Police Reform

At Dividied We Fall, Michael Javen Fortner writes: “This concerted nationwide attack on police is nothing less than the gravest assault on the rule of law in modern times,” U.S. Senator Tom Cotton blared a few months ago. In a partisan broadside, he added, “The simple...

Athenaeum Event: Debate on the Future of Policing

The Future of Policing Claremont McKenna College, Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum Wed, October 20, 2021 The debate on policing has generated heated discussions and strong reactions nationwide. Questions like: Are cops detrimental to the welfare of racial minorities?...

A Thousand Assaults

The US Attorney for DC says of the Capitol insurrection: “Based on a review of the body-worn-camera footage conducted by our Office, the footage displays approximately 1,000 events that may be characterized as assaults on federal officers. AP reports: Far right...

Police Reform, Now

Michael Javen Fortner, who will soon join the faculty of the Claremont McKenna Department of Government, writes at The Boston Globe: Whether the Chauvin verdict augurs well for Black lives depends on the debate we decide to have over criminal justice reform....

Cop Killers

Marc Santora, Megan Specia and Mike Baker at NYT: A United States Capitol Police officer died on Thursday night from injuries sustained “while physically engaging” with pro-Trump rioters who descended on the U.S. Capitol the day before, the fifth fatality linked to...