Police accountability, training, pay, use-of-force policy, militarization and the technology changing American policing.
New federal wage data shows a gap of more than $72,000 between the best- and worst-paying states for the same patrol job. Here is what officers actually earn, state by state, and why the numbers vary so much.
The slogan returned to the streets during the Cop City protests. What supporters mean by it, what critics say, and how the debate over police budgets has shifted.
Critics of the training center argue the money could fund other approaches to safety. What community-centered public safety models propose, and the evidence behind them.
For opponents, the training center brings together two concerns: the loss of urban forest and the growing militarization of American policing. How the two arguments became linked.
Modern training centers often include mock streets and buildings. Supporters say they produce better-prepared officers; critics fear they normalize military-style tactics.
In January 2023, environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, was shot and killed by Georgia state troopers during a raid on the forest encampment. What happened and what followed.