Researchers from Drexel University and the University of Washington have found that American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people face a disproportionate risk of being killed by police in areas on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long-awaited analysis of the Chicago Police Department’s staffing and deployment calls for the hiring of hundreds more officers ...

SEATTLE — Police pursuits should be rare and limited to violent criminals who pose an imminent threat, according to a new study published this week. The research by the Police Executive Research Forum ...

Several California police unions have come out against a recent WalletHub study that concluded the state was the best place to be a police officer, with critics citing low morale among the rank and ...

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Officer Rick Moore of the Oakland school district police patrols Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, Calif. Police officers stationed on school campuses ...

Police in Alameda County are more likely to handcuff Black children experiencing a mental health crisis — particularly girls — than children of other races, according to a new study out of UCSF ...

Denver’s pioneering effort to send mental health clinicians and paramedics to answer some 911 calls instead of police officers now has a proven result.