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California has raised the age of hire for law enforcement from 18 to 21. Our columnists debate whether age is an effective measure of a candidate's maturity

After 7 people were shot, including a child, an Illinois mayor announced an indefinite curfew. Our experts debate the pros and cons of such a measure

The Dream Keeper Fellowship will give high-risk individuals $300 a month to avoid violence

Despite fewer cars on the road due to COVID-related shutdowns, the national trend has been higher incidents of speeding and fatalities

Many cities are piloting programs that take police officers out of certain duties such as mental health response

Following the deployment of a robotic K-9 in February 2021, public backlash led the NYPD to send ‘Digidog’ back to the doghouse

These videos spike officer awareness but do they help officers prevent or respond to sudden attack?

Following community criticism, two police chiefs recently announced they would be removing thin blue line imagery from display in their agencies

“We may have a false choice to make here: college or no college.”

Both academics and cities are advocating for decoupling traffic enforcement from the police — our experts debate the pros and cons

Promoting internal candidates to police leadership positions with no external input is causing concern in some communities

An activist’s call for cops to live within the communities they police has received millions of views online

San Francisco PD recently announced it would limit the distribution of booking photographs over concerns they reinforce negative stereotypes

Following a month of protests, firings, criminal charges and a chief’s resignation, there were reports of a high number of Atlanta police 'call outs'

A number of LEOs have made headlines by joining activists during the George Floyd protests