In our October 2013 policy white paper on police body cameras, we struggled with how to ensure that the cameras would serve as an effective oversight mechanism for police while not unduly invading ...

Police officers can press a button on their body cameras to turn off audio recording, a practice known as "muting." Recent high-profile cases in Rhode Island, including an ICE raid, have drawn ...

In analyzing the traffic stop of Sandra Bland in Waller County, Laurin asserts that “the real outrage is that the fateful stop illustrates just how much discretion police have under the law and how ...

BALTIMORE -- A judge acquitted a Baltimore police officer of manslaughter and other charges Monday in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who was critically injured in a police transport van. It ...

Public records reviewed by Maine Morning Star show routine traffic stops have resulted in immigration arrests across Maine. (Photo by gorodenkoff/ Getty Images; Text via Kennebec County Sheriff's ...

April 20 is widely recognized as a day of celebration for marijuana culture. This year marked the first time cannabis users in the Buckeye State could legally purchase marijuana since Ohio voters ...

Every driver knows the dread of seeing red and blue lights in the rearview mirror, but what happens next is far less predictable. Sometimes you drive away with a costly citation, other times you leave ...