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"Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied The Odds and Changed Cop Culture" by sociologist Neil Gross, brings readers deep inside three unusual departments—in Stockton, California; Longmont, Colorado; and LaGrange, Georgia—whose chiefs signed on to replace that aggressive culture with something better: with models focused on equity before the law, social responsibility, racial reconciliation, and the preservation of life.
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In recent years, the high-profile murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others have brought much-needed attention to the pervasiveness of police misconduct. In "Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable," UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz exposes the myriad ways in which our legal system protects police at all costs, with insightful analyses about subjects ranging from qualified immunity to no-knock warrants.
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A man who pulled a gun on Newburgh City Police late Friday afternoon was shot and killed by officers.Officers spotted a man in the area of 40 William…
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Authorities say they are investigating the "suspicious death" of a 6-year-old girl in Massachusetts.Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early told…
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A North Adams man has been accused of murdering his wife.Authorities allege 47-year-old Mark S. Steele-Knudslien killed his wife, 42-year-old Christa…
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Police in South Glens Falls are investigating graffiti that read “Whites Only” that appeared outside a black resident’s apartment late Thursday or…
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Suburban New York police officials say an officer has been placed on modified duty and is under investigation after posting a racist photo on…
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A detailed report documenting a top-to-bottom investigation of a police department in the Berkshires has been made public, and the town is now in the…
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A Berkshire town has hired a private agency to investigate its police department, following a mutiny by its unionized officers, and suspension of its…