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President Obama is condemning the unrest in Baltimore, saying a handful of

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'Criminals' Taking Advantage Of Situation In Baltimore, Obama Says

3:08pm April 28, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president said "there's no excuse for the kind of violence" that has erupted after peaceful protests following the death of a black man who suffered a serious spine injury while in police custody.

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Too Often, Some Say, Volunteer Officers Just Want To Play Cop

12:31am April 27, 2015

by Martin Kaste

The fatal shooting of a suspect by a volunteer deputy in Tulsa, Okla., raises the question that some have already been asking: Why are nonprofessionals allowed to wear badges and carry guns?

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Riot police at the entrance to a subway station in central Seoul.

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Heavy Police Presence At Ferry Demonstrations Bring Seoul To A Halt

1:08pm April 18, 2015

by Elise Hu

Thousands of police formed a perimeter around the heart of South Korea's capital Saturday, in an effort to dampen a third day of protests over the government handling of a ferry disaster one year ago.

Multiple lawsuits accuse the New York City Police Department of pressuring officers into fulfilling monthly quotes for tickets and arrests, resulting in warrantless stops. The NYPD denies the allegations.

Despite Laws And Lawsuits, Quota-Based Policing Lingers

2:39pm April 06, 2015

by Joel Rose

The NYPD is denying allegations that officers were forced to make a certain number of warrantless stops, and faced retaliation from superiors when they didn't.

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Many of LA's Skid Row residents live in makeshift tents.

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Understanding Skid Row's Tensions After A Fatal Police Shooting

6:32pm April 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

After LA police shot and killed an unarmed man in early March, NPR's Kelly McEvers and producer Tom Dreisbach embedded with Skid Row residents and police to learn more about each side of the story.

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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.

Detective Mark Williams (right) speaks with an officer in Richmond, Va. A decade ago, amid a surge in violent crime, Richmond police were identifying relatively few murder suspects. So the police department refocused its efforts to bring up its "clearance

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Open Cases: Why One-Third Of Murders In America Go Unresolved

10:22pm March 30, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Police today are identifying fewer murder suspects than they did a generation ago. One criminologist says that may be because departments are more focused on preventing crimes than on making arrests.

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How Many Crimes Do Your Police 'Clear'? Now You Can Find Out

5:22pm March 30, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Police say a crime is "cleared" when they make an arrest or identify a suspect. Clearance rates vary widely by city, but you can use our tool to look up how the police are faring where you live.

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Alabama Police Officer Accused Of Injuring Indian Man Is Indicted

2:23pm March 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A federal grand jury decided there was enough evidence to bring charges against Officer Eric Parker. The incident sparked an international incident.

Body cameras, like this one shown at a 2014 press conference in Washington, D.C., are small enough to be clipped to an officer's chest. Washington and Denver are among U.S. cities trying the cameras.

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When Police Are Given Body Cameras, Do They Use Them?

6:55am March 16, 2015

by NPR Staff

An independent monitor's report on the Denver Police Department's use of body-worn cameras found that during a six-month trial run, just one in four use-of-force incidents was actually recorded.

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