Changes in education requirements for cops could save lives

Mandating at least an associate degree for entry-level officers could lower the number of Black people killed by police by up to three times.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Oct. 11, 2022 ~11 min

Children's eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults' or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines

Human memory doesn’t work like a video camera, simply recording a scene as it happens. But researchers know how to help children recall information accurately.

Ben Cotterill, Lecturer in Psychology, Clemson University • conversation
Sept. 26, 2022 ~8 min


Protests in Iran after Woman Dies in Police Hands

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 23, 2022 ~5 min

Can training cut bias among probation, parole officers?

Mental illness can affect when someone on probation or parole gets out from under government supervision. Can anti-bias trainings for officers help?

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Sept. 2, 2022 ~5 min

Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical – and they won't work

Our research shows the technology simply isn’t ready yet.

Namrata Primlani, Doctoral Researcher, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Aug. 18, 2022 ~7 min

Surveillance is pervasive: Yes, you are being watched, even if no one is looking for you

It’s increasingly difficult to move about – both in the physical world and online – without being tracked.

Peter Krapp, Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine • conversation
July 22, 2022 ~9 min

Anti-racial profiling messages may build support for traffic cameras

Drivers are more open to automated enforcement via traffic cameras when advocates highlight their role in reducing racial profiling, a new study finds.

Megan Schumann-Rutgers • futurity
July 12, 2022 ~5 min

For mental crises, send a pro not the police?

A pilot program in Denver indicates that sending mental health specialists instead of police for certain 911 calls can pay off.

Stanford • futurity
June 9, 2022 ~11 min


Disbanding police dept. doesn’t raise crime level

Disbanding city police departments appears to have no effect on overall crime rates and leads to fewer police-related deaths, a study shows.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
June 2, 2022 ~4 min

Two years after George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed?

It’s been two years since Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd during a police stop. What has changed—and what still needs to be done? Two law professors weigh in.

Sharon Driscoll-Stanford • futurity
May 26, 2022 ~11 min

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