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Law Enforcement

Output of an artificial intelligence system from Google Vision, performing facial recognition.

This Controversial Company Is Selling Your Social Media Photos to Law Enforcement

By Harmon Leon
A makeshift memorial is seen outside the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, after a gunman killed 11 people in a massacre at the synagogue on October 27, 2018.

How Hate Crimes Laws May Help Reduce All Crimes

By John A. Tures
Cop Punches Woman on Beach Video

NJ Politics Digest: Prosecutor Won’t Charge Cop Who Beat Woman on Beach

By Steve Cronin

Seizing People’s Stuff Is Trump’s Favorite Tool in the War on Drugs

By Chris Roberts
Police Commissioner James O'Neill.

NYPD Commish Explains Why Trump’s Plan to Arm Teachers Is Such a Terrible Idea

By Madina Toure
It’s almost impossible to adequately protect soft targets like public gatherings.

How We Can Better Protect Crowds From Terrorism

By Robert R. Friedmann
Some of this year's best longform content focused on the tech world.

The Best Longform Journalism of 2016

By John Bonazzo, Sage Lazzaro and Brady Dale
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson.

Thompson, Brooklyn’s First Black District Attorney, Eulogized For Devotion to Justice

By Madina Toure
protests

Mutually Assured Distrust

By The Editors
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the New York Police Department graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden on December 29, 2014 in New York City.

The NYPD Needs a Customer-Service Re-Boot

By Steve Cohen
Activists Luis Nolasco (L), Aki Rose (C) and Josh Rabb (R) hold placards reading "Secure Phones Saves Lives" during a protest in front of the US District Court in Riverside, California, on March 22, 2016. The US government's decision to delay its effort to force Apple to help unlock an attacker's iPhone may only postpone the inevitable drawn-out battle over encryption and data protection. / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

NY Cybersecurity Laws Seek a Much-Needed Update

By Spencer Roth-Rose
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