Are more police officers facing prosecution? As the data shows, it's complicated.
1 year, 2 months ago

Are more police officers facing prosecution? As the data shows, it's complicated.

NPR  

Are more police officers facing prosecution? MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This fall, a number of police officers are on trial, accused of killing people in the line of duty - three in Colorado, another three in Washington state, and more trials are looming as five officers in Memphis have been charged with second-degree murder for the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. KASTE: In the meantime, she's planning to watch the trial of three other cops charged with murder or manslaughter in an unrelated death in nearby Tacoma. Criminologist Philip Stinson has been counting the number of state and local officers charged with murder or manslaughter for on-duty shootings every year since 2005. But while Buck believes that's because most police do the right thing, Stinson sees it as evidence that prosecutors are still hesitant to go after cops and that juries are still reluctant to convict them.

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More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high
1 year, 7 months ago

More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high

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Intentional killings of law enforcement officers reaches 20-year high
2 years, 11 months ago

Intentional killings of law enforcement officers reaches 20-year high

CNN  

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Why it’s rare for police officers to be convicted of murder
3 years, 8 months ago

Why it’s rare for police officers to be convicted of murder

CNN  

CNN — As a Minnesota jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter charges, law enforcement experts note how rare it is that police officers involved in high-profile, and sometimes deadly, on-duty incidents ever face criminal charges or are convicted. The current standard for police use of force is the 1989 US Supreme Court decision …

Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges
3 years, 11 months ago

Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges

Associated Press  

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