Policing
How does A.I. technology exacerbate inequalities in policing?
WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Malcolm Burnley and Ed Felten, hosts of WHYY’s new podcast, “A.I. Nation.”
3 years ago
Listen 7:46Sheriff: North Carolina deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant
Authorities wouldn't provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away.
3 years ago
4 Black men killed by Philly police and the officers who haven’t yet faced a jury
Activists see the Chauvin verdict as fuel for radical change, including police accountability. That could mean renewed attention for some police killings in Philly.
3 years ago
‘We need to see it now’: Delaware activists unhappy with police reform process
Nearly a year after George Floyd was killed, a group of community members on a legislative task force on police reform are frustrated by the lack of action.
3 years ago
‘The war is far from over’: What the Chauvin verdict means to Philadelphia
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Chris Norris, WHYY’s Managing Editor for Community Engagement, about the Chauvin verdict.
3 years ago
Listen 6:39What’s next for Chauvin and 3 other ex-officers in cases over George Floyd’s murder?
Derek Chauvin is scheduled to be sentenced in June. Later this summer, his three fellow former officers are slated to go on trial for aiding and abetting murder.
3 years ago
Policing and mental health: Experts call Philly’s new 911 script a good idea, but too long
Social workers, medical workers, former police officers, and crisis response professionals on the new PPD dispatch flowchart.
3 years ago
A nation reacts to the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin
We get reaction to the conviction of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin and discuss what it means for the Black community and if it signals a change in police accountability.
Air Date: April 21, 2021
Listen 49:30Garland announces police probe day after Chauvin trial verdict
The Justice Department is already investigating whether Chauvin and the other officers involved in Floyd's death violated his civil rights.
3 years ago
Floyd’s brother on verdict: ‘I was just praying they would find him guilty’
George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, was in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon when Judge Peter Cahill read the three guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin.
3 years ago
2 Proud Boys ordered jailed pending trial in Capitol riot conspiracy case
A federal judge on Monday ordered two alleged leaders of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys detained pending trial on conspiracy and other charges tied to the deadly
3 years ago
Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury
Twelve jurors — six of them white, six Black or multiracial — are beginning deliberations in a city on edge against another round of unrest.
3 years ago
City retracts, apologizes for ‘fear-mongering’ request from Philly police to community groups
The memo, which officials admitted was “misleading,” asked residents to sign off on enforcement of minor offenses like spitting and blocking the sidewalk.
3 years ago
Law professor: Police hold ‘extraordinary’ power over Black people in traffic stops
A law professor and former federal prosecutor argues that police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., didn't need to pursue Daunte Wright, who was killed by an officer.
3 years ago
Philly officials call for peaceful protests, not destruction in anticipation of Chauvin verdict
The city detailed how it plans to respond following the verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin.
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