Jan 26, 2026
Most Viewedgeorge floyd’s death
died on May 25, 2020, after a police officer, , knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes while Floyd was restrained and bystanders recorded him pleading that he could not breathe; two autopsies an...
Policing intensity and racial disparities
The impact of policing intensity on racial disparities in incarceration rates in the US, with people of color experiencing higher stop, search, and surveillance rates.
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4 resultsFeb 4, 2026
How has the classification of Hispanic ethnicity affected racial crime statistics and trends in national datasets?
The way is recorded—sometimes as a separate ethnic category, sometimes subsumed into racial categories like “white,” and often inconsistently across agencies—has materially altered reported racial cri...
Feb 4, 2026
What research evidence quantifies racial bias in arrests, charging, and sentencing in the U.S. criminal justice system?
A large and diverse body of empirical work documents at multiple stages of — from stops and arrests through charging, , plea bargaining, and sentencing — but scholars disagree about how much of those ...
Jan 29, 2026
can you become a cop if dishonorably disharged from military
A is, in practice, a near‑automatic bar to most sworn policing jobs: and many state and municipal law enforcement hiring rules explicitly require an honorable or under‑honorable‑conditions separation ...