Ferguson

Oakland police officers, wearing body cameras, form a line during demonstrations against recent incidents of alleged police brutality nationwide.

National

California Bill Could Limit Police Access To Body Camera Footage

12:46pm May 01, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

Lawmakers want to prohibit police officers from viewing video from their body cameras before they write their reports. It's part of an effort to bring more transparency to policing.

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Study Finds The Poor Subject To Unfair Fines, Driver's License Suspensions

5:57pm April 09, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The report says many of the police and court practices highlighted in a recent federal investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., police department occur in California as well.

Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Thomas Jackson is resigning after a scathing Justice Department report showed racial bias in the department and the city's courts.

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Ferguson, Mo., Police Chief Resigns Following Justice Department Report

2:59pm March 31, 2015

Chief Thomas Jackson's departure is effective March 19. He is the latest employee to resign or be fired in the wake of a Justice Department report that accused local police and courts of racial bias.

Late last month, a scuffle cut short a St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting where a committee was to discuss a proposed civilian review board for the city's police force.

National

Police Are Learning To Accept Civilian Oversight, But Distrust Lingers

1:33am February 24, 2015

by Martin Kaste

More than 200 civilian review boards investigate police misconduct in cities across the United States. Reformers say they're essential. But officers tend to be wary of them.

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Historian Peniel Joseph says criticism of the film Selma as historically inaccurate is misguided, and that the movie correctly portrays African-Americans as the drivers of the civil rights movement.

'Selma' Backlash Misses The Point

1:42pm January 12, 2015

by Peniel Joseph

Historian Peniel Joseph says Selma is the first major film about civil rights history that properly honors the contributions of the movement's African-American foot soldiers.

National

Why Police Departments Have A Hard Time Recruiting Blacks

3:16pm January 04, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Since the Ferguson, Mo., shooting, there have been renewed calls for police departments to hire more blacks and other minorities. But recruiters say there's a shortage of candidates.

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National

Tamir Rice's Death Ruled A Homicide By Medical Examiner

5:24pm December 12, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The 12-year-old boy was carrying a replica gun when he was shot by a rookie police officer on Nov. 23. He died a day later. A grand jury will now consider whether to bring charges against the officer.

Daily News

Local Leaders To Discuss Community and Police Relations

11:22am December 10, 2014

by Neal Charnoff

Black lawmakers at the General Assembly want to talk about how to prevent fatal incidents like those between citizens and police in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere from happening in North Carolin

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Daily News

Protesters Take To Streets In Greensboro

11:52am December 04, 2014

by Neal Charnoff

Several dozen protesters shut down a portion of Market Street in downtown Greensboro Wednesday night.

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A police officer guards a closed street where protesters and looters rampaged businesses following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Mo., on Tuesday.

National

The Psychological Effects Of Seeing Police Everywhere In Ferguson

9:31am November 26, 2014

by Elise Hu

A heavy police presence intended to protect Ferguson following a chaotic night of unrest is making some locals even more anxious.