Crime

Police officers stand together with reporters after a court arraignment

Police Reform

Why Scorpion and Similar Special Policing Units Are Dangerous, and Entrenched

Christy Lopez Feb. 09 2023

Commuters cross a train station’s main concourse lit by beams of light

Interview

Hot-Spot Policing After Memphis: Six Questions for David Weisburd

Greg Berman Feb. 08 2023

A protester at night holds a cardboard sign reading Tyre Nichols

Police Reform

The Reforms That Failed to Save Tyre Nichols’ Life

Errol Louis Jan. 31 2023

Rows of memorial candles burn on a sidewalk beside a taped-up photograph

Culture

The Victim Card

Mark Obbie Jan. 13 2023

An illustrated spiral forming an eye in teal and black on red

data

The State of Crime in December 2022

Vital City Dec. 13 2022

A boy climbs scaffolding under elevated tracks as another bikes past

Broken Windows

The Strange History and Impact of Broken Windows

Tracey L. Meares Oct. 25 2022

A pair of fuzzy dice hangs from a rearview mirror

Context: Politics and Data

The Public Square

Ted Alcorn Oct. 25 2022

An illustration of two pedestrians crossing a street as a car approaches

Context: Politics and Data

The Quality of Life in New York City

Vital City Oct. 25 2022

Women in headscarves walk past a mural of shopping figures

Broken Windows

Mend It, Don't End It: Salvaging Broken Windows

Greg Berman Oct. 25 2022

Shattered glass fragments scattered on a sidewalk near wildflowers

Broken Windows

“The Message”: Order Maintenance and Its Discontents

Michael Javen Fortner Oct. 25 2022

A person walks past a red brick wall and graffiti-covered door

Broken Windows

The Unwritten Rules

Errol Louis Oct. 19 2022

Events

How to End the Crises on Rikers Island

Vital City Oct. 13 2022

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