seen around 1:45 am this past Sunday. He called a bandmate following the…
UCD Police Chief Fills in Some Details on Shields Library Incident
The Vanguard met with UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael on Monday, and, while the Chief could…
UCD Police Release Redacted Police Report on 24-Hour Reading Room Incident
Following a request from the Vanguard, UC Davis Police Chief Matt Carmichael has released a redacted police…
Studying While Black: Former Student Shaken by Police Encounter on UCD Campus
Three weeks after a surprise encounter with two officers from the UC Davis Police department, Fayia Sellu,…
My View II: Does Color-Blindness Offer a Barrier to Addressing Discrimination?
There is an interesting debate in society as to the best approach to solve racial tensions and…
California Will Become First in Nation to Collect All Data on Police Traffic Stops
(From ACLU Press Release) – With a growing chorus of voices demanding systemic police reform, California is…
Sunday Commentary II: All Lives Matter, But That Ignores the Problem
For years the answer given to claims about racism, hiring and pay discrepancies, and the like has…
Polling Finds Solid Majority of California Voters Support Bill to Curb Racial Profiling
A poll was released yesterday, conducted by Tulchin Research, showing 69 percent of likely California voters support…
Governor Signs Bills Banning Use of Grand Juries in Police Shootings and Allowing Citizen Recording of Police Officers
Nearly a year to the day after a Ferguson police officer was accused of killing unarmed black…
Attorney General on Community Policing and Restoring Trust
The following remarks were delivered on Monday by Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch at Community Policing Roundtable…
Monday Morning Comments II: Here We Go Again in Ferguson
It was a day of peaceful protest and remembrance that will unfortunately be remembered as yet as…
Fighting Police Misconduct in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases
By Sandra Park Black Women and Black Lives Matter: In the year since Ferguson, we have been…
A Year After Ferguson, Little Has Changed
By Dennis Parker It has been a year since the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri galvanized the…
Commentary: Discussion Must Move Beyond Race to Police Training and Tactics
A couple of comments yesterday caught my attention – they argued that some of the recent cases…