law enforcement

A mugshot over an outline of the state of Alaska

Why Is the Crime Rate so High in Alaska?

Tiffany Singh, University of Central Florida

Factors such as long distances from law enforcement, injustice in sentencing and a marginalized Native community may be some of the reasons why violence is so common in this cold terrain. …

December 11, 2021

Photograph of law enforcement in Colombia

Leaders Worldwide Are Taking Different Attitudes Toward Law Enforcement

Tess McGrinder, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

While citizens press for defunding, reallocating and reforming police forces internationally, leaders across the globe are being looked at to take action.…

July 7, 2020

Black Lives Matter protesters in front of a government building.

There Are New Laws Supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement

Aubrey Doerr, Chapman University

The number of petitions that have been circulating among millions of Americans over the past few weeks has made a significant impact on the passage of new legislation.…

July 1, 2020

What Does It Mean to Humanize the Badge?

Alida Siebken, Radford University

With the current negative police climate in our country, America needs help forming stronger relationships between law enforcement and their communities, but how?…

October 18, 2017