Three years ago this week, Michael Brown was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. A makeshift memorial of balloons, candles and stuffed animals built by neighbors and ...

What Is "Defund the Police"? “Defund the police” is a phrase used to call for law enforcement reform in the United States. Ideas about defunding the police range from replacing police forces with ...

Laura Geller is a multi-award-winning investigative journalist. She joined the CBS News Innovation Lab as a national investigative producer in September 2023. Senior Coordinating Producer, Crime and ...

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 ...