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The Police should never have worked. On paper, none of the musicians who made up the world-conquering rock trio read like they would be anywhere near each other – not in late ‘70s Europe anyway. They ...

Forty years ago this summer, the Police released Synchronicity, the blockbuster album that capped their career. Although they had released their debut album Outlandos d’Amour less than five years ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Barry Friedman, the director of New York University's Policing Project, about the role of the police in modern society. What are police really for in this country?

Police officers routinely deal with people behaving at their worst. Frequent encounters with verbally abusive and sometimes physically combative citizens also come with the badge. Despite these ...

In police departments around the country, officers are often sent out to start their shift with an admonition from their supervisor – something to the effect of, “Come back safe.” There’s no disputing ...

An Alabama State Trooper swings his baton at the head of the then-25-year-old Congressman John Lewis on March 7, 1965. Everett Collection Historical, Alamy Stock Photo Editor's Note, May 29, 2020: In ...