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August 19, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of burnishing a reputation as one of the nation's most potent police forces, the…
July 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In preparation for the upcoming verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, Florida authorities released a public service…
July 1, 2013
NBC Chicago - After another violent weekend that left nearly two dozen injured, new numbers suggest Chicago Police are getting…
May 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As New York City’s landmark trial on stop-and-frisks nears a decision, the office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
April 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This controversial description of an alleged suspect is receiving backlash from the African-American community...
April 15, 2013
BAY AREA - Almost three years after being exonerated for a crime thanks to DNA evidence, Terrill Swift was invited…
December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new study in a Maine newspaper sheds light on a national problem of police and the…
August 7, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mayor Ed Lee said Tuesday he was no longer considering a tactic that would allow police…
May 17, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly on Thursday announced changes to officer training and supervision…
April 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The prevalence of racial profiling, despite its prohibition by federal law, suggests that innocent black men in…
April 3, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - When Sanford's black residents talk about the 'good old boy' network, they often mean the Sanford police…
April 2, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that jailers may subject people arrested for minor offenses to invasive strip…
March 19, 2012
OPINION - If better relations are really what Chief Bill Lee wants, the first thing he can do is avoid…
March 8, 2012
While African-Americans only compose 14 percent of the drug users in the United States they compose 37 percent of those…
February 15, 2012
Despite plenty of negative publicity, the controversial stop-and-frisk policing policy shows no signs of slowing down, especially in New York…
February 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - After being compared to Bosnia, Sarajevo, Beirut, Afghanistan, and various other war zones, lately Detroit is being…
December 14, 2011
MADRID (AP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Spanish authorities of using racial and ethnic profiling, with police singling out…
December 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - An investigation has been launched following racist rants on a Facebook page which appears to have been…
November 18, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of Muslims prayed in lower Manhattan and planned a march on New York Police headquarters…
October 31, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The night -- and in some cases, weekend -- surrounding Halloween has become synonymous with vandalism and…