Topic: Police
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Massachusetts City Plagued by Horrible Saxophonist
Salem has had it up to here with inept jazz musicians. Also outlawed recently: noisy electronica in Santa Cruz, payday lenders in Iowa and the entire vice squad of Salt Lake City.
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Even In Low-Crime Portland, Police Want Cameras
Despite pockets of crime, critics say the cameras are taking police power too far.
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Police Overreach of the Day: A 6-Year-Old Is Handcuffed in Georgia
A kindergartener was arrested after she threw a tantrum in the principal's office.
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Democracy in America
Cory Booker, Super Mayor: The Quiz
Can you tell which of these "facts" are true about Newark's firefighting, robber-tackling, erotic fiction-inspiring mayor?
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Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Patrols of Privately Owned Apartment Buildings
Plaintiffs allege the policy leaves black and Latino residents 'under siege in their own homes.'
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The Big Fix
The Elusiveness of Police Accountability
If Trayvon Martin had been shot by an officer, his killing wouldn't have sparked a national outcry. Why it's so hard to hold officers accountable for excessive force.
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Democracy in America
Sheboygan's Odd, Addictive Police Scanner Chatter
@Sheboyganscan posts shocking, head-scratching and zen tweets from the Wisconsin city's police scanner.
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Urban Wonk
How To Catch a Criminal With Data
In an era of fewer resources, police could solve more crimes faster if they could leverage the Big Data long buried within their own departments.
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How Istanbul Became One of Europe's Safest Cities
The city's unique policing system is deeply rooted in its history.
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When Police Abuse Surveillance Cameras
What happens when officers turn the surveillance cameras off to hide their misbehavior?
