DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies

Predictive policing has been a bust. The Department of Justice nurtured the technology from researchers’ minds to corporate production lines and into the hands of police departments.

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Professor of Law, American University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2024 ~10 min

A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy

This isn’t the first time that US authorities have criminalized civil disobedience or framed grassroots organizing as a conspiracy.

David Pellow, Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Director, Global Environmental Justice Project, University of California, Santa Barbara • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 ~12 min


Police on patrol spend more time in Black, Hispanic neighborhoods

Police officers on patrol spend more time in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, a new study shows.

George Vlahakis-Indiana • futurity
Oct. 24, 2023 ~5 min

Send police for mental health crises? Views are mixed

New research gauges how people in structural disadvantaged communities feel about police responding to mental health crises.

Ed Federico-U. Pennsylvania • futurity
Oct. 13, 2023 ~4 min

Post-overdose outreach programs have ‘police paradox’

Programs aimed to reduce the risk of repeat overdoses among people who use drugs have a "police paradox," research shows.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Aug. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Military police don’t keep people safe in Colombia

There's little evidence that military policing in Colombia improves public safety, research finds.

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
June 20, 2023 ~8 min

Where cops seize drugs, more fatal overdoses follow

The number of fatal overdoses was two-fold higher than expected within 7 days and 500 meters of an opioid-related incident in which police seized drugs.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
June 8, 2023 ~7 min

Tired detectives struggle to focus on cases

Law enforcement investigators and detectives who are tired have a harder time collecting information that could bring justice to victims.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
May 11, 2023 ~7 min


Model may get first responders to car accidents faster

Researchers have created a new model to get first responders like police and EMTs to the scene of traffic accidents faster.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
May 8, 2023 ~5 min

The camera never lies? Our research found CCTV isn't always dependable when it comes to murder investigations

CCTV is a popular form of digital evidence but it can be unreliable and problematic.

Fiona Brookman, Professor of Criminology, University of South Wales • conversation
March 17, 2023 ~6 min

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