How well do cops identify ‘digital evidence’?

"There's a greater degree of recognition of what to do in the scene than I would have thought..."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Dec. 13, 2019 ~4 min

Police officers get less proactive when they feel scrutiny

When police officers and firefighters feel that the public doesn't understand what they do, they're less likely to be proactive in building community ties.

Molly Dannenmaier-UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 16, 2019 ~3 min


Black men in U.S. face 1 in 1,000 chance of being killed by police

Police violence is a leading cause of death of young men in the US. Black men are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men.

Robin Lally-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~5 min

Stories offer protesters’ views of Ferguson, Baltimore police

One protester "told me that the only way he'd stop protesting is if he himself was dead."

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Aug. 6, 2019 ~1 min

Why fatal shootings result in more arrests

"With respect to preventing gun violence, an arrest in a nonfatal shooting is every bit as important as an arrest in a fatal shooting."

Karen Kemp-Duke • futurity
Aug. 1, 2019 ~3 min

Caught between criminals and cops

Using virtual reality, doctoral candidate Andrew Miller gauges citizens' faith in law enforcement in the face of gang violence.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Political Science • mit
May 13, 2019 ~7 min

Despite fewer crimes, millennials face more arrests

"...there is a loosening relationship between actually committing a crime and being arrested for the millennial generation..."

Chanapa Tantibanchachai-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~5 min

Police stops actually increase teen criminal behavior

Proactive policing may have terrible consequences for young black and Latino teen boys, including more delinquent behavior.

Jordan Bennett-NYU • futurity
April 11, 2019 ~4 min


With ‘dirty data,’ predictive policing can make bias worse

"Dirty data" can corrupt predictive policing systems and exacerbate discrimination against minority suspects, researchers say.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
March 8, 2019 ~3 min

Hispanic men face high risk of deadly police interaction

Among men of color, Hispanic males are two times more likely to have a fatal interaction with police in areas with a high percentage of Hispanic residents, according to a new study.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Feb. 8, 2019 ~4 min

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