Any encounter between police and civilians has the potential to go awry (SN: 11/17/21). Stop and frisk, where police pat down pedestrians suspected of carrying contraband, can be particularly fraught, ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the ACLU's national organization have sued the Boston Police Department to demand records about encounters with civilians since 2010 as part of ...

Following a physical confrontation between a Brewster police officer and a civilian, the village has disclosed that it does not have any policies regulating the use of body-worn cameras — despite the ...

Traditional police training lacks practical tools for handling mental health crises, leaving officers underprepared. New research provides a promising avenue for addressing this gap using VR training ...

Imagine someone being pulled over by police who is anxious and possibly fearful about what happens next — a reasonable concern considering a nationwide rise in police killings — but they have the ...

In small towns and big cities across America, worried residents and law enforcement professionals are talking about how cops can develop more rapport with and get better respect from the communities ...

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