Rethinking Police Accountability: A Call To Change Police Protections
Disciplining and prosecuting police who break or skirt the law is not an easy task in the U.S.
Disciplining and prosecuting police who break or skirt the law is not an easy task in the U.S.
The United Nations Human Rights Council says it will hold a debate on systemic racism and police brutality in wake of recent protests.
Thousands of people marched over the weekend to demand police reform and support the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Illinois Supreme Court may issue an order that could potentially undermine attempts to identify problematic cops.
Reset talks with a civil rights historian about the Black Lives Matter movement and how history can inform present-day social action.
WBEZ spoke with eight officers who complained about a lack of planning for protests, and what they see as overly harsh discipline afterward.
“Police reform has an expense to it,” said one former misconduct investigator. Here’s a look at what the city is — and isn’t — doing to change things now.
The judge rejected the argument that new charges filed after the original charges were dropped violates Smollett’s right against double jeopardy.
In 2013, the city disbanded and rebuilt its police department from scratch in response to a public safety crisis.
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara says he does not believe CPD has an issue with systemic racism.