Policing

Promotions are based on staffing needs and approval from the city’s Managing Director’s Office, said Capt. Sekou Kinebrew, a police spokesman, in an email.

The attorney general said the directives will mean greater transparency in an era of increased scrutiny of the criminal justice system.

A petition seeks big changes to the grievance arbitration process for city cops.

A New Jersey law taking effect Sunday will require all drunk driving offenders to install an ignition interlock in their cars.

Three Philadelphia high school juniors raised more than $1,800 thanks to “surreal” community support.

A manhunt is underway at the Jersey Shore for a man who authorities say exchanged gunfire with a police officer Thursday morning.

Authorities in Philadelphia say at least one man exchanged gunfire with police as he was getting off a bus and an officer suffered a graze wound.

The proposal was a step too far for residents who have already endured a history of losing local control to powerful outsiders.

The law itself would only apply to parents in Harrisburg. But one of Pa.’s most powerful legislators calls it a “pilot” program for school vouchers.

What works in policing high-crime areas, and what doesn't?

Philadelphia and other cities saw domestic violence reported more often, and repeat incidents reduced when more female officers were added to the force.

Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?

Why a system that's supposed to keep people out of jail putting so many people at risk of incarceration in Pennsylvania.

Since SEPTA implemented its new system, just 13 people got the harshest penalty — and still avoided jail.

In a booming housing market, City Council is looking to the private market to help with affordable housing.