Black Distrust of Police Is About More Than Acts of Violence
Distrust toward the police is multigenerational, and not the result of one violent act, or Marxist agitation, or exposure to rap lyrics.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Tag: Policing
What Police Impunity Looks Like: ‘There Was No Discipline as No Wrongdoing Was Found’
Officers who kill civilians are rarely prosecuted, let alone convicted — many aren’t even disciplined by their departments.
Black and Wild, Like a Bear: Police Brutality and Moral Perception
The long list of Black people who have been killed by White police officers in the past two decades makes it imperative that police officers’ flawed moral perceptions of Black ...
From Slave Codes to Mike Brown: the Brutal History of African Americans and Law Enforcement
Police killings of unarmed African-American men have been highly publicized and heavily debated as a horrific social problem in recent years. Michael A. Robinson writes that this social ill can ...
Texas to Train Cops How to Act When Dealing With Teens, New Drivers
High schoolers, new drivers and police officers are all set to receive training in how to act during police interactions under a new state law that went into effect this month.
New Audio: Texas Trooper Had Few Answers for Why He Stopped Sandra Bland
Former Texas Department of Safety Trooper Brian Encinia said he feared for his personal safety after pulling over Sandra Bland in Waller County on July 21, 2015.