Justin Nix and Jason Lozada are wrong about Mapping Police Violence. Here’s why.In the absence of reliable police violence data from the federal government, we launched Mapping Police Violence in 2015 to find, analyze…Jan 4, 2020A response icon1Jan 4, 2020A response icon1
Published inGENThe Police Don’t Deserve Your TrustLaw enforcement keeps placing the blame for their violence on the communities they’re supposed to be servingJun 21, 2018A response icon11Jun 21, 2018A response icon11
Stop using that one study to pretend racism doesn’t exist in police shootingsThis week, a new study reported by the New York Times made waves in the ongoing national discourse on race and policing. “Surprising New…Jul 14, 2016A response icon73Jul 14, 2016A response icon73
Stop Pretending the “Ferguson Effect” is RealThis week, FBI Director James B. Comey became the latest public figure to claim that national scrutiny of police has contributed to a…Oct 27, 2015A response icon3Oct 27, 2015A response icon3