Ohio Prosecutor Says Officer Shooting “Is Without Question Murder”
Chalk one up for body-worn cameras. “This is without question murder,” Ohio prosecutor Joseph T. Deters said…
Analysis Finds Little Evidence to Support a “Ferguson Effect” on Crime
The Sentencing Project put out a new analysis this morning finding little support for a so-called “Ferguson…
Guest Commentary: Biking While Black?
by Nusrat Choudhury The Tampa Bay Times’ recent disclosure that police are targeting Blacks who ride bicycles…
Minneapolis a Case Study For Policing in America
By Emma Andersson Being Black in America today is rough. Turns out being Black and living in…
A Call For Police Reform
David Couper served as chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1972 to 1993. Now he is…
Sunday Commentary II: Microaggressions and Groundhog Day
In the movie “Groundhog Day,” the main character, played by Bill Murray, is forced to relive February…
Attorney General Releases 90-Day Review of Training on Implicit Bias and Use of Force
Attorney General also announces statewide training on implicit bias and creation of 21st Century Policing Working Group…
My View: What the Lonesome Death of Walter Scott Tells Us
Officer Michael Slager told investigators that Walter Scott had taken his Taser in a struggle and that…
Walter Scott’s Killing Is a Direct Result of the Current State of Policing in America Today
By Ezekiel Edwards It’s déjà vu. And it’s also a nightmare. Police gunning down unarmed black men…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Police Issues in Davis and Beyond
It is hard to know exactly what to take from this. However, on one side of the…
Commentary: San Francisco Law Enforcement Suddenly Finds Itself Under Fire
When Ferguson took to the news last August following the shooting death of Michael Brown, few people…
Sunday Commentary: Lack of Trust Fueled the Crisis at Ferguson
Back in December I wrote that the prevailing belief in the black community, especially for those under…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution
What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council…
My View: New Police Conflict Resolution Program Could Change Community-Police Relations
In the last several months across the nation, we have seen play out in Ferguson and Staten…
City of Davis To Implement Community-Police Alternative Conflict Resolution Pilot Program
The city of Davis is implementing a restorative justice-style alternative conflict resolution pilot program that will enable…
Racial Injustice and Broken Systems
By Abdi Soltani Families and communities across the nation are outraged, grieving, and taking to the streets….
Commentary: Ferguson and the Racial Divide
One of the more interesting findings in the aftermath of Ferguson is not that blacks and whites…
Details Emerge of Alleged Hate Incident, Police Misconduct in March 6 UC Davis Arrest
Last night at the Davis Human Relations Commission meeting, students expanded on a police incident that occurred…