Police
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Paul Chevigny, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…
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World
Seoul’s Main Palace Is Vandalized With Graffiti
For two consecutive nights, the Gyeongbokgung Palace was spray painted, in a country where such brazen vandalism is rare.
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Paul Chevingy, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88
An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…
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World
Missing Boy Who Was Found in France Is Expected Back in U.K. Soon
Alex Batty disappeared six years ago when he was 11 on a family trip. This week, a delivery driver gave…
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Style
The Failed Promise of Police Body Cameras
U.S. taxpayers spent millions to fund what was supposed to be a revolution in accountability. What went wrong?
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World
Minneapolis Man Is Freed After Serving 19 Years on Murder Charge
Marvin Haynes has long maintained he was wrongfully convicted in a 2004 homicide. Prosecutors recently concluded he was right.
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World
In New Zealand’s Crackdown on Crime, What Part Can Maori Wardens Play?
The strategies used by the Indigenous community policing alternative are in stark contrast to more muscular tactics pitched by the…
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World
Derek Chauvin Is Said to Have Been Stabbed in Federal Prison
Mr. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd during a 2020 arrest, was serving…
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William Casey, Who Uncovered Police Corruption, Dies at 78
He was the unsung investigator whose dogged undercover probe exposed the “Dirty 30” scandal in a Harlem precinct.
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World
High-Speed Police Chases Rise Near Texas Border, Leaving Locals on Edge
Jairo Lerma and several of his relatives placed a wooden cross in the dry grass along a Texas highway where…