Using criminal justice to curtail police violence presents a deep paradox. Police used to do the business of violence surveilled by no one but those they maimed and killed, lawfully or not.

Police resistance, politics undercut authority of prosecutors trying to reform the justice system Police unions labeled DAs soft on crime while lawmakers made legislative efforts to remove them ...

President Trump signs an executive order to create a commission to study the administration of justice after an address to the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention on Oct. 28.

How the Justice System Fails Us After Police Shootings "... 1,058 people have been killed by police this year to date alone, and most of the time, no legal charges follow." ...

The modern criminal justice system helped preserve racial order — it kept black people in their place. For much of the early 20th century, in some parts of the country, that was its primary ...

Progressive, reform-minded prosecutors have taken the reins in top local prosecutor roles across the country that have allowed them to begin to change the criminal justice system from the inside out.

WASHINGTON — To reduce racial inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system, local, state, and federal government should explore ways to reduce police stops and searches, jail detention, prison ...

Law enforcement is the first branch lawbreakers encounter in the criminal justice system. The law enforcement field is made up of police officers, deputies, sheriffs, government agents and ...