UnaccountableAn examination of policing in America amid the push for reform
(Spencer Selvidge/For The Washington Post)
Emails reveal efforts to expand controversial 287(g) program despite longstanding concerns about discriminatory policing
By Neena Satija
On-duty police officers have fatally shot more than 6,000 people since The Washington Post began tracking such shootings in 2015.
Civilian oversight is undermined by politicians and police, who say citizens are ill-equipped to judge officers.
By Nicole Dungca and Jenn Abelson
By Julie Tate, Jennifer Jenkins and Steven Rich
Emails reveal efforts to expand controversial 287(g) program despite longstanding concerns about discriminatory policing
By Debbie Cenziper, Madison Muller, Monique Beals, Rebecca Holland and Andrew Ba Tran
Police and CommunitiesThe unequal impact of policing
The Post acquired detailed information about up to a decade of homicides. An analysis of murders in 55 of America’s largest cities revealed block by block where police fail to catch killers.
By Wesley Lowery, Kimbriell Kelly and Steven Rich
A tragic case in Oregon shows what can go wrong when police use violence with a mentally ill person.
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ReformThe push to remake policing
Fatal ForceMore than 6,000 killed by police since 2015
(Ohio attorney general's office via AP)
Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged, a Post analysis found. Most were cleared or acquitted in the cases that have been resolved.
By Kimberly Kindy and Kimbriell Kelly
Here’s what we found in our 2015 investigation.
By Kimberly Kindy, Marc Fisher, Julie Tate and Jennifer Jenkins
By Sandhya Somashekhar, Wesley Lowery, Keith L. Alexander, Kimberly Kindy and Julie Tate
The Post has documented 5,400 fatal shootings by police since the start of 2015.
Like Breonna Taylor, 89 of them were killed at homes or residences where they sometimes stayed.
By Marisa Iati, Jennifer Jenkins and Sommer Brugal
Checks + BalancesThe pursuit of accountability
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Other Uses of ForceThe costs and controversy of law enforcement tactics
A police driving maneuver used to end chases has killed 30 people since 2016. Many departments refuse to use the tactic because of the risks.
By Shaun Raviv and John Sullivan
Video of attacking police dogs and the resulting physical injuries are beginning to alter the image of the lifesaving K-9, sometimes known as the “Lassie effect.”
By Kimberly Kindy and Julie Tate
Incidents in which police used Tasers to control violent, disturbed people led to charges and controversy.
By Cheryl W. Thompson and Mark Berman
Opinions: Reimagine SafetyA project of the Editorial Board, in conversation with outside voices