Police

World

Police Brutality Is Not Always About Race

The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops horrified and infuriated many Americans, not least because it was another…

World

London Police Officer Sentenced to Life for Rape and Sexual Abuse

David Carrick had pleaded guilty to 49 crimes against 12 women in the latest case to cast a harsh spotlight…

World

Amid Criticism, Elite Crime Teams Dwindled. Then Cities Brought Them Back.

The Scorpion police team whose officers are charged in the death of Tyre Nichols has been disbanded. But Memphis wasn’t…

World

‘Bad Apples’ or Systemic Issues?

On Wednesday, the city of Memphis remembered the life of Tyre Nichols, a young man who was beaten by at…

World

E.M.T.s Provided No Care for 19 Minutes After Police Beat Tyre Nichols

The board that regulates emergency medical technicians in Tennessee on Friday voted to suspend the licenses of the two E.M.T.s…

World

When the Police Are the Government

Earlier this week, I wrote that American policing lies largely outside of democratic control. In practice, despite the formal authority…

World

1 Dead and a Police Officer Is Injured in Memphis Shooting

The authorities said a person had died in a “police-involved shooting.” The Memphis Police Department has been under intense scrutiny…

World

How a Faked-Evidence Case Against an Ex-N.Y.P.D. Detective Crumbled

The prosecutor in charge repeatedly failed to turn over information to defense attorneys, infuriating a judge, who called the delayed…

World

Faked-Evidence Case Fails After Prosecutors Withhold Evidence

The deputy chief of the Manhattan district attorney’s Police Accountability Unit was removed after the case against Joseph Franco collapsed.

World

The Police Cannot Be a Law Unto Themselves

In 2020, during the weeks of protest and civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd at the hands…

Back to top button