Police
Dispatch
A Peaceful Protest, Cut Short by Police, in Houston with George Floyd’s Family
At the march on Tuesday, in the city where Floyd grew up, local officials had a lot riding on the appearance of nonviolence.
Q. & A.
St. Paul’s Mayor on Violence in the Twin Cities
Melvin Carter speaks about the need for law-enforcement reforms, the role of the police in the community, and why patience shouldn’t be asked of those protesting the death of George Floyd.
U.S. Journal
Atlanta’s Fault Lines in a Moment of Protest
“I’ve never seen this in Atlanta,” one resident said. “I guess it was a long time coming with our history here.”
Q. & A.
Bryan Stevenson on the Frustration Behind the George Floyd Protests
The Equal Justice Initiative founder discusses the roots of police violence, how to change the culture of policing, and the frustration and despair behind this week’s protests.
Our Local Correspondents
A Weekend of Anger and Defiance Across New York City
The violence came in small flurries, then in pitched confrontations. As for social distancing: there was no social distancing.
Our Columnists
A Long Night With the Jail-Support Crew Outside One Police Plaza After Protests in New York
Dozens of people who demonstrated against the police killing of George Floyd were detained for hours in conditions that violate public-health guidelines.
Photo Booth
Scenes from a New York City Protest of the Police Killing of George Floyd
“When I have my camera on me, I don’t forget that I’m a black human being,” the photographer Chris Facey said. “I remember why I’m at these protests.”
Daily Comment
The Death of George Floyd, in Context
It’s both necessary and, at this point, pedestrian to observe that policing in this country is mediated by race.
Q. & A.
The Multiple Unfolding Crises for African-Americans in Minneapolis
The president of the Minneapolis N.A.A.C.P. talks about the death of George Floyd, racial inequities in the city, and how activists are thinking about protests in the midst of a pandemic.
Annals of Inquiry
The Trouble with Crime Statistics
It’s surprisingly hard to say what makes crime go up or down.
Annals of Justice
Prepping for Parole
A group of volunteers is helping incarcerated people negotiate a system that is all but broken.
Man’s Best Friend
Sit, Stay, Fight Cybercrime
A yellow lab named Hannah belongs to a new group of police dogs trained to catch child pornographers by sniffing out electronics.
A Reporter at Large
What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop?
Police departments have become more attentive to officers’ use of excessive force on the job, but that concern rarely extends to the home.
Dispatch
What Dayton’s Mayor Wants America to Learn from Her City
After a local resident killed nine people, Nan Whaley navigates the politics of gun control and a visit by President Trump.
The Current
A Chilly Reception for Bill de Blasio’s Presidential Campaign
Just six years ago, de Blasio was seen as a model progressive politician. In office, he’s shown himself to be more comfortable with old-fashioned transactional politics than anyone expected.
Dispatch
How the Jussie Smollett Case Threatens Kim Foxx’s Efforts to Reform Chicago Law Enforcement
Foxx was elected on a promise to bring nuance to the criminal-justice system. Her office’s handling of the Smollett case has given an opening to her critics, who say she’s soft on crime.
Our Columnists
Jussie Smollett and the Impulse to Punish
Criticism against the Cook County state’s attorney for the handling of Smollett’s case exposes an uncomfortable truth about the depth of America’s attachment to mass incarceration.
Personal History
Fake News, 1969: My Infamous Role in the Harvard Antiwar Protests
Thank goodness there are others more optimistic than I am, people willing to engage in civil disobedience like the occupiers of University Hall fifty years ago.
As Told To
Sharpshooters in the Bedroom, SWAT in the Front Yard: Watching the Police Surround the Tree of Life Synagogue
“We probably heard every shot that occurred. Seemed like there were about thirty repetitive shots at one point. We had no idea who was being hit by those bullets.”
