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Posts Tagged ‘Law Enforcement’

curiousKC | Inform Our Next Episode on Police in KC

By | January 24, 2022 | 0
A row of police line up in the middle of the street on the Country Club Plaza, flanked by demonstrators on the left and right.

curiousKC invites you to weigh in. Submit your questions about the police’s role in our community here.

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FBI has Investigated Kansas City, Kansas, Police for Decades, but Prosecution of Bad Cops is Rare

By | November 9, 2021 | 0
Photo illustration of former KCKPD detective Roger Golubski

As a federal grand jury investigates Roger Golubski, a former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department detective, FBI documents dating back to the 1990s reported police beat Black people routinely, were said to be involved in the drug trade and ignored the crack cocaine problem.

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‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked

By | June 9, 2021 | 0
Kansas City police in riot gear

Republican lawmakers have responded with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.

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Turning Data to Dialogue: Police Stop Data and the Search for Solutions

By | November 18, 2020 | 0
Ryan Sorrell

Missouri has some of the nation’s most comprehensive and longstanding data on police traffic stops. Yet for all of the tallying and annual reports and statements of concern, little has changed.

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After the Stop: People of Color With Disabilities Face More Risks With Police

By | November 11, 2020 | 0
Denise Dillard's son Juleon has autism. Her hope is that officers get better training to know how to engage with driving-age young adults with disabilities. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)

What do police stops look like for people of color who also intersect with the disability community?

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