Editor’s note: On Monday, September 27, the FBI released the 2020 edition of its annual...
Columns, Op-Eds, & Interviews
Op-Ed: The Case for Defunding the Police & What That Really Means
Crisis responders use de-escalation tactics and peer support to resolve conflict, instead of guns...
Op-Ed: She Reached Out for Help and Got Her Kids Taken Away
She told the officers the truth. Yes, she had survived multiple instances of domestic violence from...
Op-Ed: A Case for Better Funding of California’s Community Alternatives to Juvenile Detention and Probation
There is ample evidence, found through lived experiences and empirical research, that...
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
People victimized by the police have demonstrated higher-than-usual rates of depression...
Op-Ed: How qualified immunity protects police officers accused of wrongdoing
Qualified immunity is a federal law construct; however, some states are already moving to do away...