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The Lighthouse Police department is small — just 63 officers total and a dispatch team. The Muscogee Nation is looking to hire more officers and prosecutors to meet law enforcement demands.

National

The Muscogee Nation Wants Its Policing To Focus On Prevention Along With Enforcement

6:53pm May 24, 2021

by Allison Herrera

A 2020 Supreme Court decision returned policing and prosecutions to tribal authorities, and the Muscogee Nation's tribal police want to interact differently with the community.

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Three-quarters of American adults agree with the guilty verdict for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released nearly a year after Floyd's death.

Politics & Government

Where Views On Race And Police Stand A Year After George Floyd's Murder

11:20am May 17, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR poll underscores the often-sharp differences Americans have when it comes to race, discrimination and policing — but there has been a shift over the last year.

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Law enforcement officials look down from the rooftop as people gather near a press conference regarding the death of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C.

National

Loved Ones Mourn Andrew Brown Jr.: 'He Kept A Smile On His Face'

8:14am May 03, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

As the investigation into his death continues, Andrew Brown Jr. will be remembered with a funeral in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Monday. He was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies on April 21.

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Demonstrators in Minneapolis ahead of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who has since been convicted of murdering George Floyd.

National

With Slow Progress On Federal Level, Police Reform Remains Patchwork Across U.S.

3:48pm April 27, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

While some blue states and cities have succeeded in passing reforms, more muted action in other places has left activists calling out for federal legislation.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of murdering George Floyd.

National

Minnesota Attorney General Focused On Mechanics Of Derek Chauvin Case Not Its Impact

1:41pm April 27, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, wasn't sure they were going to win. "Accountability just doesn't happen very much," he says.

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Police officer David Moore is pictured wearing a body camera in Ipswich, Mass., on Dec. 1, 2020. The city was among 25 statewide awarded grants to purchase body-worn cameras for videotaping interactions with the public. A new study says the benefits to so

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Study: Body-Worn Camera Research Shows Drop In Police Use Of Force

12:36pm April 26, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

A review from public safety experts and world economists says the benefits to society and police departments outweigh the costs of cameras.

Georgetown Law School professor Paul Butler testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability in June 2020. In an NPR interview, Butler says police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., didn't need to pursu

National

Law Professor: Police Hold 'Extraordinary' Power Over Black People In Traffic Stops

1:52pm April 16, 2021

Those who don't immediately stop for police are committing "contempt of cop. And bad officers will make you pay for that," law professor Paul Butler argues.

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Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong is among those in Minneapolis and around the world who have been closely watching Derek Chauvin's trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death.

National

Derek Chauvin Trial Breaks 'Blue Wall Of Silence,' But Will It Transform Policing?

1:19pm April 07, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and activist, says it's "amazing" the Minneapolis police chief and others testified against Chauvin. But she's unsure if the trial will bring reforms.

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