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Policing

Keandra McDole stands with a sketch of her brother, Jeremy
Courts & Law

Wilmington woman’s relentless quest to hold police accountable for killing Black men

Keandra Ray got involved in demonstrations after city cops killed her brother. Now, she’s advocating for other victims of police deadly force.

5 years ago

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Many survivors don't report sexual assaults because they fear no one will believe them. Advocates say better training for police on the neuroscience of trauma could help survivors feel safe while talking with police, making it less likely they experience a secondary trauma.
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NPR
Health

How rape affects memory and the brain, and why more police need to know about this

Sexual assault survivors say interactions with law enforcement can be so intense, and so unsympathetic, that they add a secondary trauma on top of the rape.

5 years ago

Yardley police vehicles are seen blocking off a street
Community
6abc

Suspect wanted in Bucks County shot dead after police chase ends in Philadelphia

The incident began when authorities in Bucks County were chasing a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting in Levittown.

5 years ago

Anthony Wright met with DA Larry Krasner along with other exonerees. (Cherri Gregg / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Ex-Philly homicide detectives face perjury charges for testimony in retrial of innocent man

A grand jury is recommending criminal charges against the former homicide detectives who gave false testimony against Anthony Wright, an innocent man.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall is reflected in the windows of  the Office of the District Attorney. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

DA seeks contempt order against Philadelphia Police for failure to disclose officers’ disciplinary records

Krasner says his office sent out thousands of subpoenas asking for disciplinary records and received copies in which key information was redacted.

5 years ago

New Jersey State Police car in Trenton, N.J.
Courts & Law
NJ Spotlight

In a first, N.J. details disciplinary penalties for police

Some 87 agencies in 19 counties reported at least one disciplinary action. Hundreds of law enforcement agencies reported no actions against officers.

5 years ago

The affidavit from the FBI in support of an arrest warrant for Scott Kevin Fairlamb is photographed on Aug. 6, 2021. The New Jersey gym owner has become the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors say Fairlamb was one of the very first rioters to breach the Capitol. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Courts & Law

N.J. man among first Capitol rioters to plead guilty to assaulting police

The pleas come less than two weeks after a group of police officers testified at a congressional hearing about their harrowing confrontations with the mob of insurrectionists.

5 years ago

Marvin Ebron and son MJ speak to a police officer
Community

Philadelphia police and residents join together for National Night Out

Police spread out across Philadelphia to join with residents for National Night Out events with the goal of fighting crime.

5 years ago

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Rashonda Pinson cleans a portion of the park
Community

‘An excuse to be neighborly’: Philly officials call for unity on National Night Out

National Night Out, now in its 38th year, aims to bring together the police and the communities they serve.

5 years ago

Listen 1:40
Rochelle Bilal speaks at a podium.
Courts & Law

Philly Sheriff’s Office nabs dozens of violent fugitives during mass sweep

“Operation Priority Takedown” was initiated amid a historic surge in gun violence in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Community groups working against violence in the city of Philadelphia protested stop-and-frisk outside the 26th Police District in Fishtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly pilot project seeks to halt ‘stop-and-frisk’ policing for quality-of-life offenses

The three-month project will require police officers to first ask people to stop engaging in prohibited behavior before they question or detain someone.

5 years ago

ACT UP protest outside of Mayor Kenney's condo. (Juno Rosenhaus / ACT UP)
PlanPhilly
Community

Five hospitalized after activists clash with police outside Mayor Kenney’s Old City home, two arrested

ACT UP, which organizes weekly housing protests near Mayor Kenney’s Old City apartment, said this was the first to be dispersed by law enforcement.

5 years ago

A side profile shot of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

A police killing in Philadelphia could change Pa. use-of-force cases forever

Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.

5 years ago

A closeup of a Central Bucks Police vehicle.
Courts & Law

Bucks County police officer among 4 arrested in attempted child luring case in Atlantic City

Police say the men were caught after an operation was carried out by a concerned citizens group affiliated with Colorado Ped Patrol, whose members pose as underage children.

5 years ago

In June, New York City started its Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, or B-HEARD, to provide more targeted care for those struggling with mental health issues and emergencies. In this photo from March, an EMT worker cleans a gurney after transporting a suspected COVID patient in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows

The program dispatches mental health specialists and paramedics instead of police for certain nonviolent emergency calls has resulted in more people accepting assistance.

5 years ago

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